WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 2006
Find out what all happened March to September 2006

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars. (10. March 2006)

Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police. (31. August 2006)

North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly failed in mid-air over the Sea of Japan. (5. July 2006)

2006 São Paulo violence: a major rebellion occurs in several prisons in Brazil. (13. May 2006)

Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest. (26. June 2006)

The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway in China. (1. July 2006)

The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. The Montenegrin people choose independence with a majority of 55%. (21. May 2006)

At least one million union members, students, and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law. (28. March 2006)

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. (24. August 2006)

Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City. (27. April 2006)

The May 2006 Java earthquake strikes devastating Bantul and the city of Yogyakarta killing over 6,600 people. (27. May 2006)

English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station. (1. March 2006)

Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested. (25. March 2006)

The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence. (3. June 2006)

The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army. (5. May 2006)

Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the long-dormant volcano in at least 10,000 years. (17. September 2006)

Lebanon War: At least 28 civilians, including 16 children are killed by the Israeli Air Force in what Lebanese call the Second Qana massacre and what Israel considers to be an attempt to stop rockets' being fired, from Lebanon, at Israeli civilian targets. (30. July 2006)

Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Ontario, Canada. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos motorcycle gang. (8. April 2006)

ETA, the armed Basque separatist group, declares a permanent ceasefire. (22. March 2006)

Dhaka wildcat strikes: A series of massive strikes begin, involving nearly 1.8 million garment workers in Bangladesh. (20. May 2006)