WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO JULY 2006
Find out what all happened April to July 2006

The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched. (18. June 2006)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium. (11. April 2006)

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

The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-openes for trade after 44 years. (6. July 2006)

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

Fidel Castro hands over power to brother Raúl Castro. (31. July 2006)

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

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

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

Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts. (23. May 2006)

At least 122 people are killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet, carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia. (9. July 2006)

Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world. (15. July 2006)

The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years. (30. July 2006)

Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix & Hydra. (21. June 2006)

The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611, because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance. (27. July 2006)

Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, is kidnapped by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid from the Israeli territory. (25. June 2006)

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

Mumbai train bombings: 209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India. (11. July 2006)