WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 2006
Find out what all happened May to December 2006

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

Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Priklopil, after eight years of captivity. (23. August 2006)

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

NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. (6. December 2006)

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

At least 21 suspected terrorists were arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation. (9. August 2006)

Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collides in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 154 total people, and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis. (29. September 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)

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

A tornado strikes Kensal Green, North West London, seriously damaging about 150 properties. (7. December 2006)

A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City, making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003. (23. November 2006)

The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths. (30. December 2006)

An oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria explodes, killing at least 260. (26. December 2006)

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

Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed. (30. December 2006)

UK settles its Anglo-American loan - post WWII loan debt. (29. December 2006)

Kimveer Gill kills one student and injures 19 more in the Dawson College shooting. (13. September 2006)

Hawaii earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport. (16. October 2006)

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