2006 in the United States

none April 2023 July 2014 February 2026 December 2020 20062006 Events from the year 2006 in the United States. yes center 3 Incumbents Federal government President: George W. Bush (R-Texas) Vice President: Dick Cheney (R-Wyoming) Chief Justice: John Roberts (Maryland)John Roberts Biography http://www.biography.com/people/john-roberts-20681147 biography.com A&E Television Networks February 28, 2016 Speaker of the House of Representatives: Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) Senate Majority Leader: Bill Frist (R-Tennessee) Congress: 109th State governments Governors and lieutenant governors Governors 30em Governor of Alabama: Bob Riley (Republican) Governor of Alaska: Frank Murkowski (Republican) (until December 4), Sarah Palin (Republican) (starting December 4) Governor of Arizona: Janet Napolitano (Democratic) Governor of Arkansas: Mike Huckabee (Republican) Governor of California: Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) Governor of Colorado: Bill Owens (Republican) Governor of Connecticut: Jodi Rell (Republican) Governor of Delaware: Ruth Ann Minner (Democratic) Governor of Florida: Jeb Bush (Republican) Governor of Georgia: Sonny Perdue (Republican) Governor of Hawaii: Linda Lingle (Republican) Governor of Idaho: Dirk Kempthorne (Republican) (until May 26), Jim Risch (Republican) (starting May 26) Governor of Illinois: Rod Blagojevich (Democratic) Governor of Indiana: Mitch Daniels (Republican) Governor of Iowa: Tom Vilsack (Democratic) Governor of Kansas: Kathleen Sebelius (Democratic) Governor of Kentucky: Ernie Fletcher (Republican) Governor of Louisiana: Kathleen Blanco (Democratic) Governor of Maine: John Baldacci (Democratic) Governor of Maryland: Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. (Republican) Governor of Massachusetts: Mitt Romney (Republican) Governor of Michigan: Jennifer Granholm (Democratic) Governor of Minnesota: Tim Pawlenty (Republican) Governor of Mississippi: Haley Barbour (Republican) Governor of Missouri: Matt Blunt (Republican) Governor of Montana: Brian Schweitzer (Democratic) Governor of Nebraska: Dave Heineman (Republican) Governor of Nevada: Kenny Guinn (Republican) Governor of New Hampshire: John Lynch (Democratic) Governor of New Jersey: Richard Codey (Democratic) (until January 17), Jon Corzine (Democratic) (starting January 17) Governor of New Mexico: Bill Richardson (Democratic) Governor of New York: George Pataki (Republican) (until end December 31) Governor of North Carolina: Mike Easley (Democratic) Governor of North Dakota: John Hoeven (Republican) Governor of Ohio: Bob Taft (Republican) Governor of Oklahoma: Brad Henry (Democratic) Governor of Oregon: Ted Kulongoski (Democratic) Governor of Pennsylvania: Ed Rendell (Democratic) Governor of Rhode Island: Donald Carcieri (Republican) Governor of South Carolina: Mark Sanford (Republican) Governor of South Dakota: Mike Rounds (Republican) Governor of Tennessee: Phil Bredesen (Democratic) Governor of Texas: Rick Perry (Republican) Governor of Utah: Jon Huntsman, Jr. (Republican) Governor of Vermont: Jim Douglas (Republican) Governor of Virginia: Mark Warner (Democratic) (until January 14), Tim Kaine (Democratic) (starting January 14) Governor of Washington: Christine Gregoire (Democratic) Governor of West Virginia: Joe Manchin (Democratic) Governor of Wisconsin: Jim Doyle (Democratic) Governor of Wyoming: Dave Freudenthal (Democratic) Lieutenant governors 30em Lieutenant Governor of Alabama: Lucy Baxley (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Alaska: Loren Leman (Republican) (until December 4), Sean Parnell (Republican) (starting December 4) Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas: Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (Republican) (until July 16), vacant (starting July 16) Lieutenant Governor of California: Cruz Bustamante (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Colorado: Jane Norton (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut: Kevin B. Sullivan (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Delaware: John Carney (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Florida: Toni Jennings (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Georgia: Mark Taylor (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii: Duke Aiona (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Idaho: until May 26: Jim Risch (Republican) May 26 – June 15: vacant starting June 15: Mark Ricks (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois: Pat Quinn (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Indiana: Becky Skillman (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Iowa: Sally Pederson (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Kansas: John E. Moore (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Steve Pence (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana: Mitch Landrieu (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Maryland: Michael Steele (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: Kerry Healey (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: John D. Cherry (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota: Carol Molnau (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi: Amy Tuck (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Missouri: Peter Kinder (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Montana: John Bohlinger (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska: Rick Sheehy (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Nevada: Lorraine Hunt (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico: Diane Denish (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of New York: Mary Donohue (Republican) (until end of December 31) Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina: Bev Perdue (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota: Jack Dalrymple (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Ohio: Bruce E. Johnson (Republican) (until December 8), vacant (starting December 8) Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma: Mary Fallin (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania: Catherine Baker Knoll (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island: Charles J. Fogarty (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina: André Bauer (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota: Dennis Daugaard (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee: John S. Wilder (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Texas: David Dewhurst (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Utah: Gary Herbert (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Vermont: Brian Dubie (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: Tim Kaine (Democratic) (until January 14), Bill Bolling (Republican) (starting January 14) Lieutenant Governor of Washington: Brad Owen (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin: Barbara Lawton (Democratic) Events January thumb|right|January 19: New Horizons probe launched from Cape Canaveral. thumb|120px|January 30: Ben Bernanke 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve January 2 The annual Rose Parade in California is drenched in heavy rain for the first time in 51 years.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/national/03storm.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt Flowers Remain Bright as Rare Rain Falls on the Rose Parade The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 3, 2006 Cindy Chang https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225957/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/national/03storm.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live PepsiCo announces its purchase of Star Foods for an undisclosed price saying that the purchase would strengthen its place as Poland's number one seller of potato chips.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/business/03pepsi.html?scp=10&sq=&st=nyt PepsiCo Buys Star Foods March 20, 2009 January 3, 2006 The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225741/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/business/03pepsi.html?scp=10&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live January 3 – Twelve dead coal miners and one survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia. January 4 – The Texas Longhorns led by Vince Young defeat the USC Trojans in the 2006 Rose Bowl 41–38, regarded as one of the greatest college football games ever played. January 5 The Bush administration proposes spending $114 million on educational programs to expand the teaching of Arabic, Chinese, Persian and other languages typically not taught in public schools.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/politics/06language.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt Bush Proposes Broader Language Training The New York Times January 6, 2006 March 20, 2009 Michael Janofsky https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225914/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/politics/06language.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live IBM says that it would freeze pension benefits for its American employees starting in 2008 and offer them only a 401k retirement plan in future.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/business/06pension.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt I.B.M. to Freeze Pension Plans to Trim Costs The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 6, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225836/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/business/06pension.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live January 6 AOL agrees to pay customers as much as $25 million to settle claims that it wrongly billed them for some online services and products.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/technology/07aol.html?scp=10&sq=&st=nyt AOL to Settle Billing Complaints The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 7, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225944/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/technology/07aol.html?scp=10&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live NYSE says that it has picked Bear Wagner as the firm that will handle trading of its shares when it goes public.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/business/07firm.html?scp=8&sq=&st=nyt Big Board Selects Trader for Its Shares The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 7, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090424230020/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/business/07firm.html?scp=8&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live January 7 – Embroiled in multiple scandals, former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announces he will not seek to reassume his former post.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/07/AR2006010700831_pf.html After Tom DeLay The Washington Post February 8, 2006 July 5, 2009 January 8 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its New Year's Revolution pay-per-view event from the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. January 9 Vice President Dick Cheney complains of shortness of breath and is treated at the hospital. The White House says the trip was necessary because of fluid retention as a side effect of a drug Mr. Cheney had taken to treat chronic foot ailments.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/politics/10cheney.html?scp=10&sq=&st=nyt Cheney Makes a Morning Trip to the Hospital The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 10, 2006 David E. Sanger Lawrence K. Altman https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225951/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/politics/10cheney.html?scp=10&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 (11,011.90) for the first time since June 7, 2001. January 10 – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposes a $125.6 billion budget increasing spending without raising taxes.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/11/national/11arnold.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt Schwarzenegger Budget Calls for Billions in New Spending The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 11, 2006 John M. Broder https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225849/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/11/national/11arnold.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live January 11 – The Augustine Volcano in Alaska erupts twice, marking its first major eruption since 1986. January 13 The US Government reports that wholesale inflation in 2005 increased by highest amount since 1990.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/business/14econ.html?scp=9&sq=&st=nyt Wholesale Inflation Increases by Highest Amount Since 1990 The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 14, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225936/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/business/14econ.html?scp=9&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live Rick Wagoner, CEO of the loss-making General Motors says that results will improve in 2006 and 2007.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/business/14auto.html?scp=24&sq=&st=nyt G.M. Chief Says Results Will Improve The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 14, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090424230052/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/business/14auto.html?scp=24&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live January 15 – NASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181763,00.html Stardust Container in Almost Perfect Condition January 17, 2006 July 6, 2009 Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20181106160304/https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181763,00.html November 6, 2018 dead January 17 – California executes Clarence Ray Allen (death by lethal injection), who was sentenced to death in 1982 for arranging the murders of three people.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/18/national/18execute.html?scp=15&sq=&st=nyt California Executes 76-Year-Old in Murders of 3 People The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 18, 2006 Randal C. Archibold https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225755/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/18/national/18execute.html?scp=15&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live January 18 – American International Group (AIG), the world's largest insurer, says that its chief operating officer Donald P. Kanak has resigned and stepped down from the board "for personal reasons".https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07E1D9153FF93AA25752C0A9609C8B63&scp=8&sq=&st=nyt A.I.G.'s Operating Chief Steps Down; 2 Directors Are Named The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 19, 2006 January 19 – NASA launches the New Horizons spacecraft in a 9-year, 3 billion mile space mission, to flyby and observe the dwarf planetary system of Pluto/Charon and possibly other Kuiper belt objects.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/20/science/space/20pluto.html?scp=8&sq=&st=nyt NASA Launches Spacecraft on the First Mission to Pluto The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 20, 2006 Warren E. Leary https://web.archive.org/web/20090424230028/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/20/science/space/20pluto.html?scp=8&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live January 20 – A Maryland judge strikes down a state law banning same-sex marriage saying the measure violated a state constitutional amendment prohibiting sex discrimination.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/21/national/21marriage.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt Maryland Judge Voids Ban on Same-Sex Marriage; State Quickly Appeals The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 21, 2006 Adam Liptak https://web.archive.org/web/20090424230038/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/21/national/21marriage.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live January 26 – General Motors reports an $8.6 billion loss for 2006, its biggest loss since 1992.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/27/business/27auto.html?scp=11&sq=&st=nyt G.M. Posts Worst Loss Since 1992 The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 27, 2006 Micheline Maynard https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225828/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/27/business/27auto.html?scp=11&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live January 27 – An inhaled form of insulin wins federal approval offering an alternative to injections for millions of people with diabetes.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/28/health/28diabetes.html?scp=4&sq=&st=nyt U.S. Regulators Approve Insulin in Inhaled Form The New York Times March 20, 2009 January 28, 2006 Andrew Pollack Alex Berenson https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225841/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/28/health/28diabetes.html?scp=4&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live January 29 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its Royal Rumble pay-per-view event from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. January 30 The White House announces that President Bush has chosen Professor Edward Lazear, a Stanford University business professor to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of his Council of Economic Advisors who will succeed Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E4D81E3FF932A05752C0A9609C8B63&scp=15&sq=&st=nyt White House Aide Picked The New York Times March 21, 2009 January 31, 2006 Jennifer San Marco kills seven people before committing suicide at a postal facility in Goleta, California. San Marco had worked at the facility previously, but had been let go due to her erratic behavior. January 31 State of the Union Address. Samuel Alito is sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,183442,00.html The Confirmation of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court Fox Broadcasting Company February 1, 2006 July 6, 2009 Bill O'Reilly Two federal appeals courts uphold rulings that the Partial Birth Abortion Act passed by the United States Congress in 2003 is unconstitutional because it does not include an exception when the health of a pregnant woman is at risk.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/01/politics/01abortion.html?scp=12&sq=&st=nyt Partial Birth Abortion Act Ruled Unconstitutional by U.S. Courts The New York Times March 21, 2009 February 1, 2006 Julia Preston https://web.archive.org/web/20090424230006/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/01/politics/01abortion.html?scp=12&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live February thumb|right|120px|February 2: Euphronios Krater. thumb|right|120px|February 10 – 26: Gold medalist Apolo Ohno at the Men's 500 meters medal ceremony. February 1 – UAL Corporation, United Airlines' parent company, emerges from bankruptcy after being in that position since December 9, 2002, the longest such filing in history. February 2 – After over 30 years, the Metropolitan Museum of Art says it would relinquish ownership of a 2,500-year-old Greek vase, the Euphronios Krater, to Italy.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/03/arts/03muse.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt The Met, Ending 30-Year Stance, Is Set to Yield Prized Vase to Italy The New York Times March 20, 2009 February 3, 2006 Randy Kennedy Hugh Eakin https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225929/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/03/arts/03muse.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live February 3 – Suspicious fires destroy three small churches and damage two others in Bibb County, Alabama.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/national/04churches.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt Fires Destroy 3 Churches and Damage 2 in Alabama The New York Times March 21, 2009 February 4, 2006 Jim Noles Campbell Robertson https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225806/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/national/04churches.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live February 5 – Super Bowl XL: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 21–10 at Ford Field in Detroit. It is a homecoming for Detroit native Jerome Bettis, who was playing the final game of his 12-year career.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200602050pit.htm Super Bowl XL - Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - February 5th, 2006 Pro-Football-Reference.com December 14, 2025 February 9 – AIG apologizes for deceptive business practices and reaches a $1.64 billion settlement with federal and state securities and insurance regulators.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/10/business/10insure.html?scp=21&sq=&st=nyt A.I.G. Apologizes and Agrees to $1.64 Billion Settlement The New York Times March 21, 2009 February 10, 2006 Gretchen Morgenson https://web.archive.org/web/20090424230001/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/10/business/10insure.html?scp=21&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live February 10–26 – The United States competes at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy and wins 9 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze medals.February 2013 February 11 – Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots and wounds a lawyer while quail hunting in southern Texas.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/politics/13cheney.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt Cheney Shoots Fellow Hunter in Mishap on a Texas Ranch The New York Times March 22, 2009 February 13, 2006 Anne E. Kornblut https://web.archive.org/web/20090424230017/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/politics/13cheney.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live February 14 – The Coca-Cola Company says that Warren Buffett, the soft drink maker's largest shareholder, would leave the board in April after 19 years to spend more time managing Berkshire Hathaway.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/15/business/15coke.html?scp=22&sq=&st=nyt After 17 Years, Buffett to Exit Coke's Board The New York Times March 28, 2009 February 15, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090424230034/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/15/business/15coke.html?scp=22&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live February 15 – A group of institutional investors already involved in a lawsuit with the company sue Tyco International to stop its proposed breakup plan.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/business/16tyco.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt Investors Sue Tyco Over Proposed Breakup The New York Times March 28, 2009 February 16, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225933/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/business/16tyco.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live February 16 The state of Minnesota sues AIG for underreporting premiums to reduce its tax bill refusing a settlement of $1.2 million.https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03EEDD103EF934A25751C0A9609C8B63&scp=5&sq=&st=nyt Minnesota Sues A.I.G. The New York Times March 28, 2009 February 17, 2006 The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, testifies to the US Senate that Chinese ownership of US assets is not large enough to put the country at risk economically.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/business/worldbusiness/17fed.html?scp=6&sq=&st=nyt U.S. Assets Safe in China, Fed Chief Says The New York Times March 28, 2009 February 17, 2006 The Department of Commerce reports that housing starts jumped 14.5% to a 33-year high in January.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/business/17econ.html?scp=13&sq=&st=nyt Housing Starts in January Hit 33-Year High The New York Times March 28, 2009 February 17, 2006 Vikas Bajaj https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225824/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/business/17econ.html?scp=13&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live February 19 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its No Way Out pay-per-view event from the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. March thumb|120px|March 17: Iowa battleship March 2 – The colorized $10 bill is released, with the same color-shifting ink and security features of the $20 and $50 bills that preceded it. March 4 – The final contact attempt with Pioneer 10 receives no response.http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00000477/ The final attempt to contact Pioneer 10 March 6, 2006 July 6, 2009 The Planetary Society dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110605084332/http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00000477/ June 5, 2011 March 5 – The 78th Academy Awards, hosted by Jon Stewart, are held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, with Paul Haggis' Crash controversially winning Best Picture. The film is part of a four-way tie in winning the most awards, with it, Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, Peter Jackson's King Kong and Rob Marshall's Memoirs of a Geisha all winning three. Brokeback Mountain leads with eight nominations, with Lee also winning Best Director. The telecast garners nearly 39 million viewers. March 6–20 – The first World Baseball Classic is held in San Diego, California. March 9 – NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft discovers geysers of a liquid substance shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus, signaling a possible presence of water.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0310_060310_saturn.html?source=rss https://web.archive.org/web/20060518152642/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0310_060310_saturn.html?source=rss dead May 18, 2006 Saturn Moon Has Water Geysers and, Just Maybe, Life National Geographic Society March 10, 2006 July 6, 2009 Elizabeth Svoboda March 10 – NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enters Mars orbit.http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/09/mars.orbiter.preview/index.html Payoff high in risky Mars mission CNN March 10, 2006 July 6, 2009 Peggy Mihelich March 14 – Crystal Mangum makes false rape accusations against three members of the Duke University men's lacrosse team, an event which marked the beginning of the Duke lacrosse case.https://books.google.com/books?id=l-Cm2gE7gYsC Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case 9781429961097 Stuart Taylor Jr Gray Patrick April 2010 Macmillan March 16 – The Blu-ray disc format is released in the United States. March 17 – The United States strikes its 2 remaining Iowa battleships from the Naval Vessel Register, ending the age of the battleship. March 22 – The Federal Reserve stops the publishing of M3 money supply data. March 25 – Seven die in the Capitol Hill massacre in Seattle, Washington. Perpetrator Kyle Huff's rampage is fueled by his hatred of "rave scene" gatherings. April April 2 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds WrestleMania 22 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. April 4 – First material action in the Minor League Baseball umpire strike. April 29 – Massive anti-war demonstrations and a march down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq.November 2008 April 30 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its Backlash pay-per-view event from the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. May May 1 – The Great American Boycott takes place across the United States as marchers protest for immigration rights. May 5 – Fiat chairman Sergio Marchionne announces that the Alfa Romeo automobile brand will return to the United States in 2008, after a 13-year hiatus.http://www.mobilemag.com/2006/05/05/alfa-romeo-coming-back-to-the-us/ Alfa Romeo coming back to the U.S. T.O. Whenham May 5, 2006 July 21, 2009 Mobile Magazine https://web.archive.org/web/20110624103817/http://www.mobilemag.com/2006/05/05/alfa-romeo-coming-back-to-the-us/ June 24, 2011 dead May 21 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its Judgment Day pay-per-view event from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. June June 7 – Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and seven of his aides are killed in a U.S. air raid just north of the town of Baquba, Iraq.https://www.foxnews.com/story/abu-musab-al-zarqawi-killed-in-bombing-raid Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Killed in Bombing Raid The Associated Press June 8, 2006 July 25, 2009 June 9 – Pixar Animation Studios' seventh feature film, Cars, is released in theaters. June 11 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view event from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. June 12 – Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger crashes his motorcycle near Pittsburgh's 10th Street bridge. He is rushed to Mercy Hospital for emergency surgery. June 19 – The Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Edmonton Oilers 3–1 in game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals to give the Hurricanes their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. It is also the first Stanley Cup Finals since the 2004–05 lockout that cancelled all games that year. June 20 – The Miami Heat defeat the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals in six games, winning their first NBA championship in franchise history. June 23 – In Miami, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests seven men, accusing them of planning to bomb the Sears Tower and other attacks in Miami. June 25 Warren Buffett donates over $30 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. World Wrestling Entertainment holds its Vengeance pay-per-view event from the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. June 26 – Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii is established as the largest protected area in the world. July July 4 – STS–121: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched to the International Space Station.http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060704_sts121_spaceshot.html Shuttle Discovery Reaches Orbit The Associated Press Tariq Malik July 4, 2006 August 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090923125500/http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060704_sts121_spaceshot.html September 23, 2009 live It returns safely on July 17. It is the second "return to flight" mission after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060717_discovery_return.html Landing Day: Space Shuttle Discovery Returns to Earth Space.com Tariq Malik July 17, 2006 August 5, 2009 July 5 – North Korea test fires missiles, timed with the liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery, preceding the fireworks celebrations that night in America. The long range Taepodong–2 reportedly fails shortly after takeoff.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=awuAN4B9yYSs North Korea Launches Taepodong-2 Missile: Timeline (Update2) Bloomberg L.P. July 5, 2006 August 5, 2009 July 7 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is released in theaters as the second film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, marking the debut of the CGI Walt Disney Pictures logo arranged by Mark Mancina. July 10 – Henry Paulson is sworn in as the new Secretary of Treasury, succeeding John W. Snow.February 2013 July 22 – Needles, California experiences a record high low temperature of 100 °F (38 °C) at 6:00 am with a high temperature exceeding 120 °F (49 °C), making it one of the few locations on Earth that have recorded a triple-digit overnight low temperature.http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KEED/2006/7/22/DailyHistory.html Needles FAA Airport, California – Daily Summary wunderground.com July 22, 2006 January 5, 2012 July 23 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its The Great American Bash pay-per-view event from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. August thumb|right|120px|August 10: A United States TSA agent inspects a service monkey before a flight. August 10 – London Metropolitan Police make 21 arrests in connection to an apparent terrorist plot that involved aircraft traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States. Liquids and gels are banned from checked and carry-on baggage.https://www.foxnews.com/story/bush-praises-effort-to-thwart-terror-plot Bush Praises Effort to Thwart Terror Plot Associated Press October 9, 2009 August 10, 2006 Sharon Kehnemui Liss As of September 26, the Transportation Security Administration adjusts its ban on liquids, aerosols and gels. Travelers are permitted to carry liquids through security checkpoints in containers of 3.4 ounces (100 mL) or less that fit comfortably in one quart-size clear plastic zip-top bag. This procedure came to be known as "3–1–1 for carry-ons" (3.4 ounce containers in a 1 quart bag, 1 bag per passenger). Items purchased in the airside zone after clearing security could be brought on board without restriction. Other exemptions to this restriction include medications and breast milk.http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm Prohibited Items For Travelers Transportation Security Administration February 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090225064012/http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm February 25, 2009 live August 20 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its SummerSlam event from the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. August 27 – Comair Flight 5191, carrying 50 people, crashes shortly after takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Forty-nine people are killed, leaving the first officer as the sole survivor of the accident.https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1110297431.html?dids=1110297431:1110297431&FMT=ABS&FMTS 49 dead in fiery Kentucky crash; Pilot took off from the wrong runway 2 Canadians killed, co-pilot survives Toronto Star October 10, 2009 August 28, 2006 October 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023111611/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1110297431.html?dids=1110297431:1110297431&FMT=ABS&FMTS dead August 28 – A Greyhound Lines bus from New York City to Montreal carrying 52 people crashes at mile 115 on Interstate 87 near Elizabethtown, killing five people, including the driver, and seriously injuring others. August 29 – The United States commemorates the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. September September 3 – Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates the Sacramento California Temple, the LDS Church's seventh temple in California.http://www.ldschurchnewsarchive.com/temples/97/Sacramento-California.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140513184321/http://www.ldschurchnewsarchive.com/temples/97/Sacramento-California.html dead May 13, 2014 LDS Church News Sacramento California Temple December 21, 2016 September 4 – While filming Ocean's Deadliest, television host Steve Irwin is stung by a sting ray and killed off the coast of Australia. September 8 – The world's tallest living tree, a 115.61 m ft tall coast redwood (sequoia) now named "Hyperion", is discovered in Redwood National Park. September 11 – The United States commemorates the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City. September 15 – Spinach contaminated with E. coli kills two and poisons over 100 others in 20 states. September 18 – The CW network debuts as the sixth broadcast network, merging with UPN (owned by CBS Corporation which split from the original Viacom, three days after UPN ceased operations) and The WB (owned by Warner Bros., a day after The WB ceased operations). September 25 – The New Orleans Saints play their first game at the Louisiana Superdome since Hurricane Katrina with a 23–3 victory over NFC South rival Atlanta Falcons.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200609250nor.htm Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints - September 25th, 2006 Pro-Football-Reference.com December 14, 2025 October October – The unemployment rate drops to 4.4%, the lowest since May 2001. October 2 – Charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-year-old milk-truck driver, kills five girls at an Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, before shooting himself. October 3 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 56.99 points, or 0.49 percent, with a close of 11,727.34, its first all-time high in more than 6 years after it last hit in a record high of 11,722.98 on January 20, 2000. October 6 – A hazardous waste plant near Apex, North Carolina explodes, releasing chlorine gas, and resulting in the evacuation of thousands and the hospitalization of over 200 residents. October 8 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its No Mercy pay-per-view event from the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. October 10 – Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion. October 11 – A plane crashes into a high-rise building in New York City, killing two. October 12 – Lake Storm "Aphid": A freak snowstorm blows into Buffalo, New York, leaving over 400,000 without power and killing 13.http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/national_world&id=4654481 Snow Arrives in Buffalo The Associated Press October 12, 2006 October 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604050923/http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Fnational_world&id=4654481 June 4, 2011 dead October 16 The last American MASH is decommissioned.http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,117360,00.html Army's Last MASH Becomes a CSH Military.com Christine June October 11, 2009 October 20, 2006 June 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606072834/http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,117360,00.html dead The Chicago Bears defeat the Arizona Cardinals 24–23 on Monday Night Football, after overcoming a 20-point deficit and six turnovers at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200610160crd.htm Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals - October 16th, 2006 Pro-Football-Reference.com December 14, 2025 October 19 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes 12,000 for the first time, 12,011.73. October 24 – NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes its first flyby of Venus (it will be captured into Mercury's orbit on March 18, 2011).http://planetary.org/news/2006/1024_MESSENGER_Swings_By_Venus_on_its_Way_to.html MESSENGER Swings By Venus on its Way to Mercury The Planetary Society October 11, 2009 October 24, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090803053732/http://www.planetary.org/news/2006/1024_MESSENGER_Swings_By_Venus_on_its_Way_to.html August 3, 2009 dead October 27 – 2006 World Series: The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Detroit Tigers in five games to win their 10th World Series championship. November November 1 – Oklahoma becomes the last state to legalize tattooing, having banned it since 1963.https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-05-11-0605110139-story.html State last to legalize tattoo artists, parlors Chicago Tribune 11 May 2006 6 June 2019 November 5 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its Cyber Sunday pay-per-view event from the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. November 7 – The midterm elections result in a historic victory for the Democrats, who gain control of both chambers of Congress and a majority of the state governorships. November 10 – The final episode of Reading Rainbow airs on PBS. November 19 – Nintendo's Wii is released in the United States.Nintendo Wii offers a new way to play video games – Nov. 15, 2006 https://money.cnn.com/2006/11/15/commentary/wii_review/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20061118170011/http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/15/commentary/wii_review/index.htm dead November 18, 2006 September 3, 2016 November 15, 2006 CNN Money Morris Chris November 26 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its Survivor Series pay-per-view event from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December December 3 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its December to Dismember pay-per-view event from the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia. December 7 – Smoking is banned in all Ohio bars, restaurants, workplaces and other public places.http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-28850840_ITM December 7, 2006 The Columbus Dispatch Smoking ban in effect, but penalties in limbo. October 12, 2009 Mark Ferenchik James Nash December 10 – Space Shuttle Mission STS–116: Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on the first night launch since the 2003 loss of Columbia. December 13 – U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D–South Dakota) suffers a brain hemorrhage during a conference call with reporters.https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-09-05-johnson-return_N.htm Sen. Johnson welcomed back to work September 5, 2007 Bremner Faith USA Today September 12, 2010 December 14 – The U.S. spy satellite USA–193, also known as NRO Launch 21 (NROL–21 or simply L–21), is launched but malfunctions.https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2006-057A USA 193 data NASA October 13, 2009 December 15 – Lockheed Martin's F–35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter successfully flies for the first time.http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Dec15/0,4670,JointStrikeFighter,00.html F-35 Test Flight Deemed a Success The Associated Press October 13, 2009 December 16, 2006 Angela K Brown December 17 – World Wrestling Entertainment holds its Armageddon pay-per-view event from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. December 18 – Robert Gates is sworn in as the new Secretary of Defense, succeeding Donald Rumsfeld.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6190279.stm New US defence secretary sworn in BBC News December 18, 2006 December 18, 2006 December 20 – The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act is signed into law. December 22 – The Space Shuttle Discovery lands at Kennedy Space Center, concluding a two-week mission to the International Space Station.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a1VtwOnkxyqE&refer=us Shuttle Discovery Touches Down Safely at Kennedy Space Center October 13, 2009 December 22, 2006 Demian McLean Bloomberg December 25 – Funk singer James Brown dies of a heart attack at the age of 73. December 26 – Former President Gerald Ford dies at the age of 93 in Rancho Mirage, California. December 30 – Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is executed by hanging for crimes against humanity. Undated United States housing bubble: A total of 1,259,118 foreclosures are filed during 2006, up 42 percent from 2005.http://www.realtytrac.com/content/press-releases/more-than-12-million-foreclosure-filings-reported-in-2006-2234 RealtyTrac More than 1.2 million foreclosure filings reported in 2006 January 25, 2007 September 12, 2010 https://archive.today/20100907043129/http://www.realtytrac.com/content/press-releases/more-than-12-million-foreclosure-filings-reported-in-2006-2234 September 7, 2010 dead Subprime mortgage crisis: This summer, the housing bubble bursts, starting a chain of events that eventually develops into a full-blown market meltdown. Mangroomer shaving product is introduced.The Mangroomer Conquers Back Hair, New York magazine, June 26, 2008 OneSimCard, an international cell phone service provider is founded.https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/travelers-phone-home--its-so-simple/2011/04/25/AFUfiS9F_story.html Travelers, phone home — it's so SIMple 2011-05-06 Andrea Sachs The Washington Post Washington, D.C. 0190-8286 1330888409 For Fair Trade Towns USA, Media, Pennsylvania is the first fair trade town in the United States.Glazer Sarah Fair Trade Labeling: Is it helping small farmers in developing countries? CQ Researcher by CQ Press 18 May 2007 17 19 http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2007051800 Fight Forever Foundation: is founded in Illinois. The Culinistas, a home-chef and boutique catering service is founded.The Culinistas http://theculinistas.com/ The Culinistas April 6, 2012 Ongoing War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) Iraq War (2003–2011) Births 120px|thumb|Megan Skiendiel 120px|thumb|Mckenna Grace 120px|thumb|Mason Ramsey 120px|thumb|Xochitl Gomez 120px|thumb|Priah Ferguson January 17 – Nick Holliday, soccer player January 17 – Adrian Wibowo, Indonesian soccer player January 26 – Mo Gaba, notable baseball superfan and cancer victim (d. 2020) February 10 – Megan Skiendiel, singer, dancer and actress February 14 – Josh Pierson, racing driver February 17 – Matthew Corcoran, soccer player March 1 – Julian Grey, actor March 20 – Barron Trump, son of Donald Trump March 27 – Kaii Winkler, swimmer March 29 – Haven Coleman, activist April 4 – Minna Stess, skateboarder April 15 – Katherine Ong Pui Kuan, Malaysian figure skater April 26 – Andy Walken, actor April 29 – Xochitl Gomez, actress May 1 – Gianna Bryant, daughter of Kobe Bryant (d. 2020)Knight Molly 2020-01-26 Remembering Gigi Bryant (2006-2020) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1563301/2020/01/26/remembering-gigi-bryant-2006-2020/ 2025-06-03 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 June 1 – Bombette Martin, skateboarder June 25 – Mckenna Grace, actress June 28 – Laurel Griggs, actress (d. 2019) June 29 – Sam Lavagnino, voice actor July 16 – Corey Jackson, rapper July 22 – Javon Walton, boxer, gymnast July 28 – Katelyn Jong, gymnast August 17 – E. J. Tamayo, stock car racing driver August 23 – Victoria Martens, notable victim of child abuse (d. 2016) September 4 – Maximus Williamson, swimmer September 7 Dannielynn Birkhead, notable paternity case subject and daughter of Anna Nicole Smith Ian Chen, actor September 8 – Desideri Trujillo, film director, actor, writer, editor, animator and music supervisor September 12 – Zackary Arthur, actor September 13 – Isabella Rice, actress September 17 – Ella Jay Basco, actress October 1 – Priah Ferguson, actress October 16 – Naomi Wadler, activist October 18 – Charlotte Figi, notable medical cannabidiol patient and rare disease victim (d. 2020) October 30 – Saniyya Sidney, actress November 2 – Hilde Lysiak, journalist November 9 – Honestie Hodges, notable victim of police brutality (d. 2020) November 16 – Mason Ramsey, singer December 2 – Ruby Lilley, skateboarder December 5 – Ava Kolker, actress December 19 – Christopher Yoo, chess player Deaths January 120px|thumb|Shelley Winters 120px|thumb|Anthony Franciosa 120px|thumb|Coretta Scott King January 1 Harry Magdoff, economist, (b. 1913) Gideon Rodan, Romanian-born American physician (b. 1934) Hubert Schoemaker, Dutch-born American biochemist and executive (b. 1950) January 6 Lou Rawls, African-American singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1933) Hugh Thompson, Jr., soldier and pilot (b. 1943) January 8 – David Rosenbaum, journalist (b. 1942) January 9 Elliot Forbes, conductor and musicologist (b. 1917) W. Cleon Skousen, American conservative author and professor (b. 1913) January 10 – Ira Black, physician and neuroscientist (b. 1941) January 11 Nixzmary Brown, murder victim (b. 1998) Eric Namesnik, swimmer (b. 1970) January 12 Eldon Dedini, cartoonist (b. 1921) Anne Meacham, actress (b. 1925) January 14 – Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920) January 15 – Edward Hall, aeronautical engineer and brother of Theodore Hall (b. 1914) January 16 – Stanley Biber, surgeon (b. 1923) January 18 – Thomas Murphy, executive (b. 1915) January 19 Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928) Wilson Pickett, singer and songwriter (b. 1941) January 23 David Weber, Lithuanian-born American musician (b. 1913) Samuel Koster, general and murderer (b. 1919) January 24 – Chris Penn, actor and brother of Sean Penn (b. 1965) January 25 – Herbert Schilder, dental surgeon (b. 1929) January 28 – Helmut W. Schulz, German physicist and chemical engineer, died in White Plains, New York (b. 1912) January 30 Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist (b. 1927) Wendy Wasserstein, writer (b. 1950) January 31 George Koval, Soviet intelligence agent (b. 1913)Broad, William J November 12, 2007 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/us/12koval.html A Spy's Path: Iowa to A-Bomb to Kremlin Honor The New York Times May 22, 2009 Paul Regina, actor (b. 1956) February thumb|120px|Betty Friedan thumb|120px|Don Knotts February 1 – Dick Brooks, auto racer (b. 1942) February 3 Lou Jones, track and field athlete (b. 1932) Jean Byron, actress (b. 1925) Al Lewis, American actor (b. 1923) February 4 Betty Friedan, American feminist, activist, and writer (b. 1921) William Jones, minister and civil rights activist (b. 1934) February 5 – Franklin Cover, American actor (b. 1928) February 8 – Barry Martin, dancer, choreographer, and murder victim (b. 1962)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/18/arts/dance/18martin.html?scp=3&sq=&st=nyt Barry Martin, Dancer and Choreographer, Dies at 44 The New York Times March 28, 2009 February 18, 2006 Jennifer Dunning https://web.archive.org/web/20090424225844/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/18/arts/dance/18martin.html?scp=3&sq=&st=nyt April 24, 2009 live February 10 J Dilla, American music producer (b. 1974) Norman Shumway, surgeon (b. 1923) John Belluso, writer (b. 1969) February 9 – Phil Brown, American actor (b. 1916) February 11 – Peter Benchley, writer (b. 1940) February 13 – Andreas Katsulas, American actor (b. 1946) February 18 Richard Bright, actor Bill Cowsill, American musician, songwriter, and producer (b. 1948) February 20 – Curt Gowdy, sports announcer (b. 1919) February 24 Don Knotts, actor and comedian (b. 1924)https://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-donknotts-obit-story.html Don Knotts, star of 'The Andy Griffith Show,' dead at 81 July 3, 2012 Scott Collins Los Angeles Times January 14, 2022 Dennis Weaver, actor (b. 1924)https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-feb-28-me-weaver28-story.html Dennis Weaver, 81; Star of 'Gunsmoke,' 'McCloud' Also Was Environmental Activist Los Angeles Times February 28, 2006 13 October 2014 live https://archive.today/20090501135152/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/feb/28/local/me-weaver28 1 May 2009 February 25 – Darren McGavin, actor (b. 1922)The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/27/arts/television/darren-mcgavin-versatile-veteran-actor-dies-at-83.html February 27, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20161227142646/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/27/arts/television/darren-mcgavin-versatile-veteran-actor-dies-at-83.html December 27, 2016 Darren McGavin, Versatile Veteran Actor, Dies at 83 Brozan Nadine February 28 – Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920) March thumb|120px|Desmond Doss thumb|120px|Buck Owens March 1 – Harry Browne, politician and author (b. 1933) March 2 – Phyllis Huffman, American casting director (b. 1944) March 5 – Richard Kuklinski, American hitman (b. 1935) March 6 Kirby Puckett, baseball player (b. 1960) Dana Reeve, American actress (b. 1961)Brozan Nadine 2006-03-08 Dana Reeve, Devoted Caretaker and Advocate, Is Dead at 44 (Published 2006) en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/08/us/dana-reeve-devoted-caretaker-and-advocate-is-dead-at-44.html 2020-10-09 0362-4331 March 7 – Gordon Parks, American photographer (b. 1912)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/09/world/americas/obituary-gordon-parks-photographer-and-hollywood-director-93.html Obituary: Gordon Parks, photographer and Hollywood director, 93 New York Times July 25, 2021 Andy Grundberg January 14, 2022 March 10 Anna Moffo, American soprano (b. 1932)Anna Moffo https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anna-moffo-6106544.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anna-moffo-6106544.html May 1, 2022 subscription live The Independent July 1, 2020 en March 17, 2006 Ronald H. Nash, American philosopher (b. 1936) March 13 Peter Tomarken, American television personality and host (b. 1942) Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)Berkvist Robert 2006-03-13 Maureen Stapleton, Oscar-Winning Actress, Is Dead at 80 en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/13/movies/maureen-stapleton-oscarwinning-actress-is-dead-at-80.html 2021-06-21 0362-4331 March 17 Oleg Cassini, Russian-born fashion designer (b. 1913) March 18 – Bill Beutel, American reporter and journalist (b. 1930) March 21 – Bob Delegall, actor, director and producer (b. 1945) March 23 – Desmond Doss, combat medic (b. 1919)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/25/us/desmond-t-doss-87-heroic-war-objector-dies.html Desmond T. Doss, 87, Heroic War Objector, Dies Richard Goldstein The New York Times March 25, 2006 June 16, 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160619153133/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/25/us/desmond-t-doss-87-heroic-war-objector-dies.html June 19, 2016 March 25 Richard Fleischer, film director (b. 1916)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/movies/27fleischer.html?_r=0 Richard Fleischer, Director of Popular Films, Is Dead at 89 The New York Times Campbell Robertson March 27, 2006 Buck Owens, singer, bandleader, and TV host (b. 1929)https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bakersfield/name/buck-owens-obituary?pid=17257905 Buck Owens Obituary (2006) Bakersfield Californian Legacy.com October 2, 2021 March 26 – Paul Dana, racing driver (b. 1975)I.R.L. Rookie Dies After Prerace Collision by Dave Caldwell and Charlie Nobles, New York Times, March 27, 2006. Retrieved 2013-7-07. March 27 – Lyn Nofziger, American journalist, political consultant, and author (b. 1924) March 28 Jerry Brudos, murderer (b. 1939) Charles Schepens, Belgium-born American ophthalmologist, surgeon, and insurgent (b. 1912) Caspar Weinberger, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917) March 29 – Don Alias, musician (b. 1939) March 30 – Philip Hyde, American wildlife photographer (b. 1921) March 31 – Jackie McLean, American jazz musician (b. 1931) April thumb|120px|Gene Pitney thumb|120px|Jane Jacobs April 3 Marshall Goldberg, American football player (b. 1917) Al Harker, American soccer player (b. 1910) April 4 – Fred J. Christensen, American fighter pilot (b. 1921) April 5 – Gene Pitney, singer (b. 1941) April 6 – Francis L. Kellogg, diplomat and prominent socialite (b. 1917) April 9 Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player (b. 1916) Jimmy Outlaw, American baseball player (b. 1913) April 11 June Pointer, American singer (b. 1953) Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973) April 15 – Louise Smith, American race car driver (b. 1916) April 16 Morton Freedgood, American author (b. 1913) Daniel Schaefer, American politician (b. 1936) April 17 Scott Brazil, television producer and director (b. 1955) Al Cederberg, American politician (b. 1918) April 19 – Bob Dove, American football player (b. 1921) April 24 – Sibby Sisti, American baseball player (b. 1920) April 25 – Jane Jacobs, American-born Canadian writer and activist (b. 1916) April 29 – Alberta Nelson, American actress (b. 1937) May thumb|120px|Floyd Patterson May 1 – Big Hawk, American rapper (b. 1969) May 2 – Louis Rukeyser, American financial journalist, commentator, and columnist (b. 1933) May 4 – Michael Taliferro, American actor (b. 1961) May 6 – Lillian Asplund, last American survivor of the RMS Titanic (b. 1906) May 10 – A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-American journalist (b. 1922) May 11 Byron Morrow, American actor (b. 1911) Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935) May 12 – Gillespie V. Montgomery, general and politician (b. 1920) May 13 Jaroslav Pelikan, historian (b. 1923)May 17, 2006 Jaroslav Pelikan https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1518544/Jaroslav-Pelikan.html The Telegraph London October 15, 2018 Johnnie Wilder Jr., R&B singer (b. 1949) May 14 Lew Anderson, American actor and musician (b. 1922) Robert Bruce Merrifield, biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)R. Bruce Merrifield, Who Won Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dies at 84 Kenneth Chang The New York Times 2006-05-06 https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/20/nyregion/20merrifield.html 2008-04-12 May 21 – Billy Walker, country musician (b. 1929) May 23 – Lloyd Bentsen, U.S. Senator from Texas from 1971 to 1993 (b. 1921) May 27 – Paul Gleason, actor (b. 1939) May 28 – Ramsay D. Potts, American air force general (b. 1916) May 29 – Steve Mizerak, American pool player (b. 1944) May 30 – Robert Sterling, American actor (b. 1917) May 31 – Raymond Davis Jr., chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)Kenneth Chang Raymond Davis Jr., Nobelist Who Caught Neutrinos, Dies at 91 https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/02/nyregion/02davis.html The New York Times 2 June 2006 2007-10-10 June thumb|120px|Billy Preston June 1 – William Winn, American psychologist (b. 1945) June 2 – Vince Welnick, American keyboardist (b. 1951) June 6 Billy Preston, American artist and musician (b. 1946) Jon Pareles Billy Preston, 59, Soul Musician, Is Dead; Renowned Keyboardist and Collaborator https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/07/arts/07preston.html The New York Times June 7, 2006 June 28, 2008 Hilton Ruiz, American jazz pianist (b. 1952) June 7 – John Tenta, Canadian wrestler (b. 1963) June 8 – Robert Donner, American actor (b. 1931) June 11 – Michael Bartosh, engineer and businessman (b. 1977) June 13 Freddie Gorman, songwriter (b. 1939) Luis Jiménez, sculptor (b. 1940) June 17 – Arthur Franz, American actor (b. 1920) June 18 Vincent Sherman, American movie director and actor (b. 1906) Richard Stahl, American actor (b. 1932) June 20 – Bill Daniel, American politician (b. 1915) June 22 – Moose, canine actor (b. 1990) June 23 – Aaron Spelling, television producer (b. 1923)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/24/arts/television/24spelling.html Aaron Spelling, Prolific Television Producer, Dies at 83 The New York Times June 24, 2006 Bill Carter June 24, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20110429061237/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/24/arts/television/24spelling.html April 29, 2011 live June 24 – Patsy Ramsey, American beauty pageant winner and mother of JonBenét Ramsey (b. 1956) June 25 George W. Clarke, Washington State politician (b. 1906) Arif Mardin, Turkish-American music producer (b. 1932) June 27 – Eileen Barton, singer (b. 1924) .https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=eileen-barton&pid=18293535 Eileen Barton Obituary (2006) Los Angeles Times Legacy.com July thumb|120px|June Allyson July 2 – Jan Murray, comedian, actor, and host (b. 1916) July 3 – Benjamin Hendrickson, actor (b. 1950) July 5 – Kenneth Lay, businessman (b. 1942) July 6 – Kasey Rogers, American actress and writer (b. 1925) July 7 Reinhold O. Carlson, politician (b. 1905) John Money, New Zealand psychologist, sexologist and author (b. 1921)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/11/us/11money.html John William Money, 84, Sexual Identity Researcher, Dies The New York Times July 11, 2006 Carey Benedict July 8 – June Allyson, actress (b. 1917)Luther, Claudia. "Obituaries: Film Sweetheart June Allyson Dies at 88." https://web.archive.org/web/20130524043600/http://www.zap2it.com/movies/zap-juneallysonobit,0,3682859.story May 24, 2013 zap2it.com, Special to the Los Angeles Times, July 11, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2010. July 11 – Barnard Hughes, American actor (b. 1915) July 13 – Red Buttons, actor and comedian (b. 1919)July 13, 2006 Actor Red Buttons dead at 87 https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/actor-red-buttons-dead-at-87-1.607584 live https://web.archive.org/web/20070312133001/https://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/07/13/red-buttons-obit.html March 12, 2007 CBC Arts July 14 – Carrie Nye, American actress (b. 1936) July 16 Destiny Norton, murder victim (b. 2000) Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, politician (b. 1948) July 17 – Mickey Spillane, writer (b. 1918)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/arts/18spillane.html Mickey Spillane, 88, Critic-Proof Writer of Pulpy Mike Hammer Novels, Dies 18 July 2006 The New York Times July 19 – Jack Warden, actor (b. 1920)https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5205736.stm Veteran US actor Jack Warden dies July 23, 2006 news.bbc.co.uk July 21 Mako, Japanese-American actor and singer (b. 1933)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/25/arts/25mako.html Mako, 72, Actor Who Extended Asian-American Roles, Dies The New York Times via Internet Archive December 1, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20200613213303/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/25/arts/25mako.html 13 June 2020 dead J. Madison Wright Morris, actress (b. 1984)http://www.alloy.com/well-being/j-madison-wright-morris-died-of-heart-attack-50/ J. Madison Wright Morris Dies of Heart Attack 2018-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180828204620/http://www.alloy.com/well-being/j-madison-wright-morris-died-of-heart-attack-50/ 2018-08-28 dead July 30 – Murray Bookchin, American libertarian socialist (b. 1921) August thumb|120px|James Van Allen August 1 – Rufus Harley, jazz musician (b. 1936) August 3 – Arthur Lee, musician (b. 1945)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/05/arts/05lee.html Arthur Lee, 61, a Pioneer of Psychedelic Rock, Is Dead Ben Sisario Ben Sisario The New York Times C10 August 5, 2006 August 6 – Marcus Fiesel, murder victim (b. 2003) August 9 – James Van Allen, physicist (b. 1914) August 11 – Mike Douglas, talk show host and actor (b. 1920) August 13 – Tony Jay, English-American actor and voice artist (b. 1933) August 14 – Bruno Kirby, American actor (b. 1949) August 16 – Herschel Green, fighter pilot (b. 1920) August 20 – Joe Rosenthal, photographer (b. 1911)Joe Rosenthal, 94, Photographer at Iwo Jima, Dies https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/22/obituaries/22rosenthal.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=login The New York Times August 22, 2006 July 10, 2008 Richard Goldstein August 21 John Hulett, African American civil rights activist (b. 1927) William Norris, business executive (b. 1911) August 23 – Ed Warren, paranormal investigator and author (b. 1926) August 28 Norman Hitchcock, pool and billiards player (b. 1929)August 29, 2006 Obituaries in the News: Norman Hitchcock 2 The Kentucky New Era Associated Press https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=20060829&id=efgrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EG0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6465,5323151 October 25, 2023 Melvin Schwartz, Nobel-winning physicist (b. 1932)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/30/obituaries/30schwartz.html Melvin Schwartz Dies at 73; Won Nobel Prize in Physics August 30, 2006 Kenneth Chang New York Times January 15, 2022 August 30 – Glenn Ford, Canadian actor (b. 1916)https://www.cbsnews.com/news/actor-glenn-ford-dead-at-age-90/ Actor Glenn Ford Dead at Age 90 Grace Francie August 31, 2006 CBSNews.com August 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150730133142/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/actor-glenn-ford-dead-at-age-90/ July 30, 2015 September thumb|120px|Bob Mathias thumb|120px|Edward Albert September 1 – Nellie Connally, American socialite (b. 1919) September 2 – Bob Mathias, American athlete (b. 1930) September 7 – Robert Earl Jones, American actor and boxer (b. 1910) September 9 – Herbert Rudley, American actor (b. 1910) September 10 Jane Hope Hastings (Katherine Kelenen), stage actress (b. 1902)http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00383 Hastings, Jane Hope, 1902-. Papers, 1941-1997: A Finding Aid Nrs.harvard.edu 2011-10-04 Daniel Wayne Smith, American actor (b. 1986) September 11 – Pat Corley, American actor (b. 1930) September 13 – Ann Richards, 45th Governor of Texas (1991–1995) (b. 1933) September 14 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (b. 1926) September 17 – Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite (b. 1924) September 22 – Edward Albert, American actor (b. 1951) September 23 – Etta Baker, American piedmont blues guitarist (b. 1913) September 24 – Henry Townsend, American blues musician (b. 1909) September 26 Byron Nelson, American golfer (b. 1912) Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American propagandist for Japan in World War II (b. 1916) September 30 – Josh Graves, American bluegrass musician (b. 1927) October thumb|120px|Buck O'Neil October 2 Frances Bergen, American actress (b. 1922) Tamara Dobson, American actress (b. 1947) October 5 – George King, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928) October 6 – Buck O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911) October 7 – Anna Politkovskaya, American-born Russian journalist (b. 1958) October 9 – Glenn Myernick, American soccer player and coach (b. 1954) October 11 – Cory Lidle, American baseball player (b. 1972) October 13 – Hilda Terry, American cartoonist (b. 1914) October 14 Freddy Fender, American singer (b. 1937) Gerry Studds, American politician (b. 1937) October 17 – Megan Meier, American victim of cyber bullying (b. 1992) October 18 Don R. Christensen, American animator and cartoonist. (b.1916) Alvin Weinberg, American nuclear physicist (b. 1915) October 19 – Phyllis Kirk, American actress (b. 1927) October 20 – Jane Wyatt, actress (b. 1910)http://www.today.com/id/15379626/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/actress-jane-wyatt-dies/ Actress Jane Wyatt dies at 96 Associated Press October 26, 2006 TODAY January 15, 2022 October 4, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201004055518/http://www.today.com/id/15379626/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/actress-jane-wyatt-dies/ dead October 21 – Sandy West, rock musician, former member of The Runaways (b. 1959) October 22 – Arthur Hill, Canadian actor (b. 1922) October 24 – Enolia McMillan, American civil rights activist (b. 1904) October 27 Joe Niekro, American baseball player (b. 1944) Brad Will, American activist (b. 1970) October 28 – Red Auerbach, basketball coach and official (b. 1917)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/sports/basketball/29auerbach.html Red Auerbach, Who Built Basketball Dynasty, Dies at 89 October 29, 2006 Richard Goldstein New York Times January 15, 2022 October 29 – Silas Simmons, Pre-Negro league baseball player, longest-lived professional baseball player (b. 1895) October 30 – Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist (b. 1926) November thumb|120px|right|Ed Bradley thumb|120px|right|Jack Palance thumb|120px|Robert Altman November 1 Adrienne Shelly, actress & director (b. 1966) William Styron, writer (b. 1925)The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Literature https://books.google.com/books?id=q7B4AAAAMAAJ 2006 University of North Carolina Press 978-0-8078-3190-8 438 November 2 Red Hayworth, American baseball player (b. 1916) Carroll Knicely, American publisher (b. 1929) Leonard Schrader, American screenwriter (b. 1943) November 3 Belden Bly, American teacher (b. 1914) Sputnik Monroe, American professional wrestler (b. 1928) November 4 Nelson S. Bond, American writer (b. 1908) William Lee Brent, American Black Panther Party member (b. 1931) November 5 – Samuel Bowers, American Ku Klux Klansman and convicted killer (b. 1924) November 7 – Johnny Sain, American baseball player (b. 1917) November 8 – Basil Poledouris, American composer (b. 1945) November 9 – Ed Bradley, African-American journalist (b. 1941) November 10 Gerald Levert, American singer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1966) Jack Palance, American actor (b. 1919) November 14 Sumner Shapiro, American admiral (b.1926) Pete Suder, American baseball player (b. 1916) November 16 – Milton Friedman, American Nobel economist (b. 1912) November 17 Ruth Brown, American singer (b. 1928) Bo Schembechler, American college football player, coach, and athletic administrator (b. 1929) November 19 – Jeremy Slate, American actor and songwriter (b. 1926) November 20 Robert Altman, American film director (b. 1925) Andre Waters, American football player and coach (b. 1962) November 21 – Robert Lockwood Jr., American musician (b. 1915) November 23 Anita O'Day, American singer (b. 1919) Willie Pep, American boxer (b. 1922) November 24 – Walter Booker, American jazz bassist (b. 1933) November 25 – Kenneth M. Taylor, American pilot (b. 1919) November 26 – Dave Cockrum, American comic book artist (b. 1943) November 29 – Emmett Kelly Jr. American clown (b. 1924) November 30 – Shirley Walker, composer and conductor for film and television (b. 1945) December thumb|120px|James Brown thumb|120px|Gerald Ford thumb|170x170px|Joseph Barbera December 2 – Kari Edwards, poet (b. 1954) December 3 – Logan Whitehurst, musician (b. 1977) December 7 – Jeane Kirkpatrick, political theorist and U.N. ambassador (b. 1926)Associated Press Former U.N. envoy Kirkpatrick dies http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/08/kirkpatrick.obit.ap/index.html Politics (section) CNN.com December 8, 2006 December 9, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061208195730/http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/08/kirkpatrick.obit.ap/index.html December 8, 2006 December 8 – Martha Tilton, singer (b. 1915) December 9 – Georgia Gibbs, singer (b. 1919)Miller Stephen Georgia Gibbs, 87, Bubbly Singer in 1940s and 1950s 2 December 12, 2006 http://www.nysun.com/article/45011 December 12, 2006 January 10, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070110235809/http://www.nysun.com/article/45011 dead December 11 – Elizabeth Bolden, supercentenarian (b. 1890) December 12 Paul Arizin, basketball player (b. 1928)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/14/sports/basketball/14arizin.html Paul Arizin, 78, who starred in NBA in 1950s, is dead December 14, 2006 Richard Goldstein New York Times January 15, 2022 Peter Boyle, actor (b. 1935)https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/14/arts/14boyle.html Peter Boyle, 71, Is Dead; Roles Evoked Laughter and Anger December 14, 2006 Robert Berkqist New York Times January 15, 2022 Ellis Rubin, attorney and author (b. 1925) Raymond P. Shafer, politician (b. 1917) December 13 Lamar Hunt, sports executive (b. 1932) Homesick James, blues musician (b. 1910) Rebecca Riley, murder victim (b. 2002) December 14 – Mike Evans, American actor (b. 1949)http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffersons-actor-mike-evans-dies Jeffersons' Actor Mike Evans Dies CBS News December 22, 2006 February 1, 2014 December 16 – Marjorie F. Lambert, archaeologist and anthropologist (b. 1908) December 17 – Timmie Rogers, actor and singer-songwriter (b. 1915) December 18 – Joseph Barbera, cartoonist (b. 1911)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/20/nbarbera20.xml Master cartoonist who created Tom and Jerry draws his last Melissa Whitworth New York February 18, 2007 Telegraph.co.uk December 20, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20071107100221/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2006%2F12%2F20%2Fnbarbera20.xml November 7, 2007 dead December 25 – James Brown, American musician (b. 1933) December 26 – Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States (1974–1977) (b. 1913) December 29 – Red Wolf, American bucking bull (b. 1988) December 31 – Seymour Martin Lipset, American sociologist (b. 1922) See also 2006 in American soccer 2006 in American television List of American films of 2006 Timeline of United States history (1990–2009) References 30em External links 2006 Category:2000s in the United States United States United States Category:Years of the 21st century in the United States Category:Articles containing video clips