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2006 was a year of significant change and memorable moments across various fields, marking milestones in technology, entertainment, and science.
This year saw Facebook and Twitter, two now-ubiquitous social media platforms, open their doors to the general public, revolutionizing how we connect and communicate.
In the realm of space exploration, NASA published groundbreaking photographs indicating the presence of liquid water on Mars, sparking renewed curiosity about the possibility of life beyond Earth.
The entertainment industry was abuzz with the debut of Miley Cyrus as the wholesome teenager Hannah Montana and the release of Sacha Baron Cohen’s film Borat, which brought a mix of humor and controversy to the big screen.
Tragically, 2006 was also the year we lost the beloved wildlife expert and environmentalist Steve Irwin, who died after a stingray attack.
Continue reading to uncover the remarkable events, chart-topping music hits, inspiring quotes, and influential deaths that shaped the year 2006.\r\n\r\n
Here you’ll discover a collection of fascinating and unforgettable events that shaped the world in 2006.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
At 13:35 (local time), the earthquake struck 120 miles south of Athens and was felt in the entire Eastern Mediterranean basin. Although there was significant damage, there were only three casualties.\r\n\r\n
The sale of the computer animation film studio Pixar cost Disney $7.4 billion. The deal was approved the following day.\r\n\r\n
That’s equivalent to $92.5 million, and it was stolen from the Securitas Depot, Tonbridge, Kent, UK. The robbery took 7 hours, and more than 37 arrests were made in conjunction with the event.\r\n\r\n
Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, wrote the first tweet. His first message was posted at 09:50 on this day and said, “just setting up my twttr.”\r\n\r\n
This 6.4 magnitude earthquake killed over 5,700 people and left 200,000 people homeless. The damage effects were limited in public infrastructure and lifelines, while housing and private businesses took the most of the damage.\r\n\r\n
The decision followed a referendum in May of that year which showed that 55% of voters favored independence. The last time Serbia was an independent state was in 1918.\r\n\r\n
Nix is named after the Greek goddess of darkness and night, who also happens to be the mother of Charon. Hydra, on the other hand, is named after a mythological multi-headed serpent that Hercules defeated. Nix and Hydra were only first spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope in June 2005, partially because their orbits are much further out than Pluto’s previously known moon, Charon.\r\n\r\n
The movie had a budget of $225 million but amassed $1.066 billion at the Box Office.\r\n\r\n
The bombings took place over a period of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai.\r\n\r\n
It rapidly became one of the largest social media platforms in the world.\r\n\r\n
Atkins and Taylor named the tree Hyperion, which measured 380.1 ft (115.85 m) tall, making it the largest known tree on earth.\r\n\r\n
In August 2004, two gunmen took the famous “Scream” and “Madonna” paintings from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway, and got away in a third suspect’s car. The paintings were found in Norway after a police raid on this day and were still in excellent condition.\r\n\r\n
At first, only 100,000 copies of New Moon were printed, which was far from enough to make up for the enormous demand for the romantic vampire fantasy novel. As a result, eager fans clamoring for the second book spent hundreds of dollars per copy on auction sites like eBay.\r\n\r\n
However, the projector broke twenty minutes into the showing, and all attempts to fix the equipment failed. So, the film was successfully screened the following night.\r\n\r\n
WikiLeaks is a website that archives documents, often of a sensitive, governmental nature.\r\n\r\n
When the US reached 200 million in 1967, some officials believed that 300 million people in the US would threaten the quality of life in America.\r\n\r\n
It took the Iraqi Special Tribunal more than two years to lay the charges on the former Iraq President. Several incidents during the trial slowed down the process, including the attempted assassination of Saddam’s lawyers and the replacement of one of the judges.\r\n\r\n
The Wii was Nintendo’s fifth major home game console, following the GameCube.\r\n\r\n
Hepburn’s classic little black dress from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” was auctioned for charity for $923,187. This took the world auction record for a dress made for a film.\r\n\r\n
A van bomb exploded in the Terminal 4 parking area of the airport, which killed two and injured 52. Claim for the attack was taken by a separatist group, ETA – Euskadi Ta Askatasuna.\r\n\r\n
Check out these awesome individuals who were born in 2006!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
American\r\n\r\n
Student\r\n\r\n\r\n
Age:\r\n\r\n
18 years old\r\n\r\n\r\n
Born In:\r\n\r\n\r\n
New York, USA\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n