2006 Year in Review

Top events for the nation and the world

Refugees in Menawashi, Darfur. Quizzes Incendiary Political Remarks, 2006 While addressing the United Nations General Assembly, who referred to President George W. Bush as the devil? People in the News, 2006 What billionaire gave nearly 85% of his enormous fortune to charity this year? Places in the News, 2006 In 2006, which country's illegal opium harvest reached record levels, representing 92% of the world's opium supply? War and Peace, 2006 In March, Basque separatists declared a cease-fire with which country? 2006 Entertainment Quiz What was the top-grossing film of 2006? Quick Poll Top News Story, 2006 What was the most interesting news story in 2006? Top Ten Lists of 2006 U.S. Richest Americans Best Beaches Best Hospitals Most Expensive Cars Most Polluting Cars Least Polluting Cars Most Dangerous States Healthiest States Most Livable States Least Livable States World Most Livable Countries Least Livable Countries Worst Dictators Most Corrupt Nations Least Corrupt Nations Entertainment Longest Broadway Runs All-Time Movie Box Office Grosses Most Played Songs on the Radio Top Selling Musical Artists Top Selling Albums Top Selling Digital Songs Top Polyphonic Ringtones Calendars 2006 Calendar Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2006 Seasons for the Northern Hemisphere, 2006 2007 Calendar Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2007 Seasons for the Northern Hemisphere, 2007 Astronomical Calendar January February March April May June July August September October November December

New Analysis

• News of the Nation
  The Iraq War • Corruption Scandals • Presidential Power • Terrorism • Domestic Surveillance • Signing Statements • Hamdan v. Rumsfeld • Guantanamo and Black Sites • Mid-Term Elections
• News of the World
  Sudan's Ongoing Massacre • Middle East Conflict: Israel, Gaza, and Lebanon • Iran's Defiant Nuclear Program • Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Growing Threat of the Taliban

2006 Timelines and Overviews

• News: Month by Month
  Detailed chronology of the news each month, covering national and international events
• Iraq Conflict Timeline 2006
  From Iraqi elections to a growing insurgency
• Estimated Cost, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
  The estimated cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan varies dramatically depending on what federal agency is doing the reporting
• Supreme Court Decisions
  Rulings on Oregon's Assisted Suicide Law • Wetlands Protection • Whistleblowers • Warrantless Searches • Guantanamo Military Tribunals
• Significant Armed Conflicts
  Darfur • Afghanistan • Iraq • Sri Lanka
• Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts
  The war in Lebanon began and ended in 2006
• Recent Coups
  In 2006, coups took place in Thailand and Fiji

People in the News

• People in the News
  Jack Abramoff • Brooke Astor • Warren Buffett • Tom Cruise • Katie Couric • Randy Cunningham • Gunter Grass • Ted Haggard • Floyd Landis • Bode Miller • Princess Kiko • Jeffrey Skilling • Harry Withington • Zinédine Zidane
• Deaths in 2006
  P.W. Botha • Ed Bradley • James Brown • William Sloane Coffin • Gerald Ford • Betty Friedan • John Kenneth Galbraith • Coretta Scott King • Slobodan Milosevic • Floyd Patterson • Wilson Pickett • Ann Richards • Mickey Spillane • William Styron • Wendy Wasserstein • Jane Wyatt

Science 2006

• Science Discoveries 2006
  Stardust mission brings back comet samples • Tiktaalik roseae: The "missing link" fossil • Drilling down to the deepest layer of the earth's crust • Solving Poincaré's Conjecture
• Pluto Demoted!
  Pluto is now a mere "dwarf planet," and another dwarf planet named Eris has joined our solar system
• Disasters in 2006
• Earthquakes in 2006
• Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes in 2006
• Volcanic Eruptions 2006

2006 World Statistics

• Failed States Index 2006
• The 2006 Environmental Performance Index
• The 2006 Transparency International Country Corruption Index
• Fifty Most Populous Countries, 2006
• Infant Mortality and Life Expectancy for Selected Countries, 2006
• Profile of the World, 2006
• Countries of the World, 2006
• Comparative Country Statistics

Arts, Entertainment, and Awards

• Nobel Prize Winners
• Tony Awards
• The Oscars
• The Grammys
• The Emmys
• The Golden Globes
• National Society of Film Critics Awards
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
• Newbery Medal and Honor Books
• Caldecott Medal and Honor Books
• More Arts & Entertainment Awards

Sports in Review

• The Super Bowl
• World Series
• NBA Playoffs
• WNBA Playoffs
• PGA Majors
• Triple Crown
• Tour de France