Yogi
12-26-06, 12:16 PM
Interesting year:
Coal mines collapse in West Virgina and Mexico.
Steelers win the Super Bowl over the Seahawks.
Texas wins the BCS Championship.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffers a massive stroke.
Justice Alito confirmed to the United States Supreme Court.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigns from the United States Supreme Court.
Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots friend in a hunting accident.
Enron trials: Ken Lay convicted and then passes away before sentencing.
The U.S. kills Al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi in an airstrike.
Miami Heat win the NBA title over the Mavs.
Seven men are arrested in a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago and FBI Building in Florida.
Drought is a continued problem in America's midwest.
A year after Katrina and Rita, no hurricanes hit the American coast.
Hoodia diets and chiabatta bread are in.
Italy defeats France in the World Cup, Frances Zinedine Zidane ejected after a nasty headbutt.
Violence worsens between Sunni and Shia muslims in Iraq.
President Bush's approval numbers are down.
The Dow hits at an all time high.
Housing market becomes buyer's market.
The Astros make a fierce comeback, but come up short in making the playoffs.
The Cardinals win the series.
Israel invades Lebanon after Hesbolah rebels kidnap two Israeli soldiers.
North Korea tests a nuclear bomb and long range missles.
Gas prices hit an all time high.
Delta Com-air plane crashes in Kentucky when it attempts to take off on the wrong runway.
John Mark Carr not indicted in Jean Bennet Ramsey case because his DNA did not match that of the alleged suspect.
E-coli panics occur in spinach break-out and Taco Bell food.
Venezuelen leader Chavez refers to George W. Bush as "the Devil."
The Space Shuttle returns to space after three years.
Terrell Owens overdoses on painkillers - publicist says not a suicide.
Duane Morrison takes 6 girls hostage at Platte High School in Colorado.
15 year-old Eric Hainstock fatally shoots principle at Cazenovia, WI school.
Charles Carl Roberts IV walks into Amish schoolhouse and kills 6 female students.
Rep. Mark Foley resigns due to inappropriate contact with a 16-year old page.
Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle dies when his plane hits a New York high rise apartment building.
Immigration reform is a huge political issue.
October 2006 is the deadliest month in Iraq.
Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein convicted and sentenced to hanging.
Democrats take back both houses of congress after annihilating the GOP in the November elections.
Ohio State and Michigan play epic college football game to decide who goes to the BCS Championship.
James Kim dies of hypothermia/ exposure after her and his family get stuck in Oregon snowstorm for a week.
Climbers lost on Oregon's Mount Hood.
Coal mines collapse in West Virgina and Mexico.
Steelers win the Super Bowl over the Seahawks.
Texas wins the BCS Championship.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffers a massive stroke.
Justice Alito confirmed to the United States Supreme Court.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigns from the United States Supreme Court.
Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots friend in a hunting accident.
Enron trials: Ken Lay convicted and then passes away before sentencing.
The U.S. kills Al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi in an airstrike.
Miami Heat win the NBA title over the Mavs.
Seven men are arrested in a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago and FBI Building in Florida.
Drought is a continued problem in America's midwest.
A year after Katrina and Rita, no hurricanes hit the American coast.
Hoodia diets and chiabatta bread are in.
Italy defeats France in the World Cup, Frances Zinedine Zidane ejected after a nasty headbutt.
Violence worsens between Sunni and Shia muslims in Iraq.
President Bush's approval numbers are down.
The Dow hits at an all time high.
Housing market becomes buyer's market.
The Astros make a fierce comeback, but come up short in making the playoffs.
The Cardinals win the series.
Israel invades Lebanon after Hesbolah rebels kidnap two Israeli soldiers.
North Korea tests a nuclear bomb and long range missles.
Gas prices hit an all time high.
Delta Com-air plane crashes in Kentucky when it attempts to take off on the wrong runway.
John Mark Carr not indicted in Jean Bennet Ramsey case because his DNA did not match that of the alleged suspect.
E-coli panics occur in spinach break-out and Taco Bell food.
Venezuelen leader Chavez refers to George W. Bush as "the Devil."
The Space Shuttle returns to space after three years.
Terrell Owens overdoses on painkillers - publicist says not a suicide.
Duane Morrison takes 6 girls hostage at Platte High School in Colorado.
15 year-old Eric Hainstock fatally shoots principle at Cazenovia, WI school.
Charles Carl Roberts IV walks into Amish schoolhouse and kills 6 female students.
Rep. Mark Foley resigns due to inappropriate contact with a 16-year old page.
Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle dies when his plane hits a New York high rise apartment building.
Immigration reform is a huge political issue.
October 2006 is the deadliest month in Iraq.
Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein convicted and sentenced to hanging.
Democrats take back both houses of congress after annihilating the GOP in the November elections.
Ohio State and Michigan play epic college football game to decide who goes to the BCS Championship.
James Kim dies of hypothermia/ exposure after her and his family get stuck in Oregon snowstorm for a week.
Climbers lost on Oregon's Mount Hood.