2006
Twitter takes flight
Jack Dorsey sent a 24-character message reading "just setting up my twttr" from a small San Francisco office.
Israel-Hezbollah war
After Hezbollah killed and abducted Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid in July, Israel pounded Lebanon for thirty-four days with airstrikes and a ground…
North Korea's first nuclear test
Seismographs in South Korea picked up a small tremor near a remote mountain in North Hamgyong province.
Pluto demoted
The International Astronomical Union, meeting in Prague, voted to define a planet in a way that excluded Pluto, which became a "dwarf planet."
Saddam Hussein hanged
Iraq's deposed dictator was led to a gallows in a Shia neighborhood of Baghdad and hanged at dawn on the first day of Eid al-Adha.
PlayStation 3 and the HD console war
Sony and Microsoft's new high-definition consoles, along with Nintendo's motion-controlled Wii, turned video games into a medium that competed seriously…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 2006?
Saeculum lists 6 events from 2006. The most significant is Twitter takes flight: Jack Dorsey sent a 24-character message reading "just setting up my twttr" from a small San Francisco office.
What era was 2006 part of?
2006 falls within the Contemporary (2001-2026). Networks, climate, and the new uncertainty.
Which regions saw notable events in 2006?
The events from 2006 span North America, Middle East, East Asia and Europe.