2006 in the United States

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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 2.1 January 2.2 February 2.3 March 2.4 April 2.5 May 2.6 June 2.7 August 2.8 September 2.9 October 2.10 November 2.11 December 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Incumbents

• President - George W. Bush
• Vice President - Dick Cheney

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• January 1 - 35 grass fires break out in Oklahoma City which normally averaged 2–3 grass fires a day till 2005. Record number of grass fires break out in Texas and New Mexico as well.^[1]
• January 2 - The annual Rose Parade in California is drenched in heavy rain for the first time in 51 years.^[2]
• January 2 - Pepsico announces its purchase of Star Foods for an undisclosed price saying that the purchase would strengthen its place as Poland's no. 1 seller of potato chips. ^[3]
• January 3 - Twelve dead coal miners and one survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia.
• January 5 - The Bush administration proposes spending $114 million on educational programs to expand the teaching of Arabic, Chinese, Farsi and other languages typically not taught in public schools. ^[4]
• January 5 - 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. ^[5]
• 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.^[6]
• January 6 - NYSE says that it has picked Bear Wagner as the firm that will handle trading of its shares when it goes public.^[7]
• January 9 - Vice President Dick Cheney complains of shortness of breath and visits a hospital for the same. 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.^[8]
• January 9 - 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. ^[9]
• 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.^[10]
• January 13 - Rick Wagoner, CEO of the loss-making General Motors says that results will improve in 2006 and 2007.^[11]
• January 17 - California executes Clarence Ray Allen (death by lethal injection) sentenced to death in 1982 for arranging the murders of three people.^[12]
• January 18 - American International Group, the world's largest insurer, says that its chief operating officer Donald Kanak has resigned and stepped down from the board "for personal reasons".^[13]
• January 19 - NASA launches the a 9-year, 3 billion mile space mission, the first to Pluto.^[14]
• 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.^[15]
• January 26 - General Motors reports an $8.6 billion loss for 2005, its biggest loss since 1992.^[16]
• January 27 - An inhaled form of insulin wins federal approval offering an alternative to injections for millions of people with diabetes.^[17]
• 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.^[18]
• January 31 - 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.^[19]

[edit] February

• 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 to Italy.^[20]
• February 3 - "Suspicious" fires destroy three small churches and damage two others in Bibb County, Alabama .^[21]
• February 5 - Super Bowl XL: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10
• February 9 - AIG apologizes for deceptive business practices and reaches a $1.64 billion settlement with federal and state securities and insurance regulators.^[22]
• February 10–26 - The United States compete at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy and win 9 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze medals.
• February 11 - Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots and wounds a lawyer while quail hunting in South Texas.^[23]
• 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 in order to spend more time managing Berkshire Hathaway.^[24]
• February 15 - A group of institutional investors already involved in a lawsuit with the company sue Tyco International to stop its proposed breakup plan. ^[25]
• February 16 - The state of Minnesota sues AIG for underreporting premiums to reduce its tax bill refusing a settlement of 1.2 million US dollars.^[26]
• February 16 - 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.^[27]
• February 16 - The Department of Commerce reports that housing starts jumped 14.5% to a 33-year high in January. ^[28]

[edit] March

• March 6–20 - The first World Baseball Classic is held in San Diego, California, U.S.A..
• March 17 - The United States strikes its 2 remaining Iowa-class 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.

[edit] April

• April 8 - The bodies of 8 murdered men are found in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario.
• April 29 - Massive anti-war demonstrations and a march down Broadway in New York City mark the third year of war in Iraq.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] May

• May 1 - The Great American Boycott takes place across the United States as marchers protest for immigration rights.

[edit] June

• June 23 - In Miami, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests 7 men, accusing them of planning to bomb the Sears Tower and other attacks in Miami.
• June 25 - Warren Buffett donates over US$30 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

[edit] August

• 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 5 people (including the driver) and seriously injuring others.

[edit] September

• September 15 - Spinach contaminated with E. coli kills 2 and poisons over 100 others in 20 states of the United States.

[edit] October

• October 2 - Charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-yr-old milk-truck driver, kills 5 girls at an Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania before shooting himself.
• 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 100 residents.
• October 10 - Google buys YouTube for USD $1.65 billion.

[edit] November

• November 6 - General elections

[edit] December

• 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-SD) suffers a stroke during a radio interview.

[edit] Deaths

• January 1 - Harry Magdoff, economist^[29]
• January 1 - Hubert Schoemaker, biotechnology pioneer^[30]
• January 1 - Gideon Rodan, scientist^[31]
• January 4 - William Haxby, scientist^[32]
• January 5 - Frank Cary, ex-chairman of IBM^[33]
• January 8 - David Rosenbaum, journalist^[34]
• January 9 - David Kruidenier, publisher^[35]
• January 10 - Dr. Ira Black, scientist, advocate of stem cell research^[36]
• January 10 - Elliot Forbes, Harvard University professor of music^[37]
• January 11 - Eric Namesnik, Olympic silver medallist in swimming^[38]
• January 12 - Eldon Dedini, cartoonist^[39]
• January 12 - Anne Meacham, actress^[40]
• January 15 - Edward Hall, developer of missile programs^[41]
• January 16 - Stanley Biber, surgeon, one of the earliest to do sex change surgery^[42]
• January 18 - Thomas Murphy, CEO of General Motors during 1970s^[43]
• January 19 - Wilson Pickett, soul music singer^[44]
• January 19 - Basil Worgul, biologist^[45]
• January 23 - David Weber, clarinetist^[46]
• January 23 - Samuel Koster, armyman^[47]
• January 24 - William Graham, ex-CEO of Baxter^[48]
• January 25 - Herbert Schilder, dental surgeon^[49]
• January 28 - Arthur Bloom, first director of 60 Minutes^[50]
• January 28 - Helmut Schulz, scientist^[51]
• January 30 - Wendy Wasserstein, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright^[52]
• February 3 - Lou Jones, former world record holder in 400 metres race^[53]
• February 4 - William Jones, civil rights activist^[54]
• February 8 - Barry Martin, dancer^[55]
• February 10 - Norman Shumway, cardiac surgeon, performed first successful human heart transplant^[56]
• February 10 - John Belluso, playwright^[57]
• February 12 - Peter Benchley, author^[58]

[edit] References

1. ^ "Oklahoma Takes a Hard Hit as Grass Fires Continue to Flare Up". New York Times. January 3, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/national/03fires.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
2. ^ "Flowers Remain Bright as Rare Rain Falls on the Rose Parade". New York Times. January 3, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/national/03storm.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
3. ^ "PepsiCo Buys Star Foods". January 3, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/business/03pepsi.html?scp=10&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
4. ^ "Bush Proposes Broader Language Training". New York Times. January 6, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/politics/06language.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
5. ^ "I.B.M. to Freeze Pension Plans to Trim Costs". New York Times. January 6, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/business/06pension.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
6. ^ "AOL to Settle Billing Complaints". New York Times. January 7, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/technology/07aol.html?scp=10&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
7. ^ "Big Board Selects Trader for Its Shares". New York Times. January 7, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/business/07firm.html?scp=8&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
8. ^ "Cheney Makes a Morning Trip to the Hospital". New York Times. January 10, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/politics/10cheney.html?scp=10&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
9. ^ "Schwarzenegger Budget Calls for Billions in New Spending". New York Times. January 11, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/11/national/11arnold.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
10. ^ "Wholesale Inflation Increases by Highest Amount Since 1990". New York Times. January 14, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/business/14econ.html?scp=9&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
11. ^ "G.M. Chief Says Results Will Improve". New York Times. January 14, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/business/14auto.html?scp=24&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
12. ^ "California Executes 76-Year-Old in Murders of 3 People". New York Times. January 18, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/18/national/18execute.html?scp=15&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
13. ^ "A.I.G.'s Operating Chief Steps Down; 2 Directors Are Named". New York Times. January 19, 2006. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07E1D9153FF93AA25752C0A9609C8B63&scp=8&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
14. ^ "NASA Launches Spacecraft on the First Mission to Pluto". New York Times. January 20, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/20/science/space/20pluto.html?scp=8&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
15. ^ "Maryland Judge Voids Ban on Same-Sex Marriage; State Quickly Appeals". New York Times. January 21, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/21/national/21marriage.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
16. ^ "G.M. Posts Worst Loss Since 1992". New York Times. January 27, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/27/business/27auto.html?scp=11&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
17. ^ "U.S. Regulators Approve Insulin in Inhaled Form". New York Times. January 28, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/28/health/28diabetes.html?scp=4&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
18. ^ "White House Aide Picked". New York Times. January 31, 2006. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E4D81E3FF932A05752C0A9609C8B63&scp=15&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 
19. ^ "Partial Birth Abortion Act Ruled Unconstitutional by U.S. Courts". New York Times. February 1, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/01/politics/01abortion.html?scp=12&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 
20. ^ "The Met, Ending 30-Year Stance, Is Set to Yield Prized Vase to Italy". New York Times. February 3, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/03/arts/03muse.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
21. ^ "Fires Destroy 3 Churches and Damage 2 in Alabama". New York Times. February 4, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/national/04churches.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 
22. ^ "A.I.G. Apologizes and Agrees to $1.64 Billion Settlement". New York Times. February 10, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/10/business/10insure.html?scp=21&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 
23. ^ "Cheney Shoots Fellow Hunter in Mishap on a Texas Ranch". New York Times. February 13, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/politics/13cheney.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-22. 
24. ^ "After 17 Years, Buffett to Exit Coke's Board". New York Times. February 15, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/15/business/15coke.html?scp=22&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-28. 
25. ^ "Investors Sue Tyco Over Proposed Breakup". New York Times. February 16, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/business/16tyco.html?scp=7&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-28. 
26. ^ "Minnesota Sues A.I.G.". New York Times. February 17, 2006. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03EEDD103EF934A25751C0A9609C8B63&scp=5&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-28. 
27. ^ "U.S. Assets Safe in China, Fed Chief Says". New York Times. February 17, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/business/worldbusiness/17fed.html?scp=6&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 1009-03-28. 
28. ^ "Housing Starts in January Hit 33-Year High". New York Times. February 17, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/business/17econ.html?scp=13&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-28. 
29. ^ "Harry Magdoff, Economist, Dies at 92". New York Times. January 9, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/09/obituaries/09magdoff.html?scp=3&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
30. ^ "Hubert Schoemaker, a Biotech Pioneer, Dies at 55". New York Times. January 13, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/13/business/13schoemaker.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
31. ^ "Gideon Rodan, 71, Scientist Who Researched Bone Loss". New York Times. January 20, 2006. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE5DD123FF933A15752C0A9609C8B63&scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
32. ^ "William Haxby, Mapper of Ocean Floors, Is Dead at 56". New York Times. January 9, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/09/nyregion/09haxby.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
33. ^ "Frank Cary, Past Chairman of I.B.M., Is Dead at 85". New York Times. January 6,2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/06/business/06cary.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
34. ^ "David Rosenbaum, Reporter for Times Who Covered Politics, Dies at 63". New York Times. January 9, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/09/national/09rosenbaum.html?scp=6&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
35. ^ "David S. Kruidenier, 84, Publisher and Philanthropist, Dies". New York Times. January 11, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/11/business/media/11kruidenier.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
36. ^ "Dr. Ira B. Black, 64, Leader in New Jersey Stem Cell Effort, Dies". New York Times. January 12, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/12/nyregion/12black.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
37. ^ "Elliot Forbes, 88, a Scholar Whose Specialty Was Beethoven, Dies". New York Times. January 14, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/arts/14forbes.html?scp=6&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
38. ^ "Eric Namesnik, 35, Winner of 2 Silver Medals in Olympics, Dies". New York Times. January 16, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/16/sports/16namesnik.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
39. ^ "Eldon Dedini, 84, Magazine Gag Cartoonist, Dies". New York Times. January 14, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/arts/14dedini.html?scp=5&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
40. ^ "Anne Meacham, 80, Actress On New York Stages and TV". New York Times. January 17, 2006. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E2D9143FF934A25752C0A9609C8B63&scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
41. ^ "Edward Hall, 91, Developer of Missile Programs, Dies". New York Times. January 18, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/18/national/18hall.html?scp=11&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
42. ^ "Stanley H. Biber, 82, Surgeon Among First to Do Sex Changes, Dies". New York Times. January 21, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/21/national/21biber.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
43. ^ "Thomas Murphy, 90, Leader of G.M. in 1970's Prosperity, Dies". January 19, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/19/business/19murphy.html?scp=3&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
44. ^ "Wilson Pickett, 64, Soul Singer of Great Passion, Dies". New York Times. January 20, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/20/arts/music/20pickett.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
45. ^ "Basil Worgul, 58, Biologist, Who Studied Causes of Cataracts, Dies". New York Times. February 6, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/06/nyregion/06worgul.html?scp=4&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 
46. ^ "David Weber, 92, Clarinetist Known for Beauty of Tone, Dies". New York Times. January 26, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/26/arts/26weber.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
47. ^ "Gen. S.W. Koster, 86, Who Was Demoted After My Lai, Dies". New York Times. February 11, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/11/national/11koster.html?scp=3&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-22. 
48. ^ "William B. Graham, Ex-Baxter Chief, Is Dead at 94". New York Times. January 27, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/27/obituaries/27graham.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-20. 
49. ^ "Herbert Schilder, 77, Surgeon Who Refined the Root Canal, Dies". New York Times. February 5, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/national/05schilder.html?scp=11&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 
50. ^ "Arthur Bloom, First Director of '60 Minutes,' Dies at 63". New York Times. January 30, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/30/business/30bloom.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-28. 
51. ^ "Helmut Schulz, 93, Scientist in Physics, Rockets and Refuse, Dies". New York Times. February 19, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/national/19schulz.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-28. 
52. ^ "Wendy Wasserstein Dies at 55; Her Plays Spoke to a Generation". New York Times. January 31, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/theater/31wasserstein.html?scp=3&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 
53. ^ "Lou Jones, 74, Sprinting Star, Dies". New York Times. February 8, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/sports/othersports/08jones.1.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 
54. ^ "The Rev. William A. Jones, Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 71". New York Times. February 8, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/nyregion/08jones.html?scp=1&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 
55. ^ "Barry Martin, Dancer and Choreographer, Dies at 44". New York Times. February 18, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/18/arts/dance/18martin.html?scp=3&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-28. 
56. ^ "Norman E. Shumway, 83, Who Made the Heart Transplant a Standard Operation, Dies". New York Times. February 11, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/11/health/11shumway.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-21. 
57. ^ "John Belluso, Who Wrote Plays About Disability, Is Dead at 36". New York Times. February 15, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/15/theater/15BELLUSO.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-22. 
58. ^ "Peter Benchley, Author of 'Jaws,' Dies at 65". New York Times. February 13, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/books/13benchley.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt. Retrieved on 2009-03-22.