Anyways - let the 2006 summary begin...
JAnuary 2006
Jan. 24 Chris Penn Actor Age: 40 died
/>Sago Mine in West Virginia traps 13 miners. 12 of them die by the time rescuers find them. Rescuers found notes written by some of the miners saying they didn't suffer in death. The sole survivor is Randal McCloy Jr. Since then, Congress has held hearings on mine safety, and companies have taken another look at the air safety packs provided to miners.FEB:
Feb. 3 Al Lewis Actor-Comedian Age: 82 died
MARCH
FROM WIKIPEDIA
Just two days before U.S. President George W. Bush is scheduled to visit Pakistan, a car bomb exploded in the Marriot Hotel Karachi parking lot adjacent to a United States consulate in Karachi, killing at least four people including a US diplomat and his driver and injuring at least fifty others.
A prison riot involving close to 1,300 prisoners at Afghanistan's Pul-e-Charkhi prison ended after four days.
Near the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war, U.S. and Iraqi forces on Thursday launch an air assault known as Operation Swarmer into Salahuddin province in what was termed the largest air assault since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
Protests against the US immigration reform bill H.R. 4437 are held in several US cities. 500,000 people march in Los Angeles, California, 50,000 in Denver, Colorado, and 20,000 in Phoenix, Arizona, protesting proposed legislation that includes construction of a security wall along the United States-Mexico border.
APRIL
FROM WIKIPEDIA
Palaeontologists announce the discovery of the Tiktaalik genus, an important fossil link between fish and land animals
Non-violent demonstrations for immigrant rights are held in dozens of U.S. cities today in opposition to H.R. 4437, which would classify illegal aliens as felons
Ken Lay, former chairman of the board of defunct Enron Corporation, took the stand in his own defense in his criminal trial in Houston, Texas.
MAY
May 3Earl Woods, 74, father and former coach of U.S. golfer Tiger Woods died
Baby Shiloh is born. Brad PItt and Ang Jolies' baby
JUNE
June 24Patsy Ramsey, 49, mother of the late Jon Benét Ramsey
My entrance into the blog world! Goody FOR YOU!
JULY
July 26: Andrea Yates is acquitted by Houston jury and committed to a Texas mental hospital for 30 days. She is found not guilty by reason of insanity in the June 20, 2001, drowning deaths of her children in a bathtub. She was sentenced to life in prison, but that conviction was overturned last year
Mel Gibson
Fucked up - by cursing out JEws in a drunk stupor.
AUGUST
August 27: A Comair commuter Flight 5191 crashes shortly after taking off from the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., on a runway that was too short for the plane, killing all but one of the 50 people aboard — the pilot.
August 16: John Mark Karr is arrested in Thailand and called a suspect in the Dec. 26, 1996 slaying of JonBenet Ramsey, who was found strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colo. Doubts about Karr's claims arise after he publicly claims he was "with her when she died." DNA evidence later clears him, and no charges are filed. (this man is fucking sick)
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 4
Steve Irwin Age: 44 The Crocodile Hunter Died
OCTOBER
October 2: Charles Roberts kills three girls and critically wounds eight at an Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pa., before killing himself. Roberts left a note to his wife and three children, alluding to the fact he was still upset over the death of his newborn baby nine years ago and that he molested young relatives 20 years ago and dreamt of molesting again. It was the third shooting at a U.S. school in a week.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 10
Gerald Levert Age: 40 Died
NOV 13: Britney Spears files for divorce.
NOv 28 : Britney Spears flashes beaver approx 3 times w/in a week.
"Dougie" Neil PAtrick Harris declares and confirms he's gay . I would have never guessed it...check this pic out:
Kelly Rippa and Clay Aiken get into it, here are some You Tube CLips:
DECEMBER
Dec. 25
James Brown Musician Age: 73 Died
Dec. 26
Gerald Ford U.S. President Age: 93 Died
DEC 29
Sudam Hussein was hung in his country for his crimes of genocide
CATCHY PHRASES:
Firecrotch
Famous-for-being-famous rich kid BRANDON DAVIS insulted celebrity redhead LINDSAY LOHAN by referring to her as “firecrotch” — and La Lohan was not amused.
Manny
Britney kicked off another "POP CULTURE" buzzword when she hired a male nanny ... aka manny ... to help her look after little Sean Preston. The studly Naval Academy graduate was no Mary Poppins.
K-Fed/FedEx
Which brings us to K-Fed. Spears apparently became “fed up” with the sullying effect her aspiring rapper-husband was having on her image, and, according to legend, transformed him into her "FedEx" via text message.
McDreamy/McSteamy/McScuffle
It was also an eventful year for the cast members of newly minted hit show “Grey’s Anatomy.” Men enjoyed the famous three-way shower scene episode after the Super Bowl, and women across the nation went wild for doctors McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey) and McSteamy (Eric Dane). But tensions flared as McDreamy and Burke (Isaiah Washington) got into a real-life on-set McScuffle.
Webisodes
Episodes on the web that you weren't able to see are now able to see online...
Top 10 Celebrity Searches of 2006 (Yahoo!)
1. Britney Spears
2. Shakira
3. Jessica Simpson
4. Paris Hilton
5. Beyonce Knowles
6. Chris Brown
7. Pamela Anderson
8. Lindsay Lohan
9. Jessica Alba
10. Mariah Carey
Source: Yahoo
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