Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
The Madrid Barajas International Airport was bombed.
Audrey Hepburn's dress was auctioned off at a record price.
The Nintendo Wii was released in the US.
Sony released the PlayStation 3 console in North America.
The James Bond movie 'Casino Royale,' with Daniel Craig as Bond, premiered in London.
Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity.
The US population reached 300 million people.
Google announced that it had acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion.
Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks.com.
Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary 'Borat' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Stephanie Myers published New Moon, the second novel in the Twilight series.
Two of Edvard Munch's stolen artworks were found after being missing for two years.
Naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park, California.
At just 30 years old, golf professional Tiger Woods won the 50th PGA, making him the youngest person ever to win a PGA.
Twitter was launched to the public.
British singer-songwriter Lily Allen released her first album, 'Alright, Still,' in the UK.
A series of seven bomb blasts killed 209 people in Mumbai, India.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest premiered at Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California.
Two newly discovered moons orbiting Pluto were named Nix and Hydra.
Serbia declared its independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake occurred.
The Apple MacBook was released.
The first-ever Tweet was published on Twitter.
Michelle Bachelet became the first female president of Chile.
After seven months of travel, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived safely to Mars.
The UK's biggest robbery happened, where at least six thieves stole £53 million.
Walt Disney announced it was going to buy Pixar.
Evo Morales was inaugurated as Bolivia's first indigenous President.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the entire Eastern Mediterranean.
