Saddam Hussein executed.
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 Three Gorges Dam is officially opened.
The Apple MacBook was released.
Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano is arrested.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has enriched uranium.
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.
Eco Morales becomes Bolivia's first indigenous president.
Evo Morales was inaugurated as Bolivia's first indigenous President.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the entire Eastern Mediterranean.
Tropical Storm Zeta formed in the open Atlantic Ocean.
Elton John and his partner David Furnish registered their civil partnership at Windsor Town Hall on the first day civil partnerships could legally be performed in England.
Cristina Fernandez was sworn in as Argentina's first elected female president.
Brokeback Mountain film was released, directed by Ang Lee, and based on the story by Annie Proulx.
The first partial facial transplant was given to Isabelle Dinoire in France after a dog attacked her.
Angela Merkel became the first female Chancellor of Germany.
The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.
RedOctane released Guitar Hero for PlayStation 2 in North America.
The fourth movie of J.K. Rowling's novel series, 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.
Riots broke out in Paris, France, after two Muslim teenagers were electrocuted trying to evade police.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV was made available to PC players in North America.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was tried for his crimes against humanity.
Stephenie Meyer's vampire novel 'Twilight' was published.
The pilot episode of 'Supernatural,' created by Eric Kripke, aired on The WB Television Network.
Russia and China began their first-ever joint military exercise.
A mega blackout happened on Java and Bali islands in Indonesia, affecting around 100 million people.
