2006 in Review: Headlines
Sunday, December 31, 2006
YouTube
YouTube became an Internet sensation in 2006. The site made everyday people stars with viral videos and was bought by Google for $1.65 billion.
John Mark Karr
After years of not knowing who killed Jon benet Ramsey, John mark Karr came forward saying he was their the night the beauty queen was killed. He went free in October after prosecutors said they did not have enough evidence to prosecute him.
Duke Rape Investigation
A stripper swears she was raped by three Duke lacrosse players at a booze-filled party. The students deny the charges and saw some of them dropped.
The Immigration Debate
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants poured into the streets in May, as part of a national "Day Without Immigrants" in protest of ultimately unsuccessful federal legislation that would have made it a felony to be an illegal immigrant.
Mark Foley Scandal
The Republican politician resigned after allegations surfaced that he sent sexually explicit emails and instant messages to young male congressional pages. Foley later enterted rehab for alcohol and admitted he was gay while also claiming he was molested by a priest when he was young.
Bad Spinach
It was a bad year for spinach farmers who saw their crops pulled from shelves after packaged spinach tainted with E. coli killed three and sickened more than 200 in September.
Pluto Demoted
Since 1930, Pluto was considered the ninth planet from the sun until this year when scientists redefined the conditions for being a planet. Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
School Shootings
There were three school shootings in just one week in the fall. In one of them, a gunman entered a schoolhouse in Pennsylvania's Amish country and killed five kids before turning the gun on himself.
Crocodile Hunter Dies
Steve Irwin dies way before his time after he was stung in the heart by a stingray. His young daughter and wife have promised to carry on his legacy.
Saddam Hussein Executed
Iraq's devilish dictator Saddam Hussein was hanged after he ws found guilty of killing 148 Shiite Muslims in 1982.
Other headlines:
-- Journalist Jill Carroll was kidnapped and held captive for weeks in Iraq.
-- Giants slugger Barry Bonds passed Babe Ruth for second place on the career home run list and was subject of steroid speculation.
-- Radio host Rush Limbaugh accuses Michael J. Fox of faking symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
-- The Democrats win the midterm election taking control of the Senate.
-- Nancy Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House.
-- There was major chaos at stores across the country after Playstation three was released. One guy who refused to give up the money he was using to buy the Playstation was shot in Connecticut.
-- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld quit amid continued criticism of the war in Iraq.
-- A bipartisan report given to president Bush paints a grim picture of the war in Iraq.
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