A Look Back At
Born in 2006
What Was Life Like in 2006?
Who Was in Charge?
President
George W. Bush
What Things Cost
Gas (per gallon)
$2.59
Loaf of Bread
$1.25
Average House
$305,900
Weekly Wage
$656
Events of 2006 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2006 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 19 – NASA launches the New Horizons spacecraft in a 9-year, 3 billion mile space mission, to flyby and observe the dwarf planetary system of Pluto/Charon and possibly other Kuiper belt objects.
- March 6–20 – The first World Baseball Classic is held in San Diego, California.
- March 16 – The Blu-ray disc format is released in the United States.
- June 9 – Pixar Animation Studios' seventh feature film, Cars, is released in theaters.
- September 18 – The CW network debuts as the sixth broadcast network, merging with UPN (owned by CBS Corporation which split from the original Viacom, three days after UPN ceased operations) and The WB (owned by Warner Bros., a day after The WB ceased operations).
- November 7 – The midterm elections result in a historic victory for the Democrats, who gain control of both chambers of Congress and a majority of the state governorships.
- November 19 – Nintendo's Wii is released in the United States.
- December 15 – Lockheed Martin's F–35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter successfully flies for the first time.
Popular Toys & Games
- Nintendo Wii
- PlayStation 3
- TMX Elmo
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 2006
Don't Forget About Us
Mariah Carey