2006
Domino’s, Inc. opens its 5,000th store
Dow Jones hits 11,000 for first time since 2001
Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl
2006 Detroit Tigers win the American League Pennant, but lose in the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals
2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy; Germany wins 29 medals including 11 golds
Blue Ray DVD format is released
PlayStation 3 and Wii are released
Total Solar eclipse
Google purchases YouTube
Saddam Hussein is tried, convicted and executed in Iraq
Bo Schembechler, Lou Rawls, Wilson Pickett, Kirby Puckett, Floyd Patterson, Casper Weinberger, Red Buttons, Mike Douglas, Red Auerbach, Gerald Ford die
An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore hits theatres warning the public about Global Warming, and earns Gore a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and a 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary