2006 in the United States

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2006
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Events from the year 2006 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January

January 19: New Horizons probe launched from Cape Canaveral.
January 30: Ben Bernanke 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke official portrait.jpg
January 30: Ben Bernanke 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve

February

February 2: Euphronios Krater. Euphronios krater side A MET L.2006.10.jpg
February 2: Euphronios Krater.
February 10 - 26: Gold medalist Apolo Ohno at the Men's 500 meters medal ceremony. ApoloOhno.jpg
February 10 – 26: Gold medalist Apolo Ohno at the Men's 500 meters medal ceremony.

March

March 17: Iowa-class battleship BB61 USS Iowa BB61 broadside USN.jpg
March 17: Iowa-class battleship

April

May

June

July

August

August 10: A United States TSA agent inspects a service monkey before a flight. TSA Service Monkey.jpg
August 10: A United States TSA agent inspects a service monkey before a flight.

September

October

November

December

Undated

Ongoing

Births

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Mckenna Grace
Mason Ramsey Mason Ramsey Icebox 2019.jpg
Mason Ramsey

Deaths

January

Shelley Winters Studio publicity Shelley Winters.jpg
Shelley Winters
Anthony Franciosa Tony Franciosa - 1969.jpg
Anthony Franciosa
Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King.jpg
Coretta Scott King

February

Betty Friedan Betty Friedan 1960.jpg
Betty Friedan
Don Knotts Don Knotts Barney Fife 1966.JPG
Don Knotts

March

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Desmond Doss
Buck Owens Buck Owens.jpg
Buck Owens

April

Gene Pitney Gene Pitney 1967.JPG
Gene Pitney
Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs.jpg
Jane Jacobs

May

Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson 1960 (cropped).jpg
Floyd Patterson

June

Billy Preston Billy Preston.jpg
Billy Preston

July

June Allyson June Allyson-publicity.jpg
June Allyson

August

James Van Allen James van Allen.jpg
James Van Allen

September

Bob Mathias Bob Mathias 1952.jpg
Bob Mathias
Edward Albert Edward Albert 1977.JPG
Edward Albert

October

Buck O'Neil Buck O'Neil.jpg
Buck O'Neil

November

Ed Bradley Ed Bradley.jpg
Ed Bradley
Jack Palance Jack Palance - 1954.jpg
Jack Palance
Robert Altman Robert Altman - 1983.jpg
Robert Altman

December

James Brown James Brown Live Hamburg 1973 1702730029.jpg
James Brown
Gerald Ford Gerald Ford.jpg
Gerald Ford

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Events from the year 2005 in the United States.

Events from the year 2007 in the United States.

Events from the year 2008 in the United States.

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in the United States.

Events from the year 2009 in the United States.

Events from the year 1958 in the United States.

Events from the year 1994 in the United States.

Events from the year 1995 in the United States.

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