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1 Sept. A fire killed 29 of 148 people aboard an Iran Air Tours Tu-154M aircraft after the plane landed in Mashhad, Iran.
2 Sept. A Nimrod MR2 based at RAF Kinloss, Scotland, crashed in the Southern Province of Kandahar, Afghanistan, due to a technical fault. All 14 crew on board were killed.
3 Sept. Spain won the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
3 Sept. Andre Agassi retired after his final tennis match against Benjamin Becker in the U.S. Open.
4 Sept. Florida St. defeated Miami at home, 13-10.
4 Sept. Vladimir Putin issued a statement revealing that the Soviet Union would be re-established in the near future.
7 Sept. Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei was renamed to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
9 Sept. STS-115: Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on a mission to build up the International Space Station. It returned safe and successful on September 21.
10 Sept. Seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher announced he would retire from Formula 1 at the end of the year.
12 Sept. A stampede at a rally in Yemen left 41 dead.
12 Sept/ Pope Benedict XVI gave a lecture in Germany; he quoted a criticism of the Islamic faith, sparking mass protest.
13 Sept. The Dawson College Shooting occured in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, leaving one student dead and 19 others injured.
13 Sept. The solar system's largest dwarf planet, designated until now as 2003 UB313, was officially named "Eris"; its satellite is now known as "Dysnomia".
15 Sept. Spinach contaminated with E. coli killed one person and poisoned over 100 others in 20 states of the United States.
16 Sept. Five churches were attacked in Palestinian areas following the Pope's comments on Islam.
17 Sept. The Alliance for Sweden claimed victory in the Swedish general election, 2006.
17 Sept. The 2006 protests in Hungary started near the Hungarian Parliament.
19 Sept. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand declared a state of emergency in Bangkok as members of the Royal Thai Army staged a coup d'état. The army announced the removal of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power.
19 Sept. A memorial service for recently deceased Australian personality Steve Irwin took place at Australia Zoo, Queensland, Australia. The service was broadcast across Australia and other parts of the world.
20 Sept. The CW Television Network (a merger of The WB and UPN) officially began operations.
22 Sept. A Transrapid Maglev train crashed into a maintenance vehicle on a test track in Germany, killing 23 and injuring 10; it was the first recorded fatal accident involving a Maglev.
23 Sept. Toomas Hendrik Ilves was elected President of Estonia.
24 Sept. Europe win the Ryder Cup in Ireland. September 24 - Communist Party of China Central Political Bureau committee member, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Secretary Chen Liangyu was dismissed for alleged corruption charges.
25 Sept. The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans re-opened 13 months after Hurricane Katrina with extensive repairs, including the largest re-roofing project in the United States.
26 Sept. Diet of Japan elected Shinzo Abe as new Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Junichiro Koizumi.
27 Sept. An armed suspect held six female students as hostages in Platte Canyon High School located in Bailey, Colorado. One hostage was fatally wounded as the gunman killed himself.
28 Sept. After 40 years of development, Suvarnabhumi Airport, opened in Bangkok, Thailand replacing Don Mueang International Airport as Bangkok's primary airport for commercial flights.
29 Sept. Gol Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, collided with a business jet over the Amazon Rainforest killing all 154 onboard.
29 Sept. U.S. Representative Mark Foley (R-FL) resigns after it is revealed that he sent explicit e-mails for several years to underage male pages.
30 Sept. West Coast Eagles won the Australian Football League Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
30 Sept. - Nangpa La shootings.
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It is not clearly connected to periods of classical and medieval history, or to modern history through the 19th century. The 20th century through the late 20th century is a little bit better connected. This is somewhat connected to the early 2000s. It is part of 2006 and is somewhat connected to 2007. It is somewhat connected to the future. |
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Sociology including social structure and change, and communities will be vital to studies of this period. Peoples of the world will also be connected. Particular varieties of Asiatic peoples, Western Civilization, African peoples, and American Indian peoples will be examined. Peoples include nations such as the United States. Institutions including families, education, economics, government, and religion will be useful. Religion including beliefs, practices, organization, and particular religions will be useful, though less visible than other areas. Culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture will be significant. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups will be useful. This will include connections to personal studies and science . |
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