Video: 'Highlights of the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics'
(Sunday, February 26, 2006, during the 2006 Winter Olympics) — On the final day of the Turin Winter Olympics, Sweden beat Finland 3-2 today to win the men’s hockey gold.
Germany finished first in overall medals with 29 and golds with 11, while the Americans won 25 medals overall, nine of them gold.
Video: 'Shani Davis Becomes First Black Gold Medal Winter Olympian | This Week in Black History'
(Saturday, February 18, 2006, during the 2006 Winter Olympics) — American Shani Davis won the men’s 1,000-meter speedskating today in Turin, Italy, becoming the first Black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history.
Video: 'Dick Cheney Hunting Accident'
(Saturday, February 11, 2006) — U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney today shot Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old Texas attorney, while participating in a quail hunt on a ranch in Riviera, Texas. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots companion during quail-hunting trip in Texas 20 years ago today (Feb 11 2006)
Video: 'Clips from Coretta Scott King's funeral'
(Tuesday, February 7, 2006, scheduled for noon to 3 p.m. EST) — Coretta Scott King, the widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., was laid to rest today, after a funeral where white-gloved ushers welcomed 15,000 people, including four presidents, three governors, three planeloads of Congress members, celebrities, gospel stars and leading figures of the civil rights movement. Continue reading At Mrs. King’s funeral, a mix of elegy and politics 20 years ago this hour (Feb 7 2006)
(Saturday, February 4, 2006) — “Check on It” by Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Feb. 4/11/18/25, Mar. 4, 2006).
Video: 'Why did they allow it to sail!? - Al Salam Boccaccio 98 Ferry Disaster (What The History E02)'
(Friday, February 3, 2006, 1:33 a.m. Eastern European Time) — An Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sank in the Red Sea overnight during stormy weather, killing more than 1,000 passengers in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region’s history, Egyptian officials said today. Continue reading Egyptian ferry sinks in Red Sea, killing more than 1,000 people 20 years ago this hour (Feb 3 2006)
Video: 'State Of The Union Address 2006'
(Tuesday, January 31, 2006, 9:12 p.m. EST) — U.S. President George W. Bush offered the nation a modest menu of energy, health and education proposals and warned against the “false comfort of isolationism” tonight in a State of the Union address that sought to reassert his control over the nation’s agenda heading into a pivotal midterm election campaign.
Video: 'Coretta Scott King: The Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement'
(Monday, January 30, 2006, approximately 8:30 p.m. PST) — Coretta Scott King, known first as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., then as his widow, then as an avid proselytizer for his vision of racial peace and nonviolent social change, died today at a hospital in Rosarito Beach, Mexico. She was 78. Continue reading Civil rights icon Coretta Scott King, 78, dies 20 years ago this hour (Jan 30 2006)
(Saturday, January 21, 2006) — “Grillz” by Nelly featuring Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp was the #1 song on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Jan. 21/28, 2006).
(Saturday, January 14, 2006) — “Laffy Taffy” by D4L was the #1 song on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
