(Saturday, June 3, 2006) — “Ridin’” by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (June 3/10, 2006).
Category Archives: 2000s
‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 20 years ago today (May 27 2006)
Video: 'Pan's Labyrinth' trailer
(Saturday, May 27, 2006) — Pan’s Labyrinth, a Spanish-Mexican dark fantasy film that centers on Ofelia, a lonely and dreamy child living with her mother and adoptive father, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival. Continue reading ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ premieres at Cannes Film Festival 20 years ago today (May 27 2006)
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‘An Inconvenient Truth’ goes into limited release 20 years ago this hour (May 24 2006)
Video: 'An Inconvenient Truth' trailer
(Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 10:40 a.m. EDT) — An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former U.S. Vice President Al Gore’s campaign to educate citizens about global warming, went into limited release today, opening this morning at AMC Lincoln Square 13 at 1998 Broadway in Manhattan (it had premiered Jan. 24, 2006, at the Sundance Film Festival). Continue reading ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ goes into limited release 20 years ago this hour (May 24 2006)
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‘SOS’ by Rihanna peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (May 13 2006)
(Saturday, May 13, 2006) — “SOS” by Rihanna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (May 13/20/27, 2006).
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‘Bad Day’ by Daniel Powter peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (Apr 8 2006)
(Saturday, April 8, 2006) — “Bad Day” by Daniel Powter peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Apr. 8/15/22/29, May 6, 2006).
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‘Temperature’ by Sean Paul peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (Apr 1 2006)
(Saturday, April 1, 2006) — “Temperature” by Sean Paul peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Social media website Twitter established 20 years ago this hour (Mar 21 2006)
Video: 'From Startup to Elon Musk: The History of Twitter'
(Monday, March 21, 2006, 9:50 p.m. PST) — The social media website Twitter was established with the sending of the first “tweet” by co-founder Jack Dorsey, who wrote: “just setting up my twttr.” Continue reading Social media website Twitter established 20 years ago this hour (Mar 21 2006)
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‘So Sick’ by Ne-Yo peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (Mar 18 2006)
(Saturday, March 18, 2006) — “So Sick” by Ne-Yo peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Mar. 18/25, 2006).
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‘You’re Beautiful’ by James Blunt peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (Mar 11 2006)
(Saturday, March 11, 2006) — “You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Germany finishes first in overall medals as 2006 Winter Olympics concludes in Turin, Italy 20 years ago today (Feb 26 2006)
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.
