Iron Lady of Monrovia: Africa Elects Its First Woman President
On January 16, 2006, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in as president of Liberia, becoming the first woman ever elected to lead an African nation.
Tales from the year 2006
The Day the Solar System Lost a Planet
On August 24, 2006, astronomers in Prague voted to strip Pluto of its planet status — and the world has been arguing about it ever since.
The First North Korean Nuclear Test
On October 9, 2006, North Korea announced its first underground nuclear test — a sub-kiloton blast that reshaped global security.