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Major Events of 2006
Sports
- MLB 2006: World Series
St. Louis Cardinals win 4-2 against the Detroit Tigers
-Oct 21... St. Louis 7 at Detroit 2
-Oct 22... St. Louis 1 at Detroit 3
-Oct 24... Detroit 0 at St. Louis 5
-Oct 26... Detroit 4 at St Louis 5
-Oct 27...Detroit 2 at St Louis 4
- NFL
Super Bowl XL
Pittsburgh Steelers win 21-10 against Seattle Seahawks
-Super Bowl Box Score
Pittsburgh...0 7 7 7- 21
Seattle...... 3 0 7 0- 10
- Professional Golf
Men's Major Winners
-The Masters: Phil Mickelson...-7 to par
-US Open: Geoff Ogilvy...+5 to par
-British Open: Tiger Woods...-18 to par
-PGA Championship: Tiger Woods...-18 to par
Women's Major Winners
-Kraft Nabisco Championship: Karrie Webb...-9 to par
-US Women's Open: Annika Sorenstam
-LPGA Championship: Se Ri Pak...-8 to par
-Weetabix Women's British Open: Sherri Steinhauer...-7 to par
Popular Songs
1 Daniel Powter Bad Day
2 Sean Paul Temperature
3 Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland Promiscuous
4 James Blunt You're Beautiful
5 Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean Hips Don't Lie
6 Natasha Bedingfield Unwritten
7 Gnarls Barkley Crazy
8 Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone Ridin'
9 Justin Timberlake Sexyback
10 Beyonce feat. Slim Thug Check on It
Popular Movies
- The Departed
- The Prestige
- 300
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- V for Vendetta
- The Lives of Others
- Casino Royale
- The Holiday
- The Fountain
- Childern of Men
- Best Picture: Crash
- Best Director: Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
- Best Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman for Capote
- Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line
- Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney for Syriana
- Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener
Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"- Green Day
- Song of the Year: "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"- U2
- Album of the Year: "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"- U2
- Best New Artist: John Legend
Nobel Prizes
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- Peace: Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below".
- Physiology or Medicine: Andrew Fire and Craig Mello "for their discovery of RNA interference-gene silencing by double-stranded RNA".
- Economic Sciences: Edmund S. Phelps "for his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy".
- Chemistry: Roger D. Kornberg "for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription".
- Physics: John C. Mather and George F. Smoot "for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation".
- Literature: Orhan Pamuk "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures".
Pulitzer Prizes
- Public Service: Times-Picayune and the Sun Herald
- National Reporting: James Risen and Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times
- International Reporting: Joseph Kahn and Jim Yardley, New York Times
- Editorial Writing: Rick Attig and Doug Bates, The Oregonian
- Editorial Cartooning: Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Commentary: Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times
- Criticism: Robin Givhan, Washington Post
- Feature Writing: Jim Sheeler, Rockey Mountain News
- Beat Reporting: Dana Priest, Washington Post
- Explanatory Reporting: The Chicago Tribune, Staff
- Investigative Reporting: Susan Schmidt, James Grimaldi, and R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington Post
- Breaking News: Staff of Times-Picayune
- Fiction: Geraldine Brooks, March
- Biography/Autobiography: Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin, American Prometheus:The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- History: David Oshinsky, Polio: An American Story
- Poetry: Claudia Emerson, Late Wife
- General Nonfiction: Caroline Elkins, Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
- Music: Yehudi Wyner, Piano Concerto: Chiavi in Mano
Major Events of 2006
Sports
- MLB 2006: World Series
St. Louis Cardinals win 4-2 against the Detroit Tigers
-Oct 21... St. Louis 7 at Detroit 2
-Oct 22... St. Louis 1 at Detroit 3
-Oct 24... Detroit 0 at St. Louis 5
-Oct 26... Detroit 4 at St Louis 5
-Oct 27...Detroit 2 at St Louis 4
- NFL
Super Bowl XL
Pittsburgh Steelers win 21-10 against Seattle Seahawks
-Super Bowl Box Score
Pittsburgh...0 7 7 7- 21
Seattle...... 3 0 7 0- 10 - Professional Golf
Men's Major Winners
-The Masters: Phil Mickelson...-7 to par
-US Open: Geoff Ogilvy...+5 to par
-British Open: Tiger Woods...-18 to par
-PGA Championship: Tiger Woods...-18 to par
Women's Major Winners
-Kraft Nabisco Championship: Karrie Webb...-9 to par
-US Women's Open: Annika Sorenstam
-LPGA Championship: Se Ri Pak...-8 to par
-Weetabix Women's British Open: Sherri Steinhauer...-7 to par
Popular Songs
1 Daniel Powter Bad Day
2 Sean Paul Temperature
3 Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland Promiscuous
4 James Blunt You're Beautiful
5 Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean Hips Don't Lie
6 Natasha Bedingfield Unwritten
7 Gnarls Barkley Crazy
8 Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone Ridin'
9 Justin Timberlake Sexyback
10 Beyonce feat. Slim Thug Check on It
Popular Movies
- The Departed
- The Prestige
- 300
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- V for Vendetta
- The Lives of Others
- Casino Royale
- The Holiday
- The Fountain
- Childern of Men
- Best Picture: Crash
- Best Director: Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain
- Best Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman for Capote
- Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon for Walk the Line
- Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney for Syriana
- Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz for The Constant Gardener
Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"- Green Day
- Song of the Year: "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"- U2
- Album of the Year: "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"- U2
- Best New Artist: John Legend
Nobel Prizes
.
- Peace: Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below".
- Physiology or Medicine: Andrew Fire and Craig Mello "for their discovery of RNA interference-gene silencing by double-stranded RNA".
- Economic Sciences: Edmund S. Phelps "for his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy".
- Chemistry: Roger D. Kornberg "for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription".
- Physics: John C. Mather and George F. Smoot "for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation".
- Literature: Orhan Pamuk "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures".
Pulitzer Prizes
- Public Service: Times-Picayune and the Sun Herald
- National Reporting: James Risen and Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times
- International Reporting: Joseph Kahn and Jim Yardley, New York Times
- Editorial Writing: Rick Attig and Doug Bates, The Oregonian
- Editorial Cartooning: Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Commentary: Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times
- Criticism: Robin Givhan, Washington Post
- Feature Writing: Jim Sheeler, Rockey Mountain News
- Beat Reporting: Dana Priest, Washington Post
- Explanatory Reporting: The Chicago Tribune, Staff
- Investigative Reporting: Susan Schmidt, James Grimaldi, and R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington Post
- Breaking News: Staff of Times-Picayune
- Fiction: Geraldine Brooks, March
- Biography/Autobiography: Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin, American Prometheus:The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- History: David Oshinsky, Polio: An American Story
- Poetry: Claudia Emerson, Late Wife
- General Nonfiction: Caroline Elkins, Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
- Music: Yehudi Wyner, Piano Concerto: Chiavi in Mano
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