2006

Key events from 2006

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2006

  • Twitter launches, introducing the concept of microblogging and fundamentally changing how people communicate and share information globally.
  • North Korea conducts its first nuclear weapon test, escalating tensions and becoming the world’s ninth nuclear-armed nation.
  • Saddam Hussein is executed by hanging after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by an Iraqi tribunal.

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