July 2006 in the United States

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July 31, 2006 (Monday)
July 28, 2006 (Friday)
July 27, 2006 (Thursday)
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July 25, 2006 (Tuesday)
July 24, 2006 (Monday)
July 23, 2006 (Sunday)
July 20, 2006 (Thursday)
  • The U.S. grand jury investigating baseball player Barry Bonds convicted him of perjury and tax evasion charges, sentencing him to 25 years in jail. All his homeruns for the year are to be stricken from the record books. Bonds' trainer, Greg Anderson was released from a federal prison in Dublin, California, after having been jailed for refusing to give evidence.

(ESPN.com), (Forbes) (NBC)

July 19, 2006 (Wednesday)
July 18, 2006 (Tuesday)
July 17, 2006 (Monday)
July 15, 2006 (Saturday)
July 13, 2006 (Thursday)
  • Merck & Co. wins a trial over a grandmother's claim that its Vioxx painkiller caused her to have a heart attack, reducing pressure on the company to settle 12,000 other cases about the drug. (Bloomberg)
July 12, 2006 (Wednesday)
  • The United States is considering establishing an independent command for South Korean troops. South Korea has command of its forces during peacetime, but currently the United States would take control if there were a war. (Reuters)
  • Condoleezza Rice says Iran's rejection of the international incentives program will force the major powers to take decisions in the United Nations Security Council. (Reuters)
July 11, 2006 (Tuesday)
July 10, 2006 (Monday)
July 9, 2006 (Sunday)
July 8, 2006 (Saturday)
July 7, 2006 (Friday)
July 6, 2006 (Thursday)
July 5, 2006 (Wednesday)
July 4, 2006 (Tuesday)
July 3, 2006 (Monday)
July 2, 2006 (Sunday)
July 1, 2006 (Saturday)

References

  1. Midwest suffers as heat bears down Carla Johnson, Associated Press, appearing in Houston Chronicle, July 31, 2006 (July 21 total + 163).
  2. Triple-digit heat hangs on in East, Midwest Desmond Butler, Associated Press, appearing in the Houston Chronicle, August 3, 2006 (July 21 + Cal at 164 + 13).
  3. Front brings East Coast temperatures down, Verena Dobnik, Associated Press, appearing in the Houston Chronicle, August 4, 2006 (July 21 + Cal at 164 + 39). Note, however that later United Press International reporting on August 9 quotes California state Office of Emergency Services as counting 106 confirmed deaths, with 35 deaths "believed to be caused by heat stress or exhaustion.
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