What Happened on June 29, 2006

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.

Famous Deaths

Fabián Bielinsky, Argentinean film director (b. 1959)
Lloyd Richards, Canadian-American theaterical director (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone), dies at 87
Randy Walker, American football fullback (Miami University) and coach (Miami University 1990-98, Northwestern University 1999-2005), dies of a heart attack at 52

2006 Highlights