Wednesday April 26, 2006

Historical Events

• Anibal Acevedo Vila is the Governor of Puerto Rico. He signed an executive order directing that the budget be used only for security and health services. 43 government agencies will close down while 15 others will continue to provide partial services. 60 other agencies will continue to operate normally. This is due to the fact that the budget ran out before the end the fiscal year.
• University of California at San Diego psychologist Tim Gentner discovered that songbirds can learn simple grammar. This may prove to be contrary to Noam Chomsky’s long-held hypothesis that only humans are capable of understanding recursive grammar.
• Tony Snow has been named White House Press Secretary. (AP via Guardian), (BBC),
• Ukraine celebrates the 20th anniversary the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion. (BBC),
• Snyder Rini, the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, resigns immediately after facing a motion to no confidence in Parliament. This prompted celebrations in Honiara. (NZ Herald) (BBC),
• Ten Egyptian police officers were arrested in connection to the 2006 Dahab bombings that left 24 dead and more than 80 injured on April 24th.
• Two suicide bombers attacked peacekeeping forces in Egypt outside the Nile Delta. No casualties.
• Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond host a two-and-a-half hour evening show on Southern Counties Radio.
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See also

What happened on April 26 in history? Find out the list of April 26th major events

What was 2006 famous for? Discover everything about 2006

Who was born on April 26, 2006?

• Mario Delli Priscoli

Other April 26th famous birthdays

• Melania Trump

  Slovenian model

• Channing Tatum

  American actor and model.

• Tom Welling

  American actor

• Jet Li

  Movie Actor

See all famous people born on April 26th

How old am I?

If April 26, 2006 is your birthday you are 16 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on April 26.

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Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Taurus

Taurus personality

Who should a Taurus marry?

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus

Personality of April born

Chinese Zodiac

Dog

The day of the week was Wednesday.

April 26th marks the 115th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2006.

There are 249 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

April 2006 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Daniel Powter - Bad Day
2. Sean Paul - Temperature
3. T.I. - What You Know
4. LL Cool J - Control Myself
5. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
3. Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me
4. Infernal - From Paris To Berlin
5. Rihanna - SOS

Top #5 R&B songs

1. T.I. - What You Know
2. Mary J. Blige - Be Without You
3. Dem Franchize Boyz Featuring Lil Peanut & Charlay - Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It
4. Busta Rhymes - Touch It
5. Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris - Unpredictable

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Anais - Lo Que Son Las Cosas
2. Wisin & Yandel - Llame Pa' Verte
3. Daddy Yankee - Machucando
4. Tito "El Bambino" El Patron - Caile
5. Daddy Yankee - Rompe

Premier League

• West Ham - Liverpool : 1 - 2

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $64.10
• Apple AAPL: opens at $66.60
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.07
• General Electric GE: opens at $34.07
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $82.84

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 114.82 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1276 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2707 CHF
• 1 USD = 8.0163 CNY
• 1 EUR = 142.88 JPY