- January 16
- In Scottsdale, Arizona, the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction is held, over six days. A 1967 silver Corvette coupe, the last Sting Ray built, sells for US$600,000. [8]
- January 18
- US investment bank Merrill Lynch announces 2006 profit of US$10.4 billion, the most successful year in its history. [132.86]
- January 21
- New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson announces plans to run for President in 2008. [452.125]
- January 24
- In Giles County, Virginian, USA a meteor sighting if followed by a thundering tremor. [521]
- January 28
- A battle between insurgents and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops kills 300 suspected terrorists in Najaf, Iraq. [38]
- January 30
- Microsoft releases the Windows Vista operating system for personal computers. [4] [38]
- January 31
- Delta Air Lines creditors officially reject US Airways' hostile takeover bid. [38]
- The Mooninite scare occurs in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, when devices used in a guerrilla marketing campaign for the animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force are mistaken for improvised explosive devices. [38]
- February 2
- Three tornadoes cross a 70-mile path across Florida, USA, killing 21, injuring 100, destroying 1500 homes and mobile homes. [38] [290.18]
- February 4
- The Indianapolis Colts defeat the Chicago Bears 29-17 in NFL's Super Bowl XLI, played at Dolphin Stadium, Miami, Florida. [38]
- Meteors and fireballs are reported in several states in the Midwestern USA. [521]
- February 7
- HSBC announces it is setting aside US$10 billion to cover bad loans in its US mortgage division. [132.88]
- February 10
- U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois announces a presidential bid in Springfield, Illinois, USA. [38]
- February 12
- An armed gunman shoots and kills five people at the Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, before being killed by the police, bringing the evening's rampage death toll to six. [38]
- February 15
- The US Mint releases the George Washington Presidential dollar to circulation. [417.10] [442.5] (February 16 [487.4])
- In Ohio, USA, a meteor streaks across the sky, creating a sonic boom. [521]
- February 25
- The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The Departed wins Best Picture. [38]
- February 27
- At the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a Taliban suicide attack kills 23. Visiting US Vice President Dick Cheney is not injured. [38]
- February (month)
- U.S. government budget deficit for the month is a record US$119.99 billion. [35]
- March 6
- In the USA, Mega Millions sets a new world record for the highest lottery jackpot of US$370 million. [38]
- March 12
- Representative Ron Paul of Texas announces his candidacy for President of the US in 2008. [452.125]
- March 23
- Eight human skeletons are discovered in Fort Myers, Florida, later linked to suspected serial killer Daniel Conahan. [38]
- April 2
- New Century, a large American mortgage lender, files for bankruptcy protection. [132.88]
- April 12
- In the USA, Don Imus is fired by CBS for making controversial comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team. [38]
- April 17
- Student Cho Seung-hui kills 32 people plus himself at the premises of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. [142.42] (April 16 [38])
- April 19
- US and allied air forces conduct massive exercises over South Korea with over 500 planes. [38]
- April 25
- The Eliasberg specimen of the US 1913 Liberty Head nickel is sold for $5 million. [560.18]
- US Representative Dennis Kucinich (Democrat-Ohio), introduces articles to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. [38]
- In the USA, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 135.95 points to close at 13089.89; its first close above 13000 in its history. [38] [227]
- May 4
- Executive Directive 51, which specifies the procedures for continuity of the federal government of the United States in the event of a "catastrophic emergency" is signed by President George W. Bush. [38]
- Tornado strikes Greensburg, Kansas, killing at least 12 and destroying about 90 percent of the town. [38]
- May 9
- Subtropical storm Andrea forms off the coast of Florida, the earliest subtropical storm since Ana in 2003. [38]
- May 14
- A meteor likely causes a 2.1-magnitude earthquake in Hubbardton, Vermont, USA. [521]
- May 26
- In Woburn, Massachusetts, USA a meteorite punches a hole through a warehouse roof. [521]
- June 1
- U.S. warships bombard a Somali village where Islamic militants had set up a base. [38]
- June 2
- Four people are charged with a terror plot to blow up JFK International Airport in New York. [38]
- June 6
- The Anaheim Mighty Ducks defeat the Ottawa Senators 4 games to 1 to win the NHL's Stanley Cup. [38]
- June 8
- The Space Shuttle Atlantis is successfully launched on mission STS-117. [38]
- June 10
- The 61st Tony Awards, honoring Broadway theatres' best shows, takes place at Radio City Music Hall. [38]
- June 15
- In the USA, Bob Barker makes his last appearance on TV show The Price is Right. [38]
- June 18
- Nine Charleston, South Carolina firefighters are killed by a roof collapse while battling a furniture store fire. [38]
- June 24
- A wildfire starts in South Lake Tahoe eventually destroying 254 homes in the area. [38]
- June 28
- The US Fish and Wildlife Service announces it would remove the bald eagle from the endangered species list. [96.31] [677.20]
- June 29
- Apple's new iPhone is released in the USA. [38] [96.65]
- (month unknown)
- Rare Coin Wholesalers of California sells a 1792 half disme graded MS-68 by NGC to the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation in California for US$1.5 million. [435.60]
- July 2
- US President George Bush annuls the 30-month prison sentence given to Lewis Libby for perjury and obstruction of justice. [96.13]
- July 4
- The 50-star U.S. flag becomes the longest-flying American flag, replacing the 48-star flag that flew from 1912 to 1959. [38]
- July 8
- Boeing launches the new Boeing 787. [38]
- July 10
- A Cessna 310R twin-engine airplane crashes into two homes in Sanford, Florida, killing three adults and two children. [38]
- July 15
- In Tacoma, Washington, USA, the second span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens to traffic, making it the longest twin suspension bridge in the world. [38]
- July 16
- The US State Department imposes restrictions on importation of ancient coins "of Cypriot types" issued before 225 BCE. [405.18]
- July 18
- At the height of rush hour in New York City a major steam pipe bursts, releasing millions of gallons of boiling water and super heated steam. Only one fatality occurs, a pedestrian who goes into cardiac arrest. [38]
- July 19
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 14,000 for the first time in history. [38] [132.89] [227]
- July 21
- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney serves as Acting President for two and a half hours, while President George W. Bush undergoes a colonoscopy procedure. [38]
- July 23
- The US dollar drops to US$2.06 against the British pound sterling, the lowest since 1981. [101.80]
- July 26
- A 50-pound chunk of white ice crashes through the roof of a house, in Dubuque, Iowa, USA. Other large chunks of ice fall from the clear sky, tearing through nearby trees. [521]
- July 27
- Two television news helicopters collide in midair while covering a police chase in Phoenix, Arizona, killing both pilots and two photojournalists. [38]
- July 30
- New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits U.S. President George W. Bush for the first time as Prime Minister. [38]
- August 1
- The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge on I-35W over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota between University Avenue and Washington Avenue collapses at 6:05 pm CST during the later part of rush hour, killing 13 people. [38]
- August 4
- At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA launches a Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Phoenix lander to explore the north of Mars. (The Phoenix will successfully land and return pictures in May 2008.) [38] [57]
- August 6
- The Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County, Utah collapses, trapping six miners. [38]
- American Home Mortgage files for bankruptcy. [132.89]
- August 7
- At AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, San Francisco Giants' player Barry Bonds surpasses Hank Aaron as the all-time home run leader with his 756th home run. During the 10-minute celebration following the historic homer, a video message is played on the scoreboard in which Aaron congratulates the left fielder for breaking the 33-year old record. [5] [38] [56]
- August 8
- The Space Shuttle Endeavour is successfully launched on mission STS-118. [38]
- August 9
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average loses 387.18 points, its largest single-day drop since February 27. [38]
- Large French bank B.N.P. Paribas suspends withdrawals from three of its mutual funds, due to investments in American subprime securities. [132.89] [190.92]
- August 10
- The US Federal Reserve announces it would lend banks as much cash as necessary to keep money markets operating smoothly. [132.89]
- August 11
- A likely meteor shower is reported over Sonora, California. [521]
- August 14
- American toy-maker Mattel announces a recall of 436,000 toy cars painted lead-based paint and 18 million toys containing small magnets that could be swallowed by children. All were made in China. [45.58]
- August 15
- Shares in large American mortgage lender Countrywide Financial fall 13 percent, following a stock analyst's rating switch from buy to sell. [45.63] [132.89]
- August 16
- The Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County, Utah, collapses a second time, killing three rescue workers and injuring six more. [38]
- José Padilla is convicted in the USA of conspiracy to murder individuals overseas, conspiracy to materially aid terrorists, and materially aiding terrorists in fact. Padilla had first been arrested in May 2002. [68.32]
- August 17
- Disney film High School Musical 2 is shown on TV in the USA, becoming the single most-watched basic cable telecast, with about 17.2 million viewers. [6]
- The US Federal Reserve reduces the discount rate from 6.25 to 5.75 percent. [68.9,68]
- August 20
- NASDAQ announces its intention to sell its 31 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange. [68.66]
- August 21
- STS-118 lands at the Kennedy Space Center, completing Space Shuttle Endeavour's 19th flight. [38]
- August 27
- United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announces his resignation, to be effective September 17. [38] [77.23]
- August 30
- United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident in which a B-52 flies from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base, Lousiana carrying six nuclear warheads. [38]
- September 3
- Steve Fossett takes off from a private airstip in western Nevada, then he and the plane vanish. [35] [136.106]
- September 9
- Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega finishes 15 years in Miami, Florida Prison for drug trafficking. [81.48]
- September 12
- US dollar falls to new low versus euro: $1.39. [81.10]
- September 18
- The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates in the U.S. by half a point (0.5 percent) for the first time since 2006 to ease the ongoing panic in the financial markets due to the subprime mortgage crisis. [38]
- September 20
- The Native American $1 Coin Act is signed into law. [399.5]
- September 21
- The Canadian dollar reaches parity with the American dollar for the first time since 1976. [375.41]
- September 24
- The One Laptop Per Child organization launches the Give 1 Get 1 marketing plan. For US$399, a buyer will purchase two XO computers, receiving one in early 2008, with the other being sent to a child in Cambodia, Rwanda, Afghanistan, or Haiti. [4]
- September 25
- Microsoft releases the Halo 3 video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA. (First day sales: US$170 million, a record. Worldwide sales in the first week: US$300 million, 3.3 million units.) [9] [38]
- July-September
- American automaker General Motors reports a US$39 billion loss for the quarter. [95.8]
- October 1
- Citigroup and UBS announce writedowns of US$9.3 billion of debt due to the credit crisis. [188.85]
- October 3
- Hundreds of witnesses report seeing a flaming ball cross the skies of Minnesota, accompanied by a sonic boom, and a rain of debris. [521]
- October 5
- Merrill Lynch announces it would write off about US$5 billion in investments for the quarter, its largest trading loss ever. [132.90]
- October 9
- SAB Miller and Molson Coors announce a joint venture, MillerCoors, to better compete with Anheuser-Busch in the US market. [189.72]
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at a high of 14,164.53. [227]
- October 10
- The SuccessTech Academy school shooting occurs in Cleveland, Ohio. [38]
- The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives passes a resolution calling the Ottoman empire's slaughter of Armenians in 1915-23 genocide. [190.16]
- October 12
- Oracle announces a hostile bid of US$6.7 billion for BEA company. [190.85]
- October 15
- Fox Television Stations Group launches a new business television cable channel in the USA. [189.70]
- October
- Stack's auctions a US 1894-S Barber dime in Proof 64 condition for $1,552,500. [548.79]
- October 20
- Georgia's governor Sonny Perdue declares a state of emergency due to drought conditions. [38]
- Jungle (open) primary election are held for governor and the legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. [38]
- (to November 9) Wildfires in Southern California result in the evacuation of more than one million people and destruction of over 1,600 homes and businesses. Total damage estimate is US$1 billion. [38] [191.37]
- October 22
- Mexico and the USA agree on a plan for the US to pay US$1.4 billion in aid over three years for Mexico to fight drug traffickers. [191.46]
- October 23
- The Space Shuttle Discovery is successfully launched on mission STS-120. [38]
- October 24
- Merrill Lynch publishes its third quarter financial results, including a US$8.4 billion write-down resulting from bad mortgage loans. This is the company's first quarterly loss in six years. [132.91] [191.79]
- The inaugural Caesars Palace Classic poker tournament is won by David Singer, winning US$1 million. [312.18]
- October 28
- The Boston Red Sox win the 2007 World Series in a four-game sweep against the Colorado Rockies. [38]
- November 3
- In California, the Urban Challenge is held, a competition sponsored by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency to design a robot car capable of negotiating urban streets and normal traffic. The US$2 million first prize is won by engineers from Carnegie Mellon University for a pilotless Chevrolet Tahoe. [38] [95.100]
- November
- Heritage Auction Galleries sells a US 1927-D Saint-Gaudens double eagle MS-67 for $1,897,500. [548.79]
- November 27
- The Annapolis Conference, a peace conference trying to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, is held in Annapolis, Maryland in the United States. [38]
- December 2
- Activision and Vivendi Games announce a merger, to be called Activision Blizzard. The US$18.9 billion deal is the biggest ever in the videogame industry. [9]
- December 4
- Michael A. Newdow, attorney and founder of the First Amendmist Church of True Science, initiates lawsuits challenging government-sanctioned references to God, and the statute that requires "In God We Trust" to appear on all American coins and paper currency. (The case is decided March 11, 2010, ruling he does not have legal right to challenge the statute that made "In God We Trust" the National Motto.) [389.54]
- December 5
- 19-year old Robert A. Hawkins shoots eight people dead and injures five at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, then commits suicide. [38]
- December 12
- The Society of the Cincinatti badge of George Washington (later owned by the Marquis de Lafayette) is sold at auction by Sotheby's for US$5.3 million. [464.74]
- The US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Canada, and the Swiss National Bank announce a joint plan to ease liquidity crisis in global money markets. [103.81]
- December 13
- Former US Senator George J. Mitchell publicly releases a report accusing 88 retired and active Major League Baseball players of anabolic steroid use. [38]
- December 19
- An explosion and fire at the T2 Laboratories facility in Jacksonville, Florida kills four and injures 14. [38]
- December 20
- A group of activist Lakota Indians send a letter to the United States State Department declaring their secession from the Union. [38]
- December 25
- An escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo kills one person and injures two others. [38]
- December 31
- The massive Big Dig construction project in Boston, Massachusetts ends. [5] [38]
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