The Iraqi Civil War continues: In Baghdad, a bomb explodes following a mortar attack. At least 104 Iraqi citizens lose their lives.
NOTE: Meanwhile only three members of the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) lost their lives.
[added 3/9/2024]
The Federal Open Market Committee, reacting to concerns about the subprime lending crisis, cuts its Federal Funds Rate target from 4.25 percent to 3.50 percent, the biggest one-day interest rate reduction on record.
[added 3/9/2024]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Bombs Kill at Least 104 in Shiite Areas
www.truth-Out.org/article/bombs-kill-least-104-shiite-areas
Home and Away Iraq and Afghanistan War Casualties – CNN.com.htm
www.CNN.com/SPECIALS/war.cassalties/table.iraq.html?sortby=date&ski=4&field=table_year&key=%222006%22#top
http://minerals.ssgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gold/300798.pdf
minerals.ssgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gold/300798.pdf
Chronology of Significant Events
www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/LatestEconData/Chronology/chronology.htm
Current U.s. National Debt:
