Question: what important events happened in 2006 in the u.s?
Answer: January 2. ... 
January 3 – Twelve dead coal miners and one survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia.
January 5. ... 
January 6. ... 
January 7 – Embroiled in multiple scandals, former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announces he will not seek to reassume his former post.
January 9.