August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days. On August 10, an alleged plot

2006 transatlantic aircraft plot

The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives carried on board at least 10 airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada...

 to detonate ten airliner

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s over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to the general public as London Metropolitan Police arrested alleged conspirators. The month-long conflict

2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict

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 between Israel

Israel

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 and Hezbollah came to a halt after a ceasefire

Ceasefire

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 endorsed by the United Nations Security Council

United Nations Security Council

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 went into effect on August 14. The Fields Medal

Fields Medal

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 was awarded for the first time since 2002 and the International Astronomical Union

International Astronomical Union

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 redefined the term planet

Planet

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, resulting in Pluto

Pluto

Pluto, formal designation 134340 Pluto, is the second-most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the tenth-most-massive body observed directly orbiting the Sun...

losing its planetary status. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 31 days on a Thursday.

The following events also occurred during the month: