Operation Overt was one of Britain’s biggest counter-terrorism investigations as well as being one of the most successful. MI5 and Scotland Yard monitored the UK cell, while U.S. and Pakistani intelligence helped trace its links to Al-Qaeda figures in Pakistan. The operation ended after Pakis

On August 8th, 2006, the Jonas Brothers released their debut album It’s About Time and almost nobody noticed. After months of delays, mall shows, support slots and soundtrack work, the album peaked at just 91 and Columbia soon dropped the band. But one song was already taking off on Radio Disney:

On August 6, 2006, Flavor of Love returned with an infamous reality-TV moment. The staircase incident was humiliating but it also showed just how far VH1’s “Celebreality” era was willing to go for ratings. #FlavorOfLove #RealityTV #VH1 #2000sNostalgia #flavorflav

By the early 2000s, Steve Burns had already left, children's television was changing, and Nickelodeon was trying to evolve one of its biggest preschool brands rather than simply ending it. Blue's Room was an experiment that gave Blue a voice, replaced the famous three-clue format, and a

On July 30, 2006, Top of the Pops ended its weekly run after 42 years on British television. From the Beatles and Bowie to Nirvana and the Spice Girls, it helped define how generations discovered pop music but the show now carries a much darker undertone because of Jimmy Savile’s prominent role.

Ashanti, Woody Allen, Nicolas Cage and Jamie Foxx were all battling for moviegoers on July 28, 2006, as Scoop, The Ant Bully, Miami Vice and John Tucker Must Die hit U.S. theaters. #johntuckermustdie #miamivice #theantbully #scoop #2000sMovies

On July 28, 2006, Mel Gibson was arrested for DUI in Malibu but the leaked police report quickly turned a celebrity arrest into a major Hollywood scandal. The fallout reached from The Passion of the Christ to Apocalypto, his attempted comeback, and eventually Hacksaw Ridge. #MelGibson #tmz