Timeline May 2006

Events in May 2006 5

• 2006 2006 World Snooker Championship Graeme Dott Victory Winner: Graeme Dott; Runner-up: Peter Ebdon. Score: 18–14.
• 2006 Father Earl Woods dies Loss of his mentor and closest confidant Woods's father, Earl Woods, who had introduced him to golf and served as his closest mentor and confidant, died of cancer in May 2006. Tiger took several weeks away from competition to grieve, later saying the loss profoundly affected his outlook on the game and life.
• 2006 Pearl Jam release Pearl Jam The Avocado album Their self-titled eighth album.
• 2006 An Inconvenient Truth released Al Gore's climate change documentary The documentary, built around Al Gore's slideshow presentation on global warming, was released in US theaters. It became a surprise box-office success and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film helped push climate change into mainstream public debate.
• 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest #1 film of 2006 — $1.07bn worldwide Directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp. Captain Jack Sparrow races to find the heart of Davy Jones to avoid becoming his slave.