Portal:Philadelphia/Philadelphia news/December 2006

• December 21: The Museum of Art and the Academy of the Fine Arts purchase Thomas Eakins's painting, The Gross Clinic. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• December 20: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approves the Foxwoods and SugarHouse Casinos along the Delaware River. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• December 19: Philadelphia 76ers trade Allen Iverson to the Denver Nuggets. (WCAU)
• December 10: The number of homicides in Philadelphia pass 380, making 2006 the deadliest year since 1997. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• December 7: A Taco Bell E. coli outbreak spreads to Philadelphia and its suburbs. (KYW)
• December 5: The Philadelphia School District cuts 175 administrative positions. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• December 5: A Taco Bell E. coli outbreak spreads to suburban Philadelphia. (AP)
• December 2: The Navy wins the 2006 Army–Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field. (AP)