Oil prices
rise sharply throughout the year caused by Trouble in the Middle
East, and later Hurricane Katrina.
George W. Bush starts his second term
as 43rd President of the United States.
The Kyoto Protocol which is intended
to cut global emissions of greenhouse gasses comes into effect, without
the support of the United States and Australia.
Earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale
More than 500 people are killed and over 1,000 injured in southern Iran.
Earthquake magnitude 7.6 strikes Kashmir
leaving an estimated 70,000 dead and 70,000 more injured
Earthquake struck off Sumatra, magnitude
of 8.7 it is the second largest earthquake since 1965.
Pope John Paul II dies; over 4 million
people travel to the Vatican to mourn him.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has been
elected as the new Pope, he has taken the name Pope Benedict XVI
MG Rover, the UK's sole remaining volume
producer goes into receivership
Tony Blair elected for third term
The marriage of The Prince of Wales
and Camilla Parker Bowles takes place
The IRA announces end to armed conflict
and gives up its weapons to independent weapons inspectors
Israeli settlers are forced to leave settlements
in the Gaza Strip as part of peace settlement
Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop
military garrison in Lebanon ending its twenty nine year military
occupation
The Disneyland Resort celebrates it
50th birthday
Lance Armstrong wins a record seventh straight
Tours de France before his scheduled retirement
Civil unrest continues in Paris suburbs
President Jacques Chirac announced a national state of emergency
Dennis Rader, the BTK ( Bind, Torture
and Kill, ) serial killer, is charged with 10 counts of murder in Wichita,
Kan
Following 8 years of legal wrangling in the
courts Terri Schiavo's feeding tube is removed and she dies 13
days later.
Hurricane Katrina strikes the Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama coastal areas. Levees separating Lake Pontchartrain
from New Orleans, Louisiana were breached by the surge, ultimately flooding
roughly 80% of the city of New Orleans and 1600 perished
Hurricane Stan hits Mexico and Central
America killing over 1,620 people.
Eric Rudolph (Olympic Park Bomber)
sentenced to multiple life sentences.
A tornado hits western Kentucky and
southwestern Indiana, killing at least 22.
Michael Jackson is found not guilty of Child
Molestation Charges.
New York City's Transport Workers Union
goes on strike for three days, shutting down all New York City Subway
and Bus services.
London Bombings Four explosions rock
the transport network in London, three on the London Underground and
one on a bus. Over 50 deaths were reported, and over 200 injured
London wins the right to stage the
2012 Olympic Games.
Multnomah County Chair Linn, Oregon
announced the county would begin granting licenses for same-sex marriages.
The Oregon Supreme Court nullified nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued
to same-sex couples
A series of explosions led to an enormous
fire at one of Britain's largest oil depots Buncefield oil depot
near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire
President George W Bush at the G8 summit
tells other leaders he will not support legally binding reductions on
carbon emissions
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wins a landslide
victory in Iran's presidential poll
Terrorist Attacks in Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt
kill 90
United States Supreme Court ruled Medicinal
Use Of Marijuana users can be prosecuted for violating federal drug
laws.
President George W. Bush acknowledged
he'd personally authorized a secret eavesdropping program in the U.S.
following Sept. 11
President George W. Bush signed the
new act making it harder for those with large debts to wipe clean their
financial slates by declaring bankruptcy under Chapter 7 "New
Bankruptcy Law"
Popular Culture 2005
Janet Jackson's
breast is briefly exposed by Justin Timberlake during the Super Bowl
halftime show
The highly controversial Fahrenheit
9/11 film opens in US Movie Theaters
Popular Films
Harry Potter
and the Goblet of Fire
Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe
War of the Worlds
King Kong
Madagascar
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Batman Begins
Hitch
Crash
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Walk the Line
Popular Musicians
Mariah Carey
Green Day
50 Cent
Kelly Clarkson
The Black Eyed Peas
Coldplay
Rascal Flatts
Gwen Stefani
The Killers
Kenny Chesney
Keith Urban
Carrie Underwood
Faith Hill
Sugarland
Toby Keith
Eminem
Dave Matthews Band
Gretchen Wilson
Usher
Foo Fighters
Hilary Duff
Madonna
Shania Twain
Weezer
Destiny's Child
Guns N' Roses
Franz Ferdinand
Technology 2005
Steve Fossett
breaks world record by completing the first non-stop, non-refueled,
solo flight around the world in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer.
The Superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes
its first flight from Toulouse.
Microsoft releases the Xbox 360 gaming console
in North America.
The Spanish flu virus is reconstructed and
shown to be closely related to the Avian flu virus.
Research by the Women's Health Initiative
(WHI) suggests that women who take Hormone Replacement Therapy are more
at risk from breast cancer, heart disease and stroke.
