2005 Year in Review

Updated February 28, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Top events for the nation and the world

American soldiers search for insurgents in Mosul, Iraq

Incendiary Political Remarks, 2005
Who suggested we assassinate a South American president?
Places in the News, 2005
Which country allowed its people to vote for the first time?
People in the News, 2005
Which U.S. Senator championed this year's most infamous example of pork barrel spending, the so-called bridge to nowhere?
War and Peace, 2005
Which country engaged in a bloodless coup in March?
Notable Books, 2005
In the book Freakonomics, what does the author say is even more dangerous to children than guns?

News of the Nation
Hurricane Katrina • The War in Iraq • Congressional politicking • Supreme Court nominations • The Economy
News of the World
Asian tsunami • Terrorism in London • Withdrawal from Gaza • Iran's Nuclear brinksmanship • Lebanon's Revolution

News: Month by Month
Detailed chronology of the news each month, covering national and international events
Iraq Conflict Timeline
From Iraqi elections to an entrenched insurgency
Hurricane Katrina Timeline
From a tropical storm to a full blown catastrophe
Supreme Court Decisions
Rulings on displays of religious symbols, eminent domain, and file sharing
Significant Armed Conflicts
Darfur, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kashmir
Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts
Peace in Aceh and southern Sudan

People in the News
Jack Abramoff • Harriet Miers • Rafael Palmeiro • W. Mark Felt • Judith Miller • John Murtham • Jennifer Wilbanks • Cindy Sheehan
Deaths in 2005
Rosa Parks • Johnny Carson • John Paul II • Eugene McCarthy • William Rehnquist • Hunter S. Thompson • Saul Bellow • Richard Pryor

Science Discoveries 2005
Oldest human skulls • T. rex soft tissue • Mind control • Earthlings Attack Comet • A Tenth Planet?
Hurricane Season in 2005
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active and devasting in 154 years
Disasters in 2005
Earthquakes in 2005
Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes in 2005
Volcanic Eruptions 2005

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