03/01/2022 · Natural disasters dominated the news in 2005. A devastating storm, Hurricane Katrina, and its aftermath was the top story for the year. U.S. editors and news directors overwhelmingly picked the lethal hurricane and the deadly flooding which ravaged New Orleans, in The Associated Press' (AP) annual vote. Many international editors concurred with ...

Mar 28 The 2005 Sumatran earthquake rocks Indonesia, and at magnitude 8.7 is the second strongest earthquake since 1960. Mar 28 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: 48-year old Fred Funk becomes oldest event winner, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Luke Donald, Tom Lehman, and Scott Verplank.

Important world events of 2005. 1. The failure of the European Constitution. By voting against the European Constitutional Treaty at a national referendum, France caused heated debates on the future of the European Union. 2.

05/02/2010 · Apr 26 Syria withdraws the last ofits military garrison from Lebanon, ending 29 years of military occupation. May 4 In Iraq, at least 60 peopleare killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bombing at a Kurdish police recruitmentcenter in Irbil, northern Iraq.

September 30 – Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, sparking outrage and violent riots by Muslims around the world. October. October 3 – The second solar eclipse of 2005 was an annular event, occurring at descending node in Virgo. This was 4.8 days after the Moon reached apogee.

2005 in Sport Feb 7 Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world taking 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes 33 seconds Jul 24 92nd Tour de France: no winner; Lance Armstrong retires after winning a record seventh consecutive victory but disqualified in 2012 for doping

Important world events of 2005. 1. The failure of the European Constitution. By voting against the European Constitutional Treaty at a national referendum, France caused heated debates on the future of the European Union. 2.

29/08/2005 · 2005 Prices including Wages, Houses, Food and Gas, Events include Live 8 benefit concerts, Hurricane Katrina, Video-sharing website YouTube was founded, Kyoto Protocol, Pope John Paul II dies, Pope Benedict XVI new Pope ...

26/04/2021 · On August 25, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the U.S. as a strong Category 3 or low Category 4 storm. It quickly became the biggest natural disaster in U.S. history, almost destroying New Orleans entirely due to severe flooding. Hurricane Rita quickly followed Katrina, only making matters worse.