What major events happened in the world in 2005?

What Happened in 2005 Major News Events, Popular Culture, History Prices

  • Live 8 benefit concerts. The Live 8 benefit concerts are held during July.
  • Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina strikes the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coastal areas.
  • Cosmos 1 Mission.
  • United States.
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  • 43rd President.
  • Kyoto Protocol.
  • Liberia.

What was trending in 2005?

1: “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” 2: “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” 3: “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” 4: “War of the Worlds”

What happened in the world in July 2005?

On the morning of July 7, 2005, bombs are detonated in three crowded London subways and one bus during the peak of the city’s rush hour. The synchronized suicide bombings, which were thought to be the work of al-Qaida, killed 56 people including the bombers and injured another 700.

What was the biggest news story of 2005?

Hurricane Katrina wreaks catastrophic damage on the Gulf coast; more than 1,000 die and millions are left homeless.

What major events happened in 2006 in the United States?

Introduction. 2006. The headlines in 2006 were marked by death, scandal and politics: 12 die in Sago Mine disaster.

  • Sago Mine disaster. January 5.
  • Immigration protests. April 10.
  • McCartney-Mills separate. May 17.
  • Enron trial. May 25.
  • Al-Zarqawi killed. June 7.
  • World Cup final. July 9.
  • Mumbai train blasts. July 11.

    • What was happening in September 2005?

    By the closing bell the NASDAQ and Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped two percent. President George W. Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and top economic advisers gave the markets a favorable bump after a noon meeting to consider financial impacts of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. (MarketWatch)