Table of Contents

Index of 2005 Knowledge Base

A complete map of all content, organized by category. See also TIMELINE.md for the chronological view.

History & Politics (index)

Topic	Description
Iraqi Parliamentary Elections	Iraq’s first multi-party elections since 1953, January 30.
Kyoto Protocol enters force	International climate treaty took legal effect February 16.
Pope John Paul II dies	26-year papacy ended April 2; succeeded by Benedict XVI.
7/7 London bombings	Four coordinated suicide bomb attacks on London’s transit, July 7.

Science & Technology (index)

Topic	Description
Huygens lands on Titan	First landing in the outer solar system, January 14.
YouTube founded	Video-sharing platform registered February 14.
Deep Impact mission	First active excavation of a comet’s interior, July 4.

Arts & Culture (index)

Topic	Description
Star Wars Episode III released	Completed the prequel trilogy, May 19.
Brokeback Mountain released	Watershed LGBTQ+ film, premiered December 9.

Society & Economics (index)

Topic	Description
Hurricane Katrina	Devastating Category 3 storm struck August 29, ~1,800 deaths.

People (index)

Topic	Description
Angela Merkel elected Chancellor	Germany’s first female Chancellor, September 18.
Rosa Parks dies	Civil rights icon died October 24 aged 92.