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Rosa Parks Dies
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks died on October 24, 2005, at age 92 in her Detroit apartment, after a years-long decline attributed to progressive dementia diagnosed in 2004. Born February 4, 1913, in T...
October 24, 2005
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Rosa Parks Dies
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks died on October 24, 2005, at age 92 in her Detroit apartment, after a years-long decline attributed to progressive demen...
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Saddam Hussein's Trial Begins
On 19 October 2005, the trial of Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq...
John Roberts Confirmed as Chief Justice of the Unite...
On September 29, 2005, the U.S. Senate confirmed John G. Roberts Jr. as the 1...
Angela Merkel Elected Chancellor of Germany
On September 18, 2005, Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union/Christian S...
Israeli Disengagement from the Gaza Strip
In August 2005, Israel carried out a unilateral withdrawal of all its militar...
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Dover Trial Rejects Intelligent Design in Schools
On December 20, 2005, a federal judge ruled that Intelligent Design cannot be...
World's First Partial Face Transplant
On November 27, 2005, a surgical team in Amiens, France, performed the world'...
Xbox 360 launch
Microsoft's Xbox 360 launched in North America on November 22, 2005 — the Tue...
Guitar Hero launch
Guitar Hero launched on November 8, 2005, exclusively for the PlayStation 2, ...
Arts & Culture
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and th...
*The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* was released...
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee, is a neo-Western romantic drama that...
The Colbert Report premiere
The Colbert Report debuted on Comedy Central on October 17, 2005, as a spin-o...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Released
J.K. Rowling's sixth Harry Potter novel released July 16, 2005, selling 9 mil...
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Dover Trial Rejects Intelligent Design in ...
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Wi...
Dec 09
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Brokeback Mountain
Dec 09
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World's First Partial Face Transplant
Nov 27
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Elected President of...
Nov 23
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