Society & Economics
Disasters, public health, law, and the social and economic forces of 2005.
Every Society & Economics article in the 2005 knowledge base. Use the topic filters to narrow by sub-topic.
2005 French Riots
The 2005 French riots were three weeks of civil unrest that swept the suburbs (*banlieues*) of Pa...
Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded in October 2005, its cen...
2005 Kashmir Earthquake
At 08:50:38 local time (03:50:38 UTC) on October 8, 2005, a moment-magnitude 7.6 earthquake struc...
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita reached Category 5 strength over the Gulf of Mexico in September 2005 and struck t...
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, crossed southern Florida as a Categ...
London Wins the 2012 Olympic Bid
On July 6, 2005, at the 117th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), held at the R...
Spain and Canada Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
In the summer of 2005, two nations on opposite sides of the Atlantic extended full civil marriage...
Australian cricket dominance and the 2005 Ashes
In 2005, Australia stood as the dominant force in world cricket — holders of back-to-back ICC Wor...
Terri Schiavo case
Theresa Marie Schiavo died on March 31, 2005, at the age of 41, thirteen days after her feeding t...
Congressional hearings on steroids in baseball
On March 17, 2005, the U.S. House Government Reform Committee held nationally televised hearings ...
Super Bowl XXXIX
The New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24–21 on February 6, 2005, in Super Bow...
iTunes Digital Music Revolution
The year 2005 marked the inflection point at which digital music sales crossed from novelty to ec...
2005 Avian Influenza H5N1 Escalation
In 2005, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza underwent a dramatic geographic and epidemiological e...