What Happened in 2005

New England Patriots defeat Buffalo Bills, 21-16

A certain celebration was required. After all, how many times does a star player return to a championship football team after suffering a... Read more

Yacht Rock Episode 5

Toto has been commissioned to write a smooth song for Michael Jackson's Thriller, but Jackson rejects the band, believing after working with Eddie... Read more

City of Villains Launches

City of Villains is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on the superhero comic book genre, developed by Cryptic Studios and... Read more

Blink-182 releases the Greatest Hits album

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits compilation album by the American pop punk band Blink-182. The compilation was released on October 31, 2005. A... Read more

Helloween Releases "Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy"

Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy is the twelfth studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released October 31, 2005. The musicians,... Read more

U2 releases "Original of the Species" single

"Original of the Species" is the tenth track on U2's 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, and was the fifth and final single from the... Read more

Nirvana Releases "Sliver: The Best of the Box"

Sliver: The Best of the Box was the fourth Nirvana album to be released following the death of lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain in April 1994.... Read more

Deep Purple release Rapture of the Deep

Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005. It is currently the band's most... Read more

Harry Markolpolos Submits 21-Page Memo to SEC Concluding that Bernard Madoff Hedge Fund is a Fraud

Despite no action from the SEC since he first began writing them memos in 2000, this one (PDF) details more than two-dozen red flags about Madoff... Read more

Nick Jonas Is Diagnosed With Diabetes

He was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at the age of 13 and wears an OmniPod insulin pump to help him manage his diabetes. He has developed the... Read more

South Park Episode 910 - "Follow That Egg!"

Mrs. Garrison realizes he still has feelings for Mr. Slave. But, Mr. Slave has moved on. He plans to marry his new love as soon as the Governor... Read more

The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 5, 2005. Featured were... Read more

Jonas Brothers Fall 2005 Promo Tour Begins

The Jonas Brothers Fall 2005 Promo Tour was the Jonas Brothers first tour, to promote their debut album It's About Time. It began on November 5,... Read more

Indianapolis Colts defeat New England Patriots, 40-21

Eventually, it had to happen. Yesterday was Monday. And, apparently, Eventually. The Indianapolis Colts, a team so battered by New England in... Read more

The Vandals release Shingo Japanese Remix Album

Shingo Japanese Remix Album is an album of songs by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals remixed and re-interpreted by Japanese DJ... Read more

Gun (video game) released

Gun is a Revisionist Western-themed video game developed by Neversoft. It was published by Activision for the Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Microsoft... Read more

Kanye West releases "Heard 'Em Say" single

"Heard 'Em Say" is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West. It was released on November 8, 2005 as the third single for his second studio... Read more

Sepultura release Live in São Paulo

Live In São Paulo is the second live album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura. All the tracks were recorded on April 3, 2005, at a concert in... Read more

"The Lord Of The Rings: Tactics" Is Released

The Lord of the Rings: Tactics is a tactical role-playing game for the Sony PlayStation Portable. It features characters from The Lord of the Rings... Read more

Aretha Franklin is Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Aretha Franklin is known the world over simply by her first name. A global icon, she is the recipient of some of the highest honors accorded any... Read more

South Park Episode 911 - "Ginger Kids"

Cartman suffers from a mysterious and sudden on-set of the disease, Gingervitus. Sick and tired of being ripped-on because he now has red hair,... Read more

George W. Bush awards Muhammad Ali the Presidential Medal of Freedom

He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony on November 9, 2005, and the "Otto Hahn Peace Medal in Gold" of the United... Read more

Dimmu Borgir releases Stormblåst MMV

Stormblåst MMV (sometimes referred to as Stormblåst 2005 or Stormblåst re-recorded) is an album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir,... Read more

New England Patriots defeat Miami Dolphins, 23-16

Two plays. Two inches. Too good. The essence of what makes pro football the game America loves and coaches hate decided yesterday's gutsy 23-16... Read more

Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago

Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago is a concert video release by rock band U2 from the first American leg of their Vertigo Tour. Recorded on May 9 and... Read more