What Happened in 2005

Saul Bellow Dies

While sales of Bellow's first few novels were modest, that turned around with Herzog. Bellow continued teaching well into his old age, enjoying its... Read more

South Park Episode 905 - "The Losing Edge"

If the boys can lose just one baseball game, it gets them out of playing the boring sport for the entire summer. Read more

The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 9, 2005. Featured were the... Read more

Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It world tour

Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It Tour was a massive worldwide 2005 concert tour by the reunited American female R&B trio Destiny's Child, that... Read more

South Park Episode 906 - "The Death of Eric Cartman"

Butters is freaked out when he thinks he can communicate with the dead. Although his parents have made it clear to him there are no such things as... Read more

UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2

UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena... Read more

Benedict XVI is elected Pope

Benedict XVI was elected Pope at the age of 78. He is the oldest person to have been elected Pope since Pope Clement XII (1730–40). He had served... Read more

Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 4-3

Something is off with Keith Foulke, something "mechanical," he said, but Foulke is a man of much emotion and minimal explanation. So, to seek out... Read more

Bryan Ottoson Dies

Guitarist Bryan Ottoson died at the age of 27 in the middle of an early 2005 tour conducted with the bands Mudvayne, Life of Agony, and Bloodsimple... Read more

South Park Episode 907 - "Erection Day"

All the kids are getting ready for the big South Park Elementary Talent Show and Jimmy can't wait to perform his new comedy routines. But lately,... Read more

Napalm Death release The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code

The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code is Napalm Death's twelfth studio album. It was released in 2005. A music video for "Silence is Deafening,"... Read more

Amagasaki Rail Crash

The Amagasaki rail crash occurred on 25 April 2005 at around 09:19 local time (00:18 UTC), just after the local rush hour. The Rapid Service (a... Read more

Guild Wars Launches

Guild Wars is an episodic series of multiplayer online role-playing games developed by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft. Although often defined as... Read more

FDA Approves Amylin's Byetta

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus BYETTA is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes... Read more

Riots break out across the Muslim World in response to allegations of Koran abuse at Guantanamo Bay detention camp

CAIRO, May 28 -- Muslims in several countries demonstrated Friday in resurgent anti-American anger over reported desecration of the Islamic holy... Read more

Key CIA Prisoner Abu Faraj al-Libbi Arrested by Pakistani's Inter-Services Intelligence

The Pakistani military, working with the U.S. military and U.S. intelligence, has captured Abu Farraj al-Libbi, a man both U.S. and Pakistani... Read more

Candlemass release Candlemass

Candlemass is the eighth studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released in 2005. This was the first (and only) album to feature... Read more

Nine Inch Nails releases With Teeth

With Teeth (stylized as [WITH_TEETH]) is the fourth studio album by American industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released on May 3, 2005, by... Read more

Limp Bizkit release The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)

The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) is an EP by Limp Bizkit, released on May 2, 2005 internationally and a day later in North America. It has sold... Read more

Kingdom of Heaven released

Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic film, directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons,... Read more

Steve Nash Named 2005 NBA MVP

Steve Nash is NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns was named the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the NBA’s Most... Read more

Weezer release Make Believe

Make Believe is the fifth studio album by Weezer, released on May 10, 2005, the eleventh anniversary of the release of their debut album. Bolstered... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat Oakland Athletics, 6-5

Yes, Jason Varitek will make $40 million by the end of 2008, and yes, his unquantifiable contributions are part of the reason. But that... Read more

System of a Down release Mezmerize

Mezmerize is the fourth studio album by American rock band System of a Down. It is the first half of the Mezmerize/Hypnotize double album. It was... Read more

Andre Nickatina Releases "Horns and Halos"

Horns and Halos is the fourteenth album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina and his second with rapper Equipto. It was released on May 17, 2005 for... Read more