What was the big news in 2005?
Natural disasters dominated the news in 2005. A devastating storm, Hurricane Katrina, and its aftermath was the top story for the year. U.S. editors and news directors overwhelmingly picked the lethal hurricane and the deadly flooding which ravaged New Orleans, in The Associated Press’ (AP) annual vote.
What was popular 2005?
1: “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” 2: “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” 3: “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” 4: “War of the Worlds”
What interesting happened in 2005?
The biggest solar proton storm in 15 years erupted in space, and astronomers discovered the dwarf planet Eris. Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Florida and Louisiana—particularly in the city of New Orleans—and caused catastrophic damage from central Florida to eastern Texas.
What was trending in 2005?
1: “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”…Check out the most popular shows of the year:
- 1: “American Idol” (Tuesdays)
- 2: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”
- 3: “American Idol” (Wednesdays)
- 4: “Desperate Housewives”
- 5: “Survivor: Palau”
- 6: “Survivor: Vanuatu”
- 7: “CSI: Miami”
- 8: “Without a Trace”
What cool things happened in 2005?
Fun Facts and Trivia From the Year 2005
- The biggest solar proton storm in 15 years erupted in space, and astronomers discovered the dwarf planet Eris.
- Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Florida and Louisiana—particularly in the city of New Orleans—and caused catastrophic damage from central Florida to eastern Texas.
What historical events happened in 2010?
Popular Culture 2010
- Russia Suicide bombers.
- Haiti magnitude 7 earthquake.
- Chile Earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude.
- United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa.
- United States Affordable Care Act passes in Congress.
- United States BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster.
- Afghanistan US increases the number of troops.
- Floods in Pakistan.