WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO NOVEMBER 2005
Find out what all happened March to November 2005

A series of strong storms lashes Southern Ontario spawning several tornadoes as well as creating extreme flash flooding within the city of Toronto and its surrounding communities. In Toronto, it is also dubbed the "Toronto Supercell". (19. August 2005)

The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. (21. May 2005)

A stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge in Baghdad kills 1,199 people. (31. August 2005)

Hong Kong Disneyland opens in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. (12. September 2005)

Sri Lanka's foreign minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, is fatally shot by an LTTE sniper at his home. (12. August 2005)

Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union. (25. April 2005)

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record. (22. April 2005)

Ethan Allen boating accident: The Ethan Allen tour boat capsizes on Lake George in Upstate New York, killing twenty people. (2. October 2005)

Air France Flight 358, lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport, and runs off the runway causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities. (2. August 2005)

The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937. (25. April 2005)

The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1. (4. July 2005)

Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission – Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003. (26. July 2005)

Four terrorist bombings, occurring exactly two weeks after the similar July 7 bombings, target London's public transportation system. All four bombs fail to detonate and all four suspected suicide bombers are captured and later convicted and imprisoned for long terms. (21. July 2005)

A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, the one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history. (18. August 2005)

The controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. (30. September 2005)

A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch. (13. June 2005)

Prime Minister Paul Martin announces that Michaëlle Jean will be Canada's 27th Governor General. (4. August 2005)

Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings. (22. July 2005)

Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control. (16. March 2005)

The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after a thirteen-year rebuilding project. (30. October 2005)

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