WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 2005
Find out what all happened March to September 2005

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI. (24. April 2005)

Tung Chee Hwa resigns from his post as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after widespread public dissatisfaction of his tenure. (10. March 2005)

A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons: Nix and Hydra. (18. May 2005)

Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh (17. August 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 Taiwanese government calls on 1 million Taiwanese to demonstrate in Taipei, in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China. Around 200,000 to 300,000 attend the demonstration. (26. March 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)

Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people. (23. July 2005)

The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to gay couples a year earlier by Multnomah County. (14. April 2005)

After 162 episodes, Tom and Jerry aired its final episode titled, The Karate Guard. (27. September 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)

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)

Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, bringing the city to a halt for over 2 days. (26. July 2005)

Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 and causing over $80 billion in damage. (29. August 2005)

Over four million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II. (8. April 2005)

Israel's unilateral disengagement plan to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank begins. (15. August 2005)

The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France. (27. April 2005)

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

STS-114: NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank. During ascent, the external tank of the Space Shuttle Discovery sheds a piece of foam slightly smaller than the piece that caused the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster; this foam does not strike the spacecraft. (27. July 2005)

In Gonzales v. Raich, the United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana. (6. June 2005)