WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO NOVEMBER 2005
Find out what all happened April to November 2005

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

Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon). (26. April 2005)

The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, starts. (17. August 2005)

Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was Deep Throat. (31. May 2005)

Riots begin in Paris after the deaths of two Muslim teenagers. (27. October 2005)

Suicide bombers attacked three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people. (9. November 2005)

Snuppy becomes world's first cloned dog. (24. April 2005)

Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle, causing billions of dollars in damage. (10. July 2005)

Same-sex marriage in Spain becomes legal. (3. July 2005)

Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35-23 National Assembly vote. (16. May 2005)

A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system killing 56 people including four alleged suicide bombers and injuring over 700 others. (7. July 2005)

Bombings in Delhi kill more than 60. (29. October 2005)

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

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

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

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

Plame affair: Lewis Libby, Vice-president Dick Cheney's chief of staff, is indicted in the Valerie Plame case. Libby resigns later that day. (28. October 2005)

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