| World Series Champions: |
Chicago White Sox |
| Superbowl XXXIX Champions: |
New England Patriots |
| NBA Champions: |
San Antonio Spurs |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
none |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Michael Campbell |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
Roger Federer/Justine Henin-Hardenne |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
Roger Federer/Venus Williams |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
Texas |
| NCAA Basketball Champions: |
North Carolina |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Giacomo |
| Sports Highlights: |
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| The Hotties and Fashion Icons: |
Gisele Bündchen, Heidi Klum, Victoria
Beckham, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Alba, Angelina Jolie,
Keira Knightly, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Mischa
Barton, Charlize Theron, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman,
Halle Berry, Cate Blanchette, Marcia Cross, Salma hayek,
Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts, Nicole Richie, Teri
Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Paris Hilton, Gewn Stefani, Gwyneth
Paltrow, Sienna Miller |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
Matthew McConaughey, Terrence Howard,
Anderson Cooper, Tim McGraw, Denzel Washington, Justin
Timberlake, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Jaoquin Phoenix,
Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Jude Law |
| "The Quote" |
"I'm the decider"
- President George W. Bush |
| Time Magazine's Person of the Year |
Good Samaritans, Represented by Bono,
Bill Gates, and Melinda Gates |
| Miss America: |
Diedre Downs (Birminham, AL) |
| Miss USA: |
Chelsea Cooley (North Carolina)`q |
| The Scandals: |
Minnesota Vikings boat cruise scandal,
in which several players including Fred Smoot , Lance
Johnstone , Daunte Culpepper , Mewelde Moore , Darren
Sharper , Koren Robinson , Bryant McKinnie , Ralph Brown,
Travis Taylor, Moe Williams, Jermaine Wiggins and Zygi
Wilf allegedly performed lewd acts on a boat cruise
on Lake Minnetonka.
Brad Pitt leaves Jennifer Aniston for Angelina Jolie
December 12 - Dina and Michael Lohan officially divorced
Tom Cruise 'Jumped The Couch" on Oprah while
expressing how much he loved Katie Holmes.
Michael Schaivo successfully sued to have his brain-damaged
wife Terri's feeding tube removed.
Natalee Holloway disappeared in Aruba.
(Spoiler :Joran van der
Sloot did it.)
Duluth, Georgia's 'Runaway Bride' Jennifer Wilbanks
came clean to the FBI about her faked kidnapping story.
England's Prince Harry went to a costume party dressed
as a Nazi.
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Many people on
both political sides and up and down the political
power tree made mistakes.
'nuff said about that.
Writer Death by Suicide:
Hunter S. Thompson
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| Nerd News: |
The fasted whack with a Badminton racket was by Fu
Haifeng, clocking at 206 MPH.
Dannu Boatwright won Survivor:Guatemala
Ted Koppel retired from Nightline on November 22
Dan rather retired from the CBS Evening News on March
9. 'Courage'
Mark Felt, a 92-year-old retired FBI agent was revealed
to be 1972's "Deep Throat" who helped take
down the Nixon presidency.
Ashtun Kutcher and Demi Moore got married on September
24.
England's Prince Charles married long-time flame
Camilla Parker Bowles
Heidi Klum and Seal were married on May 10
Cost of a Superbowl ad in 2005: $2,400,000
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| The Habit: |
Sudoku, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook opened up for
High School students in September 2005.
Watching Penguins
Watching Grey's Anatomy
Supersized Sunglasses
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| Splitsville: |
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston (Homewrecker: Angelina
Jolie)
 Jessica
Simpson and Nick Lachey (mutual)
Kenny Chesney and Renee Zellweger (annulled 4 months
after the marraige)
Jude Law and Sienna Miller (His affair with the nanny,
we hear)
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| No Surprise Here: |
Mary Kay Letourneau married just-turned-21
Vili Fualaau, the student she met (and had sex with)
when he was 12. |
| 1st appearances & 2005's Most Popular
Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
Webkinz plush animals, Barbie as Harley
Quinn
Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Destiny's Child, and Raven-Symoné
dolls |
| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
Crash (Presented in 2006) |
| Top Ten Books: |
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Price
-J.K. Rowling
2. You: The Owner's Manual
-Micheal Roizen & Mehmet C. Oz
3. 1776
-David McCullough
4. Eldesi
-Christopher Paolini
5. The World Is Flat
-Thomas L. Friedman
6. Blink
-Malcolm Gladwell
7. Freakonomics
-Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
8. The Broker
-John Grisham
9. Honeymoon
-James Patterson and Howard Roughan
10. 4th of July
-James Patterson |
| Top Ten CDs: |
1. The Massacre - 50 Cent
2. The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey
3. American Idiot - Green Day
4. Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
5. Monkey Business - Black Eyed Peas
6. X&Y - Coldplay
7. Love. Angel. Music. Baby - Gwen Stefani
8. The Documentary - The Game
9. Late Registration - Kanye West
10. Feels Like Today - Rascal Flatts |
| Top Ten DVDs: |
1. The Incredibles
2. Shark Tale
3. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
4. Meet The Fockers
5. Madagascar
6. National Treasure
7. Ray
8. Cinderella
9. Bambi
10. Batman Begins |
The Big Movies:
(according to boxofficemojo) |
1. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the
Sith
2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardobe
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
4. War of the Worlds
5. King Kong
6. Wedding Crashers
7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
8. Batman Begins
9. Madagascar
10. Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
2005 Most Popular TV shows:
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1. American Idol (Fox)
2. CSI (CBS)
3. Desperate Housewives (ABC)
4. Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
5. Without a Trace (CBS)
6. Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
7. Survivor: Guatemala (CBS)
8. CSI: Miami (CBS)
9. House (Fox)
10. Survivor: Panama (CBS) |
2005 Billboard
Number One Songs |
January 1 - March 4:
Let Me Love You - Mario
March 5 - May 6:
Candy Shop - 50 Cent featuring Olivia
May 7 - June 3:
Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
June 4 - July 2:
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
July 2 - July 8:
Inside Your Heaven - Carrie Underwood
July 9 - September 9:
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
 September
10 - November 25:
Gold Digger - Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
November 26 - December 30: Run It! Chris Brown
December 30, 2005 - January 13 2006:
Don't Forget About Us - Mariah Carey
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