Born in 2005
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BACK TO 2005 · United States
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Doctor Who returned to television with Rose Tyler, and readers queued for the sixth Harry Potter book at midnight. Liverpool came back from a 3–0 deficit to draw 3–3 with AC Milan, then won the European Cup final on penalties.
What happened in 2005?
Live 8 took pop concerts to the G8 debate
Live 8 staged ten simultaneous concerts on July 2, 2005, urging G8 leaders to act on poverty and debt.
CBS News / Associated Press · The Washington Post, Richard Harrington
Huygens landed on Saturn's moon Titan
The European Space Agency's Huygens probe landed on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, on 14 January 2005.
The Airbus A380 makes its maiden flight
The Airbus A380 made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France, on April 27, 2005.
Boeing 777 breaks a commercial flight record
Boeing’s long-range 777-200LR flew nonstop from Hong Kong to London, setting a distance record for commercial airplanes.
Firsts and new ideas
Deep Impact struck a comet for science
NASA's Deep Impact mission sent an impactor into the comet Tempel 1 on 4 July 2005 to study material beneath its surface.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · The Washington Post, Guy Gugliotta
YouTube began the age of casual video sharing
YouTube was founded on 14 February 2005, giving ordinary internet users an easy way to upload and share video.
YouTube Blog, Susan Wojcicki · The Guardian, Stuart Heritage
Number ones and music in 2005
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
James Blunt turned a ballad into a hit
James Blunt’s You’re Beautiful reached number one on the UK singles chart in July 2005.
Mariah Carey held the top Hot 100 place
Billboard’s July 23, 2005, Hot 100 listed Mariah Carey’s We Belong Together at No. 1.
Billboard · Reuters, Barry A. Jeckell, republished by RedOrbit
Prices and everyday money in 2005
United States figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| White pan bread, U.S. city average | $1.04 | pound Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED; source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Stacker Stories, Ben Wittstein |
| Fresh whole milk, fortified, U.S. city average | $3.19 | gallon Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED; source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Stacker Stories, Ben Wittstein |
| Domestic first-class letter rate, first ounce | 37¢ | first ounce United States Postal Service; Bloomberg News, republished by The Washington Post |
| Federal minimum wage for covered, nonexempt workers | $5.15 | hour U.S. Department of Labor; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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