2005 in review
Hurricanes In The Gulf Region
The official death toll now stands at 1,383, the third highest in US history (behind the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and the Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928). 6,644 others remain unaccounted for, with 1,300 of them "feared dead". If all 1,300 of these were to be confirmed dead, Katrina would surpass the Okeechobee Hurricane and become the second-deadliest in US history and deadliest in over a century. The damage is estimated to be from $100 to $200 billion [2], at least double from previously most expensive Hurricane Andrew making Katrina the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. Over a million people were displaced — a humanitarian crisis on a scale unseen in the U.S. since the Great Depression.
In Louisiana, the hurricane's eye made landfall at 6:10am CDT on Monday, August 29. After 11:00 am CDT, several sections of the levee system in New Orleans collapsed. By early September, people were being forcibly evacuated, mostly by bus to neighboring states.
Troops Continue to die in Irag
In fact, 18 months after President Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq, and after repeated claims of progress that later proved wildly optimistic, U.S. troops find themselves in some of the bloodiest fighting of the war, with more than 130 American soldiers dying just last month.
The death of an icon: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, whose act of civil disobedience in 1955 inspired the modern civil rights movement, died Monday in Detroit, Michigan. She was 92. Parks' moment in history began in December 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Her arrest triggered a 381-day boycott of the bus system by blacks that was organized by a 26-year-old Baptist minister, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Gas prices still high
Despite the fact that the price for a barrel of oil has steadily decreased, the gas prices remain on the higher side!
Michael Jackson acquitted
They said he did it! He said he didn’t! The jury said they didn’t prove it. He said, I aint never coming back to this retarded ass country!
Movie of the year
Crash
Album of the year
Emancipation of Mimi
Song of the year
Gold Digger
Car of 2005
Charger
Entertainer of the Year
Terrence Howard
The official death toll now stands at 1,383, the third highest in US history (behind the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and the Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928). 6,644 others remain unaccounted for, with 1,300 of them "feared dead". If all 1,300 of these were to be confirmed dead, Katrina would surpass the Okeechobee Hurricane and become the second-deadliest in US history and deadliest in over a century. The damage is estimated to be from $100 to $200 billion [2], at least double from previously most expensive Hurricane Andrew making Katrina the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. Over a million people were displaced — a humanitarian crisis on a scale unseen in the U.S. since the Great Depression.
In Louisiana, the hurricane's eye made landfall at 6:10am CDT on Monday, August 29. After 11:00 am CDT, several sections of the levee system in New Orleans collapsed. By early September, people were being forcibly evacuated, mostly by bus to neighboring states.
Troops Continue to die in Irag
In fact, 18 months after President Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq, and after repeated claims of progress that later proved wildly optimistic, U.S. troops find themselves in some of the bloodiest fighting of the war, with more than 130 American soldiers dying just last month.
The death of an icon: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, whose act of civil disobedience in 1955 inspired the modern civil rights movement, died Monday in Detroit, Michigan. She was 92. Parks' moment in history began in December 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Her arrest triggered a 381-day boycott of the bus system by blacks that was organized by a 26-year-old Baptist minister, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Gas prices still high
Despite the fact that the price for a barrel of oil has steadily decreased, the gas prices remain on the higher side!
Michael Jackson acquitted
They said he did it! He said he didn’t! The jury said they didn’t prove it. He said, I aint never coming back to this retarded ass country!
Movie of the year
Crash
Album of the year
Emancipation of Mimi
Song of the year
Gold Digger
Car of 2005
Charger
Entertainer of the Year
Terrence Howard
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