The following events also occurred in 2005...

  

The city of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast was rocked by the destruction of Hurricane Katrina.

Led again by series MVP Tim Duncan, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals.

The New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl in four years.

Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" topped Billboard's chart.

After a season on strike, the National Hockey League was back.

Crash won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

For the third straight year, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation topped TV's ratings charts.

Episode three: Revenge of the Sith hit movie theaters everywhere, completing George Lucas' prequels to his original Star Wars trilogy.

The Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series.

The hit television show Everybody Loves Raymond enjoyed its final season.

Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn had movie crowds everywhere cracking up with their surprise smash hit Wedding Crashers.