Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Elected Pope Benedict XVI – April 19, 2005

Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames, leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities. Date: August 2, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla, New South Wales; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla. Date: December 11, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day…

The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County. Date: April 14, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Beirut Bombing Kills Rafic Hariri and 23 Others…

The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim. Date: April 23, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2005Canada Introduces Civil Marriage Act Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage, February 2,…

Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of U.S. federal air marshals at Miami International Airport. Date: December 7, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅…