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| Death of De Lorean, John De Lorean, John |  |
| 19th Mar New Jersey Death of John De Lorean |
| Death of Helms, Chet Helms, Chet | |
| 1st July Death of Chet Helms |
| Death of Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Rosemary | |
| 7th Jan Death of Rosemary Kennedy, elder sister of JF Kennedy |
| Death of Parks, Rosa Parks, Rosa | |
| 25th Oct Montgomery American civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks dies age 92 years old, 50 years earlier, Parks had famously refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus and in doing so catalyzed the American civil rights movement |
| Death of Vandross, Luther Vandross, Luther | |
| 1st July Death of Luther Vandross |
| Declaration of War Bush, George Walker | |
| 15th Dec Admits responsibility for going to war in Iraq on the basis of faulty intelligence |
| Deep Throat Felt, Mark | |
| 31st May Watergate Former assistant FBI director Mark Felt announces that he was "Deep Throat," the secret source who helped unravel the Watergate scandal |
| 31st May Watergate The admission takes even legendary Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who had promised to keep their source's identity a secret until his death, by surprise |
| Federal Reserve Board Bernanke, Ben | |
| 24th Oct President Bush nominates economist Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board when his term expires on January 31, 2006. The legendary Greenspan had served as the Fed's chairman for 18 years |
| Federal Reserve Board Bush, George Walker | |
| 24th Oct President Bush nominates economist Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board when his term expires on January 31, 2006. The legendary Greenspan had served as the Fed's chairman for 18 years |
| Federal Reserve Board Greenspan, Alan | |
| 24th Oct President Bush nominates economist Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board when his term expires on January 31, 2006. The legendary Greenspan had served as the Fed's chairman for 18 years |
| Hurricane Katrina Bush, George Walker | |
| 29th Aug New Orleans Hurricane Katrina hits the Gulf Coast, causing massive damage to New Orleans and along the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, as well as other parts of Louis iana |
| 29th Aug New Orleans The federal Government and President Bush are roundly criticized for what was perceived as their slow response to the disaster |
| Medal Mailer, Norman Kingsley | |
| Winner of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from The National Book Foundation |
| Nuclear Warfare Rice, Condoleezza | |
| June USASecretary of State Condoleezza Rice says IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei should either toughen his stance on Iran or fail to be chosen for a third term as IAEA head |
| Reform of Civil Rights Parks, Rosa | |
| 26th Jan Montgomery Condoleezza Rice Attends a memorial service in Montgomery, Alabama, in Rice's home state, for Rosa Parks , an inspiration for the American Civil Rights Movement |
| 26th Jan Montgomery Parks ' act of civil disobedience inspired blacks in Montgomery to boycott the city's buses for more than a year and to successfully challenge the Jim Crow laws that confined them to second-class status in the city. |
| 25th Oct Montgomery American civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks dies age 92 years old, 50 years earlier, Parks had famously refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus and in doing so catalyzed the American civil rights movement |
| Reform of Civil Rights Rice, Condoleezza | |
| 26th Jan Montgomery Condoleezza Rice Attends a memorial service in Montgomery, Alabama, in Rice's home state, for Rosa Parks , an inspiration for the American Civil Rights Movement |
| Retirement Armstrong, Lance | |
| Retires from cycling |
| Secretary of State Rice, Condoleezza | |
| 26th Jan Confirmed by Senate by 85-13 as the 1st African-American woman Secretary of State |
| Secretary State Rice, Condoleezza | |
| 26th Jan Senate confirms her nomination by 85-13, the negative votes, the most cast against any for Secretary of State since World for the year 1825">1825, came from Senators who wanted to hold Rice and Bush accountable for failures in Iraq and terrorism |
| Tour de France Armstrong, Lance | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 7th time, a record |
| Trial of Jackson Jackson, Michael | |
| 31st Jan Santa Maria Pleads his innocence before his trial for alleged child molestation |
| UK Music Hall of Fame Hendrix, John Allen | |
| Hendrix is inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame |
| Watergate Felt, Mark | |
| 31st May Watergate Former assistant FBI director Mark Felt announces that he was "Deep Throat," the secret source who helped unravel the Watergate scandal |
| 31st May Watergate The admission takes even legendary Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who had promised to keep their source's identity a secret until his death, by surprise |