May 2005

Thursday 05:

The United Kingdom general election takes place

Sunday 08:

The new Canadian War Museum opens, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of V-E Day.

Tuesday 10:

A live hand grenade lands about 100 feet from United States President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but malfunctions and does not detonate.

Friday 13:

The United States Department of Defense issues a list of bases to be closed as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process (BRAC 2005).

Saturday 14:

Nintendo opens up its first retail store, Nintendo World, in Rockefeller Center in New York City. They celebrate the grand opening with a block party in Rockefeller Plaza.

Monday 16:

Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35-23 National Assembly vote.

Thursday 19:

2005 - is released. Entire Saga estimated to have made over $20 billion US

Saturday 21:

In Kiev, Ukraine, Greece wins the fiftieth Eurovision Song Contest with "My Number One" performed by Elena Paparizou.

Wednesday 25:

Liverpool win the UEFA Champions League after beating AC Milan in the final.

Sunday 29:

France, one of the founders of a united Europe, resoundingly rejects the European Constitution, throwing the idea of a European Union into question and leaving the continent in a state of anxiety and uncertainty (see French referendum on the European Constitution)

Tuesday 31:

W. Mark Felt admits in the magazine Vanity Fair published today that he is the anonymous source Deep Throat in the Watergate scandal. The Washington Post would confirm this on June 1st. Felt was at the time (1972) the number two man at the FBI.