At A Glance

25 March 2005 at a glance

Day of the week
25 March 2005 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Candy Shop” by 50 Cent featuring Olivia.
Top Film of 2005
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Bestselling Novel of 2005
“The Broker” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2005.
Top-Rated TV Show
“American Idol” (FOX) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2005–06 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 March 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 March 2005 was Full Moon.

On this day: 25 March

  • 1979 The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.
  • 1988 The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
  • 1995 WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham.
  • 1996 The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).
  • 2018 Syrian civil war: Following the completion of the Afrin offensive, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) initiate an insurgency against the Turkish occupation of the Afrin District.

Famous people born on March 25

  • Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer (born 1976)
  • Gloria Steinem, American feminist activist, co-founded the Women's Media Center (1934–2026)
  • Mikey Madison, American actress (born 1999)
  • Elton John, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (born 1947)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2005 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 14 – The Internet site YouTube goes online.
  • February 27 – The 77th Academy Awards, hosted by Chris Rock, are held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, with Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby winning Best Picture and Best Director, Eastwood's second win for both.
  • March 24 – The Office debuts on NBC.

Life in the US in 2005

President

George W. Bush

Gas (per gallon)

$2.30

Loaf of Bread

$1.23

Average House

$297,000

Weekly Wage

$636

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