2005
2000s Era
Act I
The World Stage
2005
6.5B
people on Earth when this year began
Today
8.2B
+1.7B more people since
🇺🇸
US President
George W. Bush
🇬🇧
UK Prime Minister
Tony Blair
🇺🇳
UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan
Defining Moments
Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans
London bombings (7/7)
YouTube founded
Pope John Paul II dies
Act II
Culture & Entertainment
#1 Song
We Belong Together
Mariah Carey
- ♪ 50 Cent - The Massacre
- ♪ Coldplay - X&Y
#1 Movie
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Oscar Best Picture: Crash
- 🎥 Revenge of the Sith
- 🎥 Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire
- 🎥 War of the Worlds
Top TV Shows
- 📺 American Idol
- 📺 CSI
- 📺 Desperate Housewives
- 📺 Lost
Notable Books
- 📚 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling
Act III
Technology & Science
YouTube launched
Reddit founded
Google Maps released
Xbox 360 launches
Space
Huygens probe lands on Titan (Saturn's moon) • Deep Impact hits comet
Nobel Peace Prize
IAEA & Mohamed ElBaradei
Nobel Physics
Roy Glauber, John Hall, Theodor Hänsch
Act IV
Cost of Living
Gas / Gallon
$2.30
Today: $3.50
Milk / Gallon
$3.24
Today: $4.15
Movie Ticket
$6.41
Today: $11.75
Average Home
$240,900
Today: $420,000
New Car
$25,800
Today: $49,500
Postage Stamp
$0.37
Today: $0.73
Average Salary
$40,500 / year (min wage: $5.15/hr)
Act V
Sports Champions
World Series
Chicago White Sox
NBA Finals
San Antonio Spurs
Super Bowl
New England Patriots (SB XXXIX)
Act VI
Our Planet
CO₂ Levels
0
parts per million
Today: 422 ppm
Temperature Anomaly
+0.68°C
vs. pre-industrial average
Today: +1.45°C
Life Expectancy
77.4 years
Internet
1B users, YouTube & social media emerge