The digital dawn and global shifts
Screens big and small
The soundtrack of the mid-2000s
Pages, play, and pop culture
YOUR GOAL
Master of The year the world clicked play
schopenhauer Hurricane Katrina battered the United States Gulf Coast with historic force.
schopenhauer Global Digital Dawn
One billion online, one billion online, We're all logging on
schopenhauer A devastating storm exposed deep infrastructure and social vulnerabilities in America.
schopenhauer Spin the wheel to discover the music, movies, and green news that defined 2005.
YouTube's origin: YouTube was originally designed as a video-dating site called 'Tune In Hook Up' before the founders abandoned the idea.
A video-sharing website where users can upload, view, and share video content. The platform launched in February 2005, with its first video uploaded at the San Diego Zoo.
Which space probe, launched by NASA, successfully crashed a lander into the comet Tempel 1 in July 2005 to study its composition?
Which country elected Angela Merkel as its first female Chancellor in November 2005?
In June 2005, which major social news aggregation website was founded by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian?
In August 2005, which devastating Category 5 hurricane made landfall in the United States, causing catastrophic damage to New Orleans?
What international environmental treaty, designed to limit greenhouse gases, officially went into effect in February 2005?
In 2005, which European country became the third in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide?