Brian Bina

Nathan Creed

Mandy Davis

Missy Davis

Esteven Decker

Bruna Delgado

Drew Donahoo

Megan Dreiling

Tommie Edmiston

Ashley Evenson

Andrea Foltz

Katie Hensley

Sherri Jesnowski

Hatti John

Lynn Kratzberg

Kristen Larson

Lacey Luina

Makaila McClelland

Nicole Michalski

Heather Moss

Laura Myers

Sarah Oehlert

Lola Onijala

Abby Otte

Michelle Powell

Jess Price

Rob Rogers

Enilda Romero

Katy Scott

Megan Skeen

Nicole Smith

Gatha Soderstrom

Jenny Storey

Kristy Sutton

Jessica Velazquez

Jessica Whorton

Shanna Williams

What happened in 2005?

In politics...

• George W. Bush is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States
• The Supreme Court rules the death penalty unconstitutional for people who committed crimes before age 18

In the news...

• Wichita, Kansas police apprehend the BTK serial killer Dennis Rader, 31 years after his first murder Dennis Rader; he receives 10 consecutive life sentences
• Hurricane Katrina causes sever damage to the Gulf Coast killing 1836
• Pope John Paul II dies; over 4 million people travel to the Vatican to mourn him

In sports...

• Lance Armstrong retires after winning his 7th straight Tours de France
• The National Hockey League cancels its 2004-2005 season, becoming the first North American professional league to cancel a season due to a labour dispute

These facts were found online at:

--http://www.brainyhistory.com/years/2005.html

--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005

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Brian Bina

Angela Blaufuss

Ashley Brooks

Stephanie Clark

Nathan Creed

Mandy Davis

Missy Davis

Monika Davis

Esteven Decker

Christina Dickerson

Drew Donahoo

Megan Dreiling

Ashley Evenson

Elissa Hadley

Michelle Hernandez

Michael Hooton

Sherri Jesnowski

Hatti John

Katy Locke

Rebecca Lundblom

Makaila McClelland

Nicole Michalski

Heather Moss

David Muhammad

Kurtis Neis

Sarah Oehlert

Jess Price

Kelly Rippel

Enilda Romero

Corinne Samskey

Amy Schneider

Megan Skeen

Nicole Smith

Gaytha Soderstrom

Jenny Storey

Jessica Velazquez

Shanna Williams

What happened in 2006?

In politics...

• Dick Cheney accidentally shoots friend in a hunting accident
• Terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is killed by U.S. forces in Iraq
• North Korea conducts first atomic weapons test
• Saddam Hussein is hanged in Baghdad
• Donald Rumsfeld resigns as U.S. Secretary of Defense
  

In the news...

• United Airlines emerges from bankruptcy
• Egyptian ferry, Al Salam Boccaccio, sinks killing over 1200 people in the Red Sea
• Pluto is demoted to a 'dwarf planet'
• Google buys YouTube.com for $1.6 billion
• United States population reaches 300 million people
• Dow closes above 12,000 for the first time
• Bob Barker, from The Price is Right, retires after 35 years as host
• Apple's iTunes store sells it's 1 billionth song
  

In sports...

• Super Bowl XL: Steelers defeat the Seahawks 21-10
• Italy wins the World Cup 5-3 vs. France
• Andre Agassi retires after winning 60 career titles

These facts were found online at:

--http://www.brainyhistory.com/years/2006.html

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Anne Behan

Angela Blaufuss

Ashley Brooks

Drew Donahoo

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Audrey Fette

Nicole Gannon

Elissa Hadley

Jacob Hadley

Alianna Hamer

Michelle Hernandez

Michael Hooton

Jessica Hopkins

Jessica Isackson

Carrie Leach

Sheri Little

Rebecca Lundblom

Janelle McCoy

Michelle McHenry

Hillary Moe

David Muhammad

Kurtis Neis

Sarah Oehlert

Misti Richmond

Kelly Rippel

Amy Schneider

Adam Schuetz

Amy Stonebraker

Kyra Strobel

Jessica Velazquez

Kim Zahner

What happened in fall 2007-spring 2008?

In politics...

• Gerald Ford is buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  

 

• Nancy Pelosi is elected Speaker of the House, by a vote of 233-202

 

• Vietnam becomes the 150th member of the World Trade Organization

In science...

• Apple Computer unveils the revolutionary iPhone
  

In the news...

• Roy Mann steps down as Director of Alumni Relations for Emporia State University
  

In sports...

• KU wins the national championship in basketball, preceded by their Orange Bowl victory in football.

These facts were found online at:

--http://www.brainyhistory.com/years/2007.html