🌍 The Fukuoka earthquake shakes Japan—an unexpected 6.6 magnitude tremor devastates Genkai Island, leaving one dead and over 1,000 injured. Aftershocks continued for months, proving nature doesn’t always follow the schedule.
🔥 The BP Texas City Refinery explosion—one of the worst industrial disasters in U.S. history. A hydrocarbon vapor explosion kills 15, injures over 180 and sparks billions in lawsuits, fines and a PR nightmare for BP.
🤖 Expo 2005 opens in Japan, bringing futuristic tech, humanoid robots and… a frozen woolly mammoth?
🚀 Doctor Who returns after 16 years, with Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose. Timey-wimey adventures are back and the show is about to become bigger than ever.
🎮 God of War debuts on PlayStation 2, introducing Kratos, Greek mythology and the angriest gaming protagonist ever. The birth of a franchise that would later become PlayStation royalty.
🎵 Kelly Clarkson’s Since U Been Gone smashes onto the charts, giving us pop-rock perfection.
🎬 The Ring Two tops the U.S. box office, because apparently, people weren’t done being terrified by creepy VHS tapes.
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