Welcome to the New Millennium: A Collaborative Timeline

Some more on the war front and stuff that we keep missing or wanting to add. Don't forget to reflect back on pop culture, guys.

December 7, 2001: Atlantis The Lost Empire was released some months after initially expected. This was due to various rewrites alongside extending the film for half an hour to build more on the plot. Other additions include a song in Atlantean (first played in the prologue, later in the middle of the end and with a more triumphant reprise in the ending.) The film becomes a very popular hit with Disney later putting an Atlantis attraction in Adventureland in Magic Kingdom.

December 6, 2002:
Treasure Planet is released a week later due to concerns over performance alongside with trouble among the execs regarding rumors on sabotaging the film's performance. However, Treasure Planet's popularity helped and more than a few jokes were made at it beating out the Star Trek film as a sci-fi film. This led to the sequel being developed along with a Treasure Planet attraction over in Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland.

November 1, 2003: Brother Bear comes out and while not as successful as the previous films, still achieves some success and also ends up with a special release in Inuit, including subtitles.

April 2, 2004: Atlantis: Shards of Chaos is released as the sequel to Lost Empire. It takes place around pre World War II era as the group is reunited by Milo to investigate a new threat regarding lost shards of the crystals, specifically associated with an older civilization in Atlantis' past, that of Mu. The film becomes a success and helps lay the foundations for the sub-genre of dieselpunk with the aesthetic of the setting.

August 24, 2005:
Taking advantage of the USA's temporary problems due to Hurricane Katrina, the Bin Laden regime surprised everyone by making a coordinated strike toward the minor nations of Qatar and the UAE and occupying them though they have not touched Kuwait as of yet. Additionally, the Bid Laden regime has made threats to both Oman and Yemen with news of Islamic terrorists possibly infiltrating Eritrea as part of the plan.

This sudden burst of aggression has had Israel form a defensive pact with Jordan and Lebanon while rumors circle around a possible war between Syria and Iraq. Egypt meanwhile has planned some support against the Bin Laden regime while Iran is still in talks with the Rumsfeld presidency regarding Afghanistan though the current conclusion is that Afghanistan will not require open war unless Bin Laden ends up there. Iran has contributed additional defensive forces to Iran while Ethiopia has been monitoring the situation in Yemen and Eritrea very carefully.

November 4, 2005: Treasure Planet 2 is released and follows up on Jim going to the Royal Interstellar Academy and butting heads with a new friend while dealing with a new foe in Ironbeard. A groundbreaking success, it convinces Disney to remain onboard with traditional hand-drawn animation longer though their next film would be CGI.
 
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I can definitely see Rumsfeld being a fan of this plan
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How long will a war like this last?

The Saudi one would be reasonably quick (i mean the Iraq war proper was 2-3 years right) with a fallout.

Either way, Rumsfield probably doesn't see the end (either because he loses in 4 years, or gets impeached). Either way, he's off to such a bad start, he's going to lose the mid terms in 06.
 
The Saudi one would be reasonably quick (i mean the Iraq war proper was 2-3 years right) with a fallout.

Either way, Rumsfield probably doesn't see the end (either because he loses in 4 years, or gets impeached). Either way, he's off to such a bad start, he's going to lose the mid terms in 06.

Yeah, that’s how I’m gonna have it though it’s likely Bin Laden might escape to Afghanistan though if that happens, Iran will get involved.

Though things are gonna worse for Yemen, Oman and Eritrea though it will allow Ethiopia to shine, so there’s that.

Pakistan meanwhile will probably start having to play nice when they realize that the USA doesn’t have to tolerate as much of them due to increasing ties with Iran
 
Yeah, that’s how I’m gonna have it though it’s likely Bin Laden might escape to Afghanistan though if that happens, Iran will get involved.

Though things are gonna worse for Yemen, Oman and Eritrea though it will allow Ethiopia to shine, so there’s that.

Pakistan meanwhile will probably start having to play nice when they realize that the USA doesn’t have to tolerate as much of them due to increasing ties with Iran

Well Osama may be able to escape to Afghanistan if they lose the war there.

Yeah Pakistan will have to make a choice soon i suspect or they'll be in trouble also.
 
Well Osama may be able to escape to Afghanistan if they lose the war there.

Yeah Pakistan will have to make a choice soon i suspect or they'll be in trouble also.

I do have big plans for Arabia and Venezuela as well though. Hope you’re enjoying what I’m adding this far.

Though things aren’t always what they seem after all...
 
I do have big plans for Arabia and Venezuela as well though. Hope you’re enjoying what I’m adding this far.

Though things aren’t always what they seem after all...

Its good, like i'm really enjoying reading the american posts and some of the early war posts as well, I'm glad we have a few people contributing on the american side of things because that means i can focus on the other nations elsewhere as well (though i'll also post about the war also).
 
Its good, like i'm really enjoying reading the american posts and some of the early war posts as well, I'm glad we have a few people contributing on the american side of things because that means i can focus on the other nations elsewhere as well (though i'll also post about the war also).

Right! Though I do have some stuff for Canada, Mexico and a couple others like Venezuela and Ethiopia (Ethiopia is gonna get alot of benefits in the long term of this).

Pop culture posts are also fun! The Internet wild west being settled first by Mr Rogers :D
 
26 June 2003: The 2003 NBA Draft

In the NBA finals, the Toronto Raptors where finally able to break through, beating the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA finals 4-1, with Tracey Mcgready winning finals MVP. Their where signs of trouble in Tinseltown with Shaq and Kobe getting bounced in the conference semis by the eventual conference champs, however its expected they will hang onto O Neal for one more season. The Pistons were able to make the Conference Finals in the east, however lost 4-2 with the Spurs beating out the Supersonics 4-1 in the western conference finals. The Grizzlies had a horror year, with Yao Ming sitting the year to work through and rehabilitate any injuries (a decision he later said 'saved his career') With Pau Gasol also injured for much of the year.

In the NBA draft, the Clippers won the first draft pick, however the meeting between Donald Sterling and Lebron James and his team did not go well at all, with it believed that his team said that they would refuse to go to the Clippers, leading to one of the worst decisions ever made by an NBA team in the history of the draft (perhaps 2nd only to the 1984 draft). Milicic would become a seviceable centre (becoming a double/double defensive machine in his prime. winning 2 DPOY and making an all star appearance himself with his best figures of 13/15/4 in 2008), however many felt that the gap between him and the rest of the top 5, especially GOAT candidate Lebron James, was an unforgivable mistake and could be singled out as one of the major reasons why the franchise would be sold by Sterling and move to Vegas in 2009.

The Detroit Pistons had hit the jackpot, with the Knicks, Bulls and Mavericks also doing well in the draft. Picks 2-5 would become major players for their franchises, with 3/4 becoming lifetime players for their teams (except Carmelo Anthony, who would eventually request a trade and be traded away). Lebron James would become the focal piece, being surrounded by good, veteran leadership such as Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace as mentors along with coach Larry Brown, who he credits for helping him harness his natural talents and the reason he stayed in Detroit his entire career, wanting to help the future generations of Pistons players (alongside Okur, Battier, Delfino and Prince).

Melo (as he would be commonly referred to) would become the first hero and franchise player for a Knicks franchise that had gone into a sharp decline, with defensive anchor Marcus Camby and young forward Amare Stoudemire becoming key for the team and with the sale of the Knicks in 2006, would lead to a period of growth and stability for the team and relative success (with Melo establishing himself as one of the best scorers in the league).

The Mavericks have been forced to rebuild, despite Walker and Magloire having reasonably good seasons. Bosh however would bring in a new era, with all regrets they had with trading Nowitski quickly disappearing when Bosh stepped on the court and showed a lot of promise, especially after he would go onto become Dallas's most important player (with Cuban in a 2015 interview, calling Bosh the best player to ever put on a Mavericks jersey).

Dwayne Wade would go onto become an icon in Chicago, with the city still not having gotten over MJ fever, Wade allowed for a continuation of that, with the hometown boy considered amongst its favourite sons, with many in the city arguing that he was the best player in the league.

There would be many other notable players that would have great and long careers. Kaman would become an all star, having a long career himself and establishing himself in the top 10 centre's and even in his later years becoming a key bench player, West would become a key component to the Supersonics title run and win, Granger along with Bosh would help establish a monster duo in Dallas, with Mo Williams the fast scoring P.G to accompany them, Barbosa would eventually become the heats top scorer, averaging 12.6PPG and playing all 14 seasons of his NBA career with them, getting 12,000 career points for the franchise. with 3 seasons above 20PPG and 7 above 15PPG). Korver would be the sharpshooter that could come off the bench and quickly score for the lakers). Even Milicic, who is derided as a bust, became one of the best defensive Centre's and rebounders of the late 2000's and early 2010's to the L.A/L.V Clippers.

Overall the draft is considered as one of, if not the best draft of all time, producing 4 all nba first team players, 6 multiple time all stars and 12 all stars in total.

Bold = Multiple Time All Star
Underline = All Star

  1. L.A Clippers - Darko Milicic
  2. Detroit Pistons (From Vancouver) - Lebron James
  3. New York Knicks - Carmelo Anthony
  4. Dallas Mavericks - Chris Bosh
  5. Chicago Bulls - Dwayne Wade
  6. Milwaukee Bucks - Chris Kaman
  7. Cleveland Cavaliers - TJ Ford
  8. Milwaukee Bucks - Kirk Hinrich
  9. Denver Nuggets - Mickael Pietrus
  10. Golden State Warriors - Nick Collison
  11. Houston Rockets - Luke Ridnour
  12. Washington Wizards - Michael Sweetney
  13. Orlando Magic - Jarvis Hayes
  14. Boston Celtics - Marcus Banks
Other Notable Picks:

  • Troy Bell (16th) - Boston Celtics (Traded to Minnesota)
  • David West (19th) - Seattle Supersonics
  • Boris Diaw (20th) - Atlanta Hawks
  • Dahntay Jones (21st) - Indiana Pacers
  • Travis Outlaw - (23rd) - Portland Trailblazers
  • Kendrick Perkins (24th) - L.A Lakers
  • Carlos Delfino (25th) - Sacramento Kings
  • LeAndro Barbosa (28th) - San Anotnio Spurs (Traded to Miami)
  • Danny Granger (29th) - Dallas Mavericks
  • Josh Howard (31st) - L.A Clippers
  • Luke Walton (32nd) - L.A Lakers
  • Steve Blake (37th) - Milwaukee Bucks (Traded to Portland)
  • Willie Green (41st) - Philadelphia 76ers
  • Matt Bonner (44th) - San Antonio Spurs
  • Mo Williams (47th) - Utah Jazz (Traded to Dallas)
  • Kyle Korver (50th) - Philadelphia 76ers (Traded to L.A Lakers)
  • Jose Calderon (52nd) - Toronto Raptors

24 June 2004: The 2004 NBA Draft

In the NBA finals, it was the Detroit Pistons who beat the Vancouver Grizzlies 4-2 in the NBA finals to win the NBA championship. Rookie Lebron James won not only the ROY award, but also winning finals MVP (the first rookie to do so since Magic Johnson in 1980 and the first rookie ever to win both the ROY and Finals MVP). The Lakers would crash out in the first round of the playoffs, shockingly losing in the first round to the Seattle Supersonics, who would make it to the conference finals (only to lose to Vancouver in 7). Toronto as well would go back to the Eastern Conference finals, falling short to the Pistons in 7, with the Pistons balanced lineup getting them over the line.

This was the NBA expansion draft, with both Memphis and New Orleans picking 1 and 2 respectively in this expansion draft. The biggest deal of the draft being wantaway superstar Shaquille O Neal being traded to Memphis for the #1 pick (which would become Dwight Howard). When asked about the trade, O Neal would state that he was willing to stay in Memphis and when asked why he would state the famous lines 'Because of the BBQ fried chicken'. Shaq's superstar status would help the Hustle become a big draw for the franchise. For the Lakers, Howard would prove to be one of the best decisions as they built around Kobe into the future. Howard would become one of the best defensive players in the league as well as becoming a top rebounder. His athleticism would help the lakers play a fast game as well. The team would also acquire Josh Smith in the trade (who would be used later in the year for the trade for Kevin Garnett and the 8th pick, which would become Brandon Roy in the following draft).

Bold = Multiple Time All Star
Underline = All Star
  1. Memphis Hustle - Dwight Howard (Traded to L.A Lakers for Shaquille O Neal)
  2. New Orleans Pelicans - Emeka Okafor
  3. L.A Clippers - Ben Gordon
  4. Charlotte Hornets - Devin Harris
  5. Chicago Bulls - Deron Williams
  6. Atlanta Hawks - Luol Deng
  7. Phoenix Suns - Sean Livingston
  8. Washington Wizards - Josh Childress
  9. Portland Trailblazers - Andre Igoudala
  10. Philadelphia 76ers - Luke Jackson
  11. Cleveland Cavaliers - Rafael Araujo
  12. Utah Jazz - Andris Biedrins
  13. Golden State Warriors - Al Jefferson
  14. Boston Celtics - Robert Swift
Other notable Picks:
  • Sebastian Telfair - 15th (Charlotte Hornets)
  • Josh Smith - 18th (L.A Lakers via Shaquille O'Neal trade)
  • JR Smith - 19th (Dallas Mavericks)
  • Jameer Nelson - 20th (Sacramento Kings)
  • Kevin Martin - 26th (Indiana Pacers)
  • Anderson Varejao - 31st (Seattle Supersonics)
  • Trevor Ariza - 42nd (Miami Heat)
 
December 1, 2005: The Syrian-Iraqi War has started, causing the Levant Coalition (Israel, Jordan and Lebanon) to focus primarily on the defensive. Israel has been making deals with Palestine, with the latter hoping to have more sovereignty recognized. Meanwhile, Egypt has been sending more troops to defend the area. Lastly, the Eritrean government was overthrown by radicals sent to it by Yemen, with Yemen now in war again Arabia. The Emirate of Eritrea proceeds to invade Djibouti and now Ethiopia has declared war on Eritrea to save Yemen and Djibouti and the hopes of bringing in Eritrea and Djibouti back into the sphere. The Rumsfeld administration is criticized for initially backing Syria out of desires against Iraq and thus soured relations with the Levant Coalition.

Additionally, the increase military action and tax cuts led to less focus and recovery during the strong hurricane season, which fed plenty of resentment to the people that the Rumsfeld Administration, one that many believed could cost them seats in the House and Senate. As such, the GOP became more receptive to collaboration with the Democrats, with one major example being another campaign reform bill with Senators Feingold and McCain to further restrain the influence of money and non-political entities in elections. Another was the reinstitution of the Fairness Doctrine of the FCC, this time through a bill known as the News Fairness Act. Some noted that this act would lead to the decline of Fox News, albeit indirectly do the latter's refusal to adhere to the standards and subsequent court cases. Surprisingly, many GOP House Reps and Senators voted for this, hoping that it would lessen the blows to them in the upcoming elections, both through the act itself and upcoming coverage presenting both sides fairly.

January 25, 2006: The Walt Disney Company buys Pixar Animation Studios from Lucasfilm Ltd. for $7.4 billion and now Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Pictures.

April 6, 2006: In hope of working to improve ties, Iran begins a joint uranium enrichment program with the United States, done so that in the worst event to serve as a deterrent against the the Bin Laden regime.

May 1, 2006: After several months of fighting, Ethiopia succeeds in liberating Eritrea from the "Emirate" along freeing Djibouti. However, in a surprise turn, the new government established by Eritrea elected to join Ethiopia as an autonomous state though the vote was given to the people. Despite nationalist sentiments, years of one party rule, human rights violations and the rise of anti-Islam hate crime led to Eritrea being annexed by Ethiopia though with a fair bit of autonomy. Djibouti meanwhile merely strengthen ties to Ethiopia alongside Yemen. Ethiopia would then find themselves in the Somali Civil War, having restarted due to various Emirate members fleeing to Somalia and restarting the civil war.

(Yeah, so Ethiopia now has Eritrea though the Eritrean people are pretty autonomous. I figured that years of one party rule, the government's failure to stop the Islamic terrorists and the terrorists attacks on Muslims and Christians alike were enough for them. Besides, Ethiopia is able to use this to get some recovery money from the UN. Hoping this is realistic.)

July 2, 2006: The elections of Mexico are held and Felipe Calderon becomes the new President though the PRD retains prominence. Calderon promises to honor the various "Green" deals and investment programs of his successors, but will be more forceful with dealing with the drug cartels.

He solidifies this with him ruling medical and recreational marijuana legal and thus going after the drug cartels for violent crimes.
 
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Yea, I forgot some stuff...

January 23, 2006: The Canadian elections were held and became a massive source of controversy to the winner of Stephen Harper and his Conservative party. The controversy came from the infamous In and Out Scandal, one that would last into the following years. Harper maintained positive relationships with the Rumsfeld administration though brought plenty of flack (including from the USA) regarding Mexico.

June 28, 2006:
Superman Returns is released to critical acclaim and many point it out as the beginning of the so-called "DC Cinematic Universe." Based on the events of the ongoing 52 storyline in the comics, the title refers to Clark Kent returning to the Superman after an intense battle with a monstrous villain had rendered him much like a normal human (implied and years later confirmed to be Doomsday). While the world thinks of Superman dead, Clark has been becoming more human and spending time with Lois. However, with his powers returning, he must return to his alter ego to deal with the rise of Lex Luthor and his newest ambition to replace Superman with a version of his own (revealed to be Bizarro.)

July 3, 2006:
With the election of Mexican Presidente Calderon and his push toward more aggressive policies toward drug dealers after his and his predecessor's legalization of medical and recreational marijuana, the Rumsfeld administration has been in a tight spot on how to deal with this development. While greater action toward drug dealers have been pushed upon, the legalization issues remain an issue that various states have been debated.

August 10, 2006: The world is surprised when Israel and Palestine reach a deal granting Palestine more land and autonomy, with plans for Palestine to become its own sovereign nation, with the nation being divided into two, with Palestine taking the southern half, Israel the northern half and Jerusalem being a shared city. This plan will take over the course of ten years. This deal was the result of many compromises though some point to the prior election troubles in Israel as well as the increasing terrorist attacks on Israelis and Palestinians alike from the Syrian-Iraqi War and the Arab War. Others say that it was a response to the increasing militarism and belligerent attitude of the Rumsfeld administration. The USA was reluctantly forced to accept Palestine's sovereignty. Palestine's first action beyond signing a pact of friendship with Israel is to declare war on Arabia.

August 13, 2006: The Rumsfeld administration was relieved to have some positive news to deliver, namely in the overall success thus far in the Arab War. While the conventional forces were toppled, various pockets of resistance remained and Bin Laden was still at large, thus the war becoming a desert-based guerrilla campaign. This positive news made some of the House and Senate races a little closer and news on Bin Laden's possible escape to Afghanistan was enough to send a couple of forces there for reconnaissance and potentially defense against the Taliban. However, problems remain as the various minor Arab nations remain under lockdown by the regime along with the increase of oil sales in the black market. However, plans to further divide up the remnant Arab state have put on hold in exchange for rooting out the pockets of resistance and finishing the "War on Terror."

November 07, 2006: The US midterm elections saw some mild gains for the Democrats in the House though the GOP maintained their hold on the Senate. What was more interesting though were the primaries as more leftist Democrats have begun being voted in, contrary to the GOP, where more moderate conservatives were being preferred. Some see this as the beginning of a financial shift.

December 03, 2006: The first major elections in Venezuela are held since the coup and the world has been watching carefully. The winner was Manuel Rosales, putting some on ease over the nation.

Looks like old Rummy got a break, at least for the pools. Granted, whether he can keep this up is up for debate. Meanwhile, Somalia-Somiland war is going to get worse, the 2008 bubble is coming and no one knows who will become president of 2008.
 
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I love what you're doing with this timeline, but I just wondered about the dates. According to yours, Chirac was suceeded before he was assassinated. Also, the French Constitution says that after a sitting President's death, the President of the Senate assumes his position, which would have been Christian Poncelet in this case (Raffarin was Prime Minister). Or did Raffarin run in the snap election (that must be held at least 30 days after a President's death in office)?

in the alternate timeline, Raffarin replaced Christian Poncelet as PM (should have actually made that clear though).
 
Yea, I forgot some stuff...

January 23, 2006: The Canadian elections were held and became a massive source of controversy to the winner of Stephen Harper and his Conservative party. The controversy came from the infamous In and Out Scandal, one that would last into the following years. Harper maintained positive relationships with the Rumsfeld administration though brought plenty of flack (including from the USA) regarding Mexico.

June 28, 2006:
Superman Returns is released to critical acclaim and many point it out as the beginning of the so-called "DC Cinematic Universe." Based on the events of the ongoing 52 storyline in the comics, the title refers to Clark Kent returning to the Superman after an intense battle with a monstrous villain had rendered him much like a normal human (implied and years later confirmed to be Doomsday). While the world thinks of Superman dead, Clark has been becoming more human and spending time with Lois. However, with his powers returning, he must return to his alter ego to deal with the rise of Lex Luthor and his newest ambition to replace Superman with a version of his own (revealed to be Bizarro.)

July 3, 2006:
With the election of Mexican Presidente Calderon and his push toward more aggressive policies toward drug dealers after his and his predecessor's legalization of medical and recreational marijuana, the Rumsfeld administration has been in a tight spot on how to deal with this development. While greater action toward drug dealers have been pushed upon, the legalization issues remain an issue that various states have been debated.

August 10, 2006: The world is surprised when Israel and Palestine reach a deal granting Palestine more land and autonomy, with plans for Palestine to become its own sovereign nation, with the nation being divided into two, with Palestine taking the southern half, Israel the northern half and Jerusalem being a shared city. This plan will take over the course of ten years. This deal was the result of many compromises though some point to the prior election troubles in Israel as well as the increasing terrorist attacks on Israelis and Palestinians alike from the Syrian-Iraqi War and the Arab War. Others say that it was a response to the increasing militarism and belligerent attitude of the Rumsfeld administration. The USA was reluctantly forced to accept Palestine's sovereignty. Palestine's first action beyond signing a pact of friendship with Israel is to declare war on Arabia.

August 13, 2006: The Rumsfeld administration was relieved to have some positive news to deliver, namely in the overall success thus far in the Arab War. While the conventional forces were toppled, various pockets of resistance remained and Bin Laden was still at large, thus the war becoming a desert-based guerrilla campaign. This positive news made some of the House and Senate races a little closer and news on Bin Laden's possible escape to Afghanistan was enough to send a couple of forces there for reconnaissance and potentially defense against the Taliban. However, problems remain as the various minor Arab nations remain under lockdown by the regime along with the increase of oil sales in the black market. However, plans to further divide up the remnant Arab state have put on hold in exchange for rooting out the pockets of resistance and finishing the "War on Terror."

November 07, 2006: The US midterm elections saw some mild gains for the Democrats in the House though the GOP maintained their hold on the Senate. What was more interesting though were the primaries as more leftist Democrats have begun being voted in, contrary to the GOP, where more moderate conservatives were being preferred. Some see this as the beginning of a financial shift.

December 03, 2006: The first major elections in Venezuela are held since the coup and the world has been watching carefully. The winner was Manuel Rosales, putting some on ease over the nation.

Looks like old Rummy got a break, at least for the pools. Granted, whether he can keep this up is up for debate. Meanwhile, Somalia-Somiland war is going to get worse, the 2008 bubble is coming and no one knows who will become president of 2008.

Pretty sure The Conservative Party in this timeline at the alliance. What did Jack Lyton do wrong to lose the election anyhow? Or was it just a slight swing.

the rest of it is good.
 
Pretty sure The Conservative Party in this timeline at the alliance. What did Jack Lyton do wrong to lose the election anyhow? Or was it just a slight swing.

the rest of it is good.

2003 was an election for the leadership of the parties, not for the actual federal election. I was trying to follow OTL thus far
 
2003 was an election for the leadership of the parties, not for the actual federal election. I was trying to follow OTL thus far

Ah right, yeah fair enough then. Was thinking of letting the New Dems in but that's fine i guess if the Alliance is in.
 
Ah right, yeah fair enough then. Was thinking of letting the New Dems in but that's fine i guess if the Alliance is in.

Don't worry. The New Dems will have their time to shine. After all, 2008 is coming up... Night is darkest before the dawn after all
 
Don't worry. The New Dems will have their time to shine. After all, 2008 is coming up... Night is darkest before the dawn after all

He'll be dead by 2011 though so it isn't much of a run, oh well though, its something at least.
 
Finally getting through 05 (i'll edit and add as i go, so this isn't a finished list):

5 January 2005: Dwarf Planet Eris is discovered, it is a dwarf planet within the solar system.

9 January 2005: Fatah retain power in Palestine, as Israel and Palestine look to work closer together (with the talk of even having a joint parliament).

20 January 2005: Donald Rumsfeld is inaugurated as the new President of the United States, with their being mass protests at Washington (protesters outnumbering people attending the ceremony), who are mainly unhappy with his plans to go to war, with several veterans association calling out the new President over his lack of care for his soldiers.

6 February 2005: Abhisit Vejjajiva has won the Thai elections, having won a large amount of the votes within major cities such as Bangkok (where he won some 80% of the vote). Thakshin Shinawat and his voters will be highly disappointed, due to expectations of a high rural vote still not outweighing the urban turnout against him.

16 February 2005: The Kyoto Protocol is brought into full effect

20 February 2005: Australia has announced that it would sign on as a party to the Kyoto Protocol. This has been supported by the Australian Democrats and the Greens, whilst the coalition has been split (between the moderate members who support the measure and the hard right who are against it).

26 February 2005: Geoff Gallop remains Premier of W.A as Labor wins the state election, however the Australian Democrats have taken many seats that were safe liberal as well as some Labor seats (having won 25% of the vote in total)

14 March 2005: The People's Republic of China (West China) has refused to acknowledge a UN resolution, acknowledging The Republic of China (East China), saying they are an illegitimate government.

31 March 2005: Morgan Tsvangarai remains President of Zimbabwe, having won 70 seats in total at the election against Robert Mugabe. Mugabe has announced he would step down as leader of the party.

2 April 2005: Pope John Paul II has passed away, with 4 million people from all around the world converging upon the Vatican for his funeral, with over 1 billion people around the world watching.

9 April 2005: Prince Harry becomes the main story of Charles and Camilla's wedding, appearing drunk to the venue. He was seen laughing and giggling at the event with Camera's mostly fixed to him throughout (instead of the couple). Its been rumoured that he hasn't been happy with the idea of the wedding to Camilla.

5 May 2005: The Liberal Democrats have stunningly won the British Election, winning 36% of the vote and 326 seats. This comes after plans for the Labour Party and Tony Blair to support action in Iraq (which has been highly unpopular with the British Public), which was supported by the Conservatives. the Liberal Democrats were the only major party against it, thus they would come into power. Labor would be reduced to third party status, suffering a 14% swing against them (winning 26% of the vote and only 78 seats in total).

13 May 2005: Uzbekistan military officials kill 200 people in the city of Andijan. The Russian Interior Minister has harshly criticised the Uzbek government, stating that they are in violation of Human Rights Law. The Russian government are now expected to provide refugee visas to Tajkistan and Uzbekistan residents fleeing from persecution as well as impose sanctions against the two countries.

15 May 2005: Independent Candidate Nakamori Fukuyo has beaten out candidates supported by the LDP and Komeito as well as the JCP to become the new mayor of Saitama.

21 May 2005: The Eurovision Song Contest, Hosted at Glasgow's Wembley Arena, was won by France, with Rock band Kyo and their song 'Sarah'. This is their first win since 1977.

29 May 2005: Voters in France have voted against ratifying the constitution of the European Union.

2 June 2005: A plot to bomb several popular London spots has been foiled by British Intelligence Agents. If executed, it was likely that there would have been a severe loss of life. The would be perpetrators have been arrested and will be questioned before their court date.

18 June 2005: After the Northern Territory Elections, it is no clearer as to who will form government, with Labor and the Democrats both finishing on 9 seats and the Country Liberals finishing on 6. Its expected that Labor and the Democrats will work together, but who leads the coalition is the area of contention.

25 June 2005: Lydia Shuleva has retained her position as Prime Minister after the National Movement for Stability and Progress would win a majority in parliament (winning 130 seats). The Movement for Rights and Freedoms would become the official opposition, gaining 30 seats (and moving up to 52 seats) with the Coalition for Bulgaria falling to third party status.

3 July 2005: The Democratic Party has won the Tokyo Municipal Election, winning 32% of the vote and 54 seats. The LDP won 24% and 36 seats, followed by the Japanese Communist Party who won 20% and 32 seats, followed by Komeito who won 14% and 16 seats.

6 July 2005: Paris has been awarded the hosting rights to the 2012 Olympics. London was a close runner up, finishing only 2 votes behind the eventual winner (with many believing they will be the favourite the next time the competition comes to Europe).

18 August 2005: East China, Russia, South Korea and Japan have engaged in joint military exercises near the Chinese border with North Korea. This has been in response to North Korea and China's increasing hostility and aggression.

7 September 2005: Ayman Nour has broken the 24 year reign of Hosni Mubarak. Winning the Presidential election. Mubarak was under increased pressure from the international community to hold fair and free elections or else face sanctions (both against Egypt and his family) with the threat of overseas assets being frozen.

12 September 2005: Jens Stolenberg has become the new Prime Minister of Norway after the Labour Party becomes the largest party in the Storting.

17 September 2005: Helen Clark remains the Prime Minister of NZ as Winston Peters and NZ First remain as the opposition party (garnering 25% of the vote this time) with the Nationals under Don Brash failing to make any major inroads.

18 September 2005: The Social Democratic Party in Germany has become the largest party and will form the next government, with Frank-Walter Steinmeier becoming the new Prime Minister. This is after problems internally between the Union (and its two parties, the more conservative CSU and more centrist CDU). This comes after a no confidence motion that passed against the Union government on proposed economic reforms (that also saw coalition partners in the FDP withdrawing their support).

25 September 2005: Civic Platform becomes the largest party in the Sejm, after the collapse of the Democratic Left Alliance, winning 170 seats, ahead of the Law and Justice Party's 130 seats.

7 October 2005: The offices of Jyilands Posten have been firebombed by angry Muslim protesters in Aarhus, killing 2 journalists inside. This comes after the controversial comic released by the newspaper.

23 October 2005: Keiko Sato, backed by the Communist Party and Social Democratic Party, has won the election against Tatsuo Yada (the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito backed candidate). The ruling Democratic Party did not back a candidate in the election, this will be a huge blow to the LDP who were hoping to win in the city and a major boon for the Communists and the left in general in Japan.

23 October 2005: Donald Tusk has been elected President of Poland after beating out the Law and Justice's candidate Lech Kaczynski.

17 November 2005: The Sri Lankan Communist Party has held elections, in which they hold 200 out of the 225 seats (with the other 25 seats held by independents).
 
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