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2005

Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

Feb

03

Alberto Gonzales became the first Hispanic U.S. Attorney General, the 15th Amendment giving black men the right to vote, and Yasser Arafat founds the PLO in This Day in History video. The date is February 3rd. Also, on this date, Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot a space shuttle. She piloted the Discovery space shuttle.

Apr

02

A Catholic prays in front of portrait of

KIEV, UKRAINE: A Catholic prays in front of portrait of Pope John Paul II, who died 02 April 2005 at the Vatican, at St. Alexander Cathedral in Kiev 04 April 2005. The pope's funeral will be held early 08 April 2005, and his remains will be burried in the grotto of St. Peter's Basilica where pontiffs throughout the ages have been laid to rest, the Vatican said 04 April 2005. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

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