July 17, 2005
A Big Mac cost $3.06 that summer of 2005, and the Dow Jones sat at 10,718 — the Bush administration was navigating an increasingly complicated war in Iraq while managing diplomatic tensions at the United Nations. On the radio, Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" held the top spot for weeks, and in living rooms across the country, audiences were tuning in to "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," the most-watched show on television. On August 12, NASA launched the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from Cape Canaveral, sending a spacecraft toward Mars equipped to map the planet's surface in greater detail than any mission before it.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 17, 2005
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 17, 2005
An Interview By, Not With, The President
U.S. Calls Revaluation A Good Start For Beijing
World Events — July 2005
Time Person of the Year — 2005
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 17, 2005
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2004–05 Season
Emmy Winners — 2005
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — July 17, 2005
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 17, 2005
On the field
Sports Champions — July 17, 2005
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