Editing 2005 (section)

===May===
* [[May 5]] – The [[2005 United Kingdom general election]] is won by Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] and the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] for a third consecutive majority government.
* [[May 13]] – [[Uzbekistan|Uzbek]] Interior Ministry and National Security Service troops [[Andijan massacre|massacre]] at least 200 protesters in the city of [[Andijan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-05-17-uzbekistan_x.htm|title=Toll from Uzbekistan violence disputed|agency=Associated Press|access-date=October 28, 2009|date=May 17, 2005|work=USA Today|archive-date=June 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623190906/http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-05-17-uzbekistan_x.htm|url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[May 18]] – [[English whisky]] is re-established in [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-18 |title=The English Whisky Map |url=https://insidethecask.com/2020/05/18/the-english-whisky-map/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Inside the Cask |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[May 19]]–[[May 21|21]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005]] takes place in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]], and is won by [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005|Greek]] entrant [[Helena Paparizou]] with the song "[[My Number One]]". 
*[[May 21]] – [[Kingda Ka]] is opened for the first time to the public at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]], becoming the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kingda Ka: The ultimate roller-coaster |date=Oct 11, 2005|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/30/ultimate.rollercoaster/index.html|access-date=March 3, 2021|website=CNN.com |archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621145527/https://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/30/ultimate.rollercoaster/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Levy |first=Glen |date=January 21, 2010|title=Top 10 Roller Coasters |language=en-US|magazine=Time|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1954707_1954711_1954674,00.html|access-date=March 3, 2021|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617000114/https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1954707_1954711_1954674,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 21]] - [[David Foster Wallace]] delivers his now-famous commencement address, [[This is Water]] at [[Kenyon College]] in Ohio.