- May 20, 2005
May 20 2005 (Friday)* ' reaches a record high at the box offices on opening day with $50 million on 9,400 screens at 3,661 theaters worldwide, edging out "
Spider-Man 2 s top opening day record of $40.4 million and "Shrek 2 's" top single day record of $44.8 million. [http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B91170A59-4D1D-4D38-BBC1-CCA49B9F85D7%7D&siteid=google (marketwatch)] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050520/ap_en_mo/film_star_wars_box_office (AP via Yahoo! News)] (Link dead as of 02:43,15 January 2007 (UTC)), [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1824 (boxofficemojo.com)]
* Daytime Emmys are awarded, and three records are broken. "General Hospital" wins Best Drama for a record eighth time,Erika Slezak of "One Life to Live " wins her sixthDaytime Emmy for Best Actress, and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" wins five Daytime Emmys, including Best Talk Show Host, and Best Talk Show. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/21/AR2005052100750.html (Washington Post)] (Link dead as of 02:43,15 January 2007 (UTC))
* Reports say that five corpses are found and 200 men are safe in a high mountain encampment in theAndes after aChile an Army instruction raid got hit by a severe storm. 47 recruits are missing and temperatures drop to -15ºC (5ºF) in the area. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N20573494.htm (Reuters)] (Link dead as of 02:43,15 January 2007 (UTC))
* The town ofEtoumbi in theRepublic of the Congo is put under quarantine after anEbola outbreak kills nine people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4565123.stm (BBC)]
*Israeli-Palestinian conflict :Israel i troops kill onePalestinian militant as three to fourHamas ,Popular Resistance Committees , andAl Aqsa Martyrs Brigade militants fire mortar shells andanti-tank missile s on Israelis living in theKfar Darom settlement in theGaza Strip . [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/578321.html (Haaretz)] (Link dead as of 02:43,15 January 2007 (UTC)), [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4565053.stm (BBC)]
*2005 Pacific hurricane season : Two people die as Hurricane Adrian makes landfall nearSan Salvador ,El Salvador . [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7896963/ (MSNBC)]
* InTogo , talks to resolve a crisis after last month's disputed presidential election end without agreement. Refugees continue to arrive inBenin . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4564783.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/01da1064e86c867518ee3bf74a8803ee.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] (Link dead as of 02:43,15 January 2007 (UTC))
* After six years, the lastUnited Nations peacekeepers have leftEast Timor . [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aoYsUdrelwHU&refer=asia (Bloomberg)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4563359.stm (BBC)]
*Elections in Papua New Guinea : Bougainville inPapua New Guinea begins the first elections of its autonomous government. [http://www.thenational.com.pg/0520/editorial1.htm (National, Papua New Guinea)] [http://www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1372884.htm (Radio Australia)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4560265.stm (BBC)]
*Australia n pop starKylie Minogue is released from the hospital after surgery to treatbreast cancer . [http://www.theage.com.au/news/People/Kylies-cancer-removed/2005/05/21/1116533575754.html (The Age)]
* TheBeach Boys Historic Landmark was dedicated inHawthorne, California in a ceremony where formerBeach Boys Brian Wilson ,Al Jardine , and David Marks were in attendance.
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