The Nintendo Wii was released in the US.
Sony released the PlayStation 3 console in North America.
The James Bond movie 'Casino Royale,' with Daniel Craig as Bond, premiered in London.
Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity.
The US population reached 300 million people.
Google announced that it had acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion.
Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks.com.
Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary 'Borat' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Stephanie Myers published New Moon, the second novel in the Twilight series.
Two of Edvard Munch's stolen artworks were found after being missing for two years.
Naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park, California.
At just 30 years old, golf professional Tiger Woods won the 50th PGA, making him the youngest person ever to win a PGA.
Twitter was launched to the public.
British singer-songwriter Lily Allen released her first album, 'Alright, Still,' in the UK.
A series of seven bomb blasts killed 209 people in Mumbai, India.