Gunmen assassinate the governor of Baghdad, the first of many continuing terrorist acts the US president must deal with as he is inaugurated for his second term in office.

The National Hockey League cancels its season, the first time in history that a sports league has cancelled a season due to labor disputes.

A League video presentation is created to support pastors and speakers encouraging church congregations to get involved in sharing their faith.

League membership passes 100,000. Many new Gospel covers are introduced. A limited-edition cover for Independence Day sees 25,000 Gospels shared before the day ends.

Four explosions rock London, England; 56 people die and over 700 are injured. Two weeks later another terrorist act is attempted but the bombs fail to detonate.

Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France bicycle race, becoming the only person in the history of the race to achieve seven wins.

After hurricane Katrina leaves hundreds of thousands without homes, the League ships 25,000 Gospels and a team to the Houston Astrodome to share faith in Christ.

Bilingual Gospels of John are published, first in Traditional Chinese/English and then in Simplified Chinese/English. Ideal for ESL training, they are welcomed around the country.

Gas prices rise to all-time heights of nearly $5 per gallon in some regions, following damage to petroleum infrastructure caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls for Israel to be "wiped off the map" at the "World Without Zionism" conference in Tehran, and condemns the peace process.