At the age of 58

• 24-February-2006 : A state of emergency is declared in the Philippines, after an alleged coup d'etat against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is foiled.
• 07-January-2006 : Embroiled in multiple scandals, former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announces he will not seek to reassume his former post.
• 01-November-2005 : Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive in the United States for a state visit, their first overseas tour since their marriage.
• 28-September-2005 : American politician Tom DeLay is indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy by a Texas grand jury.
• 10-May-2005 : A hand grenade ostensibly thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 100 feet (30 m) from United States President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but malfunctions and does not detonate.
• 20-January-2005 : George W. Bush is inaugurated in Washington, D.C. for his second term as the 43rd President of the United States.
• 02-November-2004 : United States presidential election, 20044 U.S. President George W. Bush defeats Senator John Kerry. Republicans make gains in the House and Senate.
• 29-October-2004 : An Osama bin Laden video airs on Arabic TV, in which he threatens terrorist attacks on the United States, and taunts U.S. President George W. Bush over the September 11 Terrorist attacks.
• 30-August-2004 : September 2 U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are renominated at the Republican National Convention in New York City.
• 29-August-2004 : Around 200,000 protesters demonstrate in New York City against U.S. President George W. Bush and his government, ahead of the 2004 Republican National Convention.