Projected Timeline

Projected 2005[edit]

October: The second Chinese manned space mission Shenzhou 6 is scheduled to carry two astronauts for five days in orbit.
October 3: Annular solar eclipse (North Portugal, Spain, east Africa). President Bush nominates Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court.
October 19: A warrent for arrest is issued for Tom DeLay following two weeks after his indictment in Texas on charges of conspiracy to violate election law.
October 27: Facing a Congress unwilling to confirm without access to documents the White House was unwilling to release, Harriet Miers withdraws her nomination to the Supreme Court.
October 28: Vice President Cheney's Chief of Staff Scooter Libby is indicted on five charges related to the case of Valerie Plame and consequently resigns his post.