The unemployment rate falls below 5% for the first time since August 2001; it will remain below 5% until December 2007. December 7 – A U.S. federal air marshal fatally shoots Rigoberto Alpizar on a jetway at Miami International Airport in Florida. December 8 – Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 overshoots the runway at Chicago Midway Airport, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring 11 other people. December 16 – The 43rd Mersenne prime is found, 230,402,457 − 1. It was discovered with the GIMPS project by Dr. Curtis Cooper and Dr. Steven Boone, professors at Central Missouri State University. December 20 2005 New York City transit strike: New York City's Transport Workers Union Local 100 goes on strike for three days, shutting down all New York City Subway and Bus services. Angela Johnson becomes the first woman in 50 years to be sentenced to death by the United States federal government. She is convicted of five murders in Iowa, receiving the death penalty for four of them. December 23 – U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announces the first in an expected series of troop drawdowns following the Iraqi elections. Undated Healing Through Creativity organization is founded. Huron Valley State Bank is founded in Milford, Michigan. Junk King, recycling company, is founded. KookyCanuck, a Memphis, Tennessee restaurant, opens. LucidEra, a business intelligence solution provider, is founded in California. Magnus Choir, music software synthesizer, is released. Ten years after reaching the million mark, the U.S. prison population reaches 2.5 million inmates. Ongoing War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War (2003–2011) Births January January 3 – Marley Dias, activist January 4 – Robert Dillingham, basketball player January 10 – Josh Hardin, soccer player January 14 – Jesse Love, stock car racing driver January 18 – Isaie Louis, soccer player January 20 Haroun Conteh, soccer player Glaive, musician January 21 – IShowSpeed, youtuber February February 1 – Konnor McClain, gymnast February 4 – Skye Blakely, gymnast February 8 – Katie Silverman, actress February 15 – Nicolas Bechtel, actor February 18 – Eden Wood, actress and reality television star February 20 – Gabriel Fernandez, murder victim (d. 2013) February 21 – Sydney Barros, gymnast February 23 Diego Hernandez, soccer player Arica Himmel, actress February 28 – Francis Jacobs, soccer player March March 1 – Felipe Valencia, soccer player March 10 – Esmir Bajraktarevic, soccer player March 11 – Riley Ann Sawyers, murder victim (d. 2007) March