10 – 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 the explosive malfunctions and does not detonate. May 13 The United States Department of Defense issues a list of bases to be closed as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process (BRAC 2005). Serial killer Michael Bruce Ross becomes the first person executed in New England in 45 years. May 16 – George Galloway appears before a United States Senate committee to answer allegations of making money from the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Programme. May 19 – Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith is released in theaters. May 21 – Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure opens to the public, becoming the fastest and tallest roller coaster in the world at the time. May 25 – Carrie Underwood wins season 4 of American Idol May 31 – W. Mark Felt reveals himself to be the Watergate scandal whistleblower called "Deep Throat." June June 2 – The construction of Northrop Grumman X–47B, the world's first unmanned surveillance attack aircraft that can operate from both land bases and aircraft carriers, begins. June 17 – Because of "quadruple-witching" options and futures expiration, the New York Stock Exchange sees the heaviest first-hour trading on record. 704 million shares are traded between 9:30–10:30 a.m. (1.92 billion shares for the day). June 23 – The social news site Reddit launches. June 24 – A Volna booster rocket carrying the first light sail spacecraft (a joint Russian-United States project) fails 83 seconds after its launch, destroying the spacecraft. June 30 – The Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is passed by the United States. July July 4 The Italy–USA Foundation is established in Rome, Italy. NASA's "Copper bullet" from the Deep Impact spacecraft hits Comet Tempel 1, creating a crater for scientific studies. July 8 – Fantastic Four, directed by Tim Story, is released as the first film in the Fantastic Four film series. July 10 – Hurricane Dennis strikes near Navarre Beach, Florida as a Category 3 storm. The storm kills 88 people and causes $4 billion in damages. July 19 – President Bush nominates John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill a vacancy that would be left by the resignation of Justice Sandra