Based on searches:
1) Hurricane Katrina
2) Tsunami
3) War in Iraq
4) Petra Nemcova
5) Hurricane Rita
6) September 11th
7) Pope John Paul II 
Peter Jennings
9) Rosa Parks
10) Gas Prices
Based on searches:
1) Hurricane Katrina
2) Tsunami
3) War in Iraq
4) Petra Nemcova
5) Hurricane Rita
6) September 11th
7) Pope John Paul II Peter Jennings
9) Rosa Parks
10) Gas Prices
The Ones to Watch in 2006:
Based on growing search queries, The Lycos 50 predicts these are the ones to watch in 2006: Bird flu or Avian flu…Reggae rapper Daddy Yankee…Reggaeton music fad… singer Ciara…the 2006 movies already generating buzz online are all based on comic books including, Superman Returns, starring the relatively unknown, Brandon Routh…Ghost Rider, starring Nicholas Cage…and X-Men 3…Recycle craze, Freecycle…video game Kingdom Hearts 2…singers Pharrell Williams and Natasha Bedingfield…Rap group Threesix Mafia…rapper Young Jeezy…golf phenomenon Natalie Gulbis…and teen TV drama, Degrassi, The Next Generation.
