Paul Martin succeeds Jean Chretien as Canadian prime minister (Dec. 12).

Stanley Cup New Jersey d. Anaheim (4-3)

Kentucky Derby Champion Funny Cide

Norah Jones dominated the Grammy Awards, picking up five trophies, including those for Best Record ("Don't Know Why"), Best Album (Come Away With Me), and Best New Artist.

Movies

· Pirates of the Caribbean

· The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

· Finding Nemo

· Mystic River

· Cold Mountain ·

Music

· Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast

· Justified, Justin Timberlake

· Some Devil, Dave Matthews

· Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé

· Elephant, The White Stripes

· The Wind, Warren Zevon

· On and On, Jack Johnson

· Hail to the Thief, Radiohead

· Greendale, Neil Young and Crazy Horse

· Room on Fire, The Strokes

Books

· Living History, Hillary Rodham Clinton

· The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown

· Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, Al Franken

· Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J. K. Rowling