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Clockwise from top-left: Facebook, originally called TheFacebook, is launched by Mark Zuckerberg; the 2004 transit of Venus, the first such occurrence since 1882; NASA lands the Opportunity and Spirit rovers on Mars; the 2004 Summer Olympics are held in Athens; Al-Qaeda bombs multiple trains in Madrid, killing 193 people; the European Union adds 10 new member-states; 333 people are killed in ...
Dec 20, 2023 · 38. The Swan aired on Fox and even for the time was considered a pretty awful reality show.In case you forgot, the premise of the show was that in each episode they would take two "unattractive ...
Technology 2004. SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately-funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight. And New funding for the successor SpaceShipTwo comes from British tycoon Richard Branson, who is to fund for his new company Virgin Galactic through a 21 million US$ deal . The Cassini probe passes within 1,200km of Titan and sends detailed pictures of Saturn's Rings.
Feb 18 Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Neyshabur in Iran when a run-away freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertiliser catches fire and explodes.; Feb 19 Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal of Austria, is awarded an honorary British knighthood in recognition of a "lifetime of service to humanity."; Feb 21 The first European political party organization, the ...
Dec 26 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and edges of the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people; More 2004 Events; 2004 in Film & TV. Jan 3 After hosting the show for over 30 years, Casey Kasem gives up the hosting duties of "American Top 40" to Ryan Seacrest; May 6 TV sitcom "Friends" airs season ...
Historical Events for the Year 2004. 1st January » In a Motion of no confidence vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College (Pakistan) Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elect; 2nd January » 'Stardust (spacecraft) called Stardust' successfully flies past Comet ...
2004 () was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 4th year of the 3rd millennium, the 4th year of the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2000s decade.
2004. The emergence of Web 2.0. This year onwards saw the emergence of Web 2.0 – the next generation of the Internet. Until this point, it had been primarily a tool used to publish material for public consumption.
27 January, 2004: The government introduces plans for English universities to charge variable fees. There was intense wrangling in parliament when the government announced plans for fulltime undergraduates at English universities to pay fees of up to £3000 a year.
Dec 27, 2004 · Although the turmoil in Iraq dominated the world stage this year, events elsewhere left trails of death and bloodshed, as well as hints of hope. In Beslan, Russia, more than 300 people -- mostly ...
