What big events happened in 2004?

What big events happened in 2004?

What Happened in 2004 Significant News Events, Popular Culture, History Prices

• Greece — Summer Olympics.
• Strongest earthquake in 40 years.
• United States – Mars Spirit Rover.
• EU undergoes it’s largest expansion so far.
• Space – Cassini-Huygens Probe.
• Boston Red Sox win the World Series.
• NASA Launches Gravity Probe B.

Who won the 2004 presidential debate?

In the follow-up polls taken days after the first two debates, Kerry’s perceived positive performance in the debates increased, so that the public then saw Kerry, rather than Bush, as the winner of all three debates.

What major world events happened in 2003?

What Happened in 2003 Significant Events, Popular Culture, Prices

• Human Genome Project.
• United States – Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster.
• United Kingdom — Ronaldo’s Manchester United Debut.
• World – Final Concorde Flight.
• Space – Oldest Exoplanet Found.
• ESA Launches SMART-1.
• China — Shenzhou 5.

What was happening in 2004 Australia?

7 December – Heavy rain causes flash flooding on Queensland’s Gold Coast overnight. 200mm of rain fell in the afternoon and early evening. 26 December – 26 Australians are among the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, including the Australian football player Troy Broadbridge.

What happened in the year 2004 in the UK?

20 December – Northern Bank robbery in Belfast, £26,500,000 is stolen. 26 December – 150 British people are among thousands of people killed by the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in across the South and Southeast Asia during a Christmas holiday and Boxing Day celebration.

Who ran against George in 2004?

2004 United States presidential election

Nominee	George W. Bush	John Kerry
Party	Republican	Democratic
Home state	Texas	Massachusetts
Running mate	Dick Cheney	John Edwards
Electoral vote	286	251

What event happened in 2006?

The headlines in 2006 were marked by death, scandal and politics: 12 die in Sago Mine disaster. Former Enron executives guilty. Death sentence for Saddam Hussein. Iraq insurgent al-Zarqawi killed.

What major events happened in 2008?

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• Tibetan monks arrested after the March, 14 unrest.
• Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar.
• 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
• XXIX Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
• South Ossetia war.
• November terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
• Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the subprime mortgage crisis.

What major events happened in 2004 in the United States?

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• January 4 and January 24: Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars.
• April 28: Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse revealed.
• June 5: Former President Ronald Reagan dies at 93. A six day state funeral follows.
• July 29: John Kerry, Democratic Presidential nominee.
• November 2: George W.
• Sofia Wylie.
• Forrest Wheeler.
• Charli D’Amelio.

What happened to the economy in 2004?

Real GDP grew 4.4 percent in 2004, the strongest since 1999. Industrial production at an index of 115.5 rose above the 2000 high of 115.4, with gains in major categories except mining. The capacity utilization rate of 78.0 was the highest since 2000’s 82.0. Manufacturers’ new orders at 365.7 billion reached a new high.