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The halftime show becomes one of the most controversial events in television history, as Janet Jackson's breast is exposed to an audience of 143.6 million viewers. February 3 – The CIA admits that there was no imminent threat from weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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 and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2000s decade.
International relations State papers released under Britain's Thirty Year Rule suggest that the United States considered using force to seize oil fields in the Middle East during an oil embargo by Arab states in 1973. (BBC) State papers also released reveal that, contrary to what was believed at the time, Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom would not have lost her title and Civil List ...
2004 — The social networking website Facebook is launched. [2] 2004 — The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season produces four deadly and damaging hurricanes which impact Florida, Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, which kill a combined 100 people in the U.S. and produce over $50 billion in damage
The accident happened at around 2 a.m. local time (UTC +2). (Helsingin Sanomat) Archived 2005-12-03 at the Wayback Machine; The newspaper USA Today admits that a former reporter, Jack Kelley, invented or distorted important parts of at least eight major stories.
(Very partial list of politicians who died in 2004) January 6 – Dominica prime minister Pierre Charles dies of heart problems. January 15 – Maaruf al-Dawalibi, former Prime Minister of Syria. January 16 – Kalevi Sorsa, former Prime Minister of Finland. February 11 – Jozef Lenárt, former Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
Archived 2004-08-10 at archive.today; New Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gives his first televised national address. Five U.S soldiers are killed and another five wounded when their convoy comes under attack from roadside bombs and RPGs near Sadr City.
Archived 2004-12-26 at the Wayback Machine Brazil successfully launches its first rocket, a VSB-30 , or Brazilian Exploration Vehicle , into space from the Alcântara Launch Center , after its first attempt a year earlier failed and left 21 people, including key technicians, dead.