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2004 was a year marked by many popular and highly grossing film releases such as Shrek 2, Spider Man 2, The Incredibles, The Passion of the Christ and Howl's Moving Castle. 2004 was also the year where Toho Studios would release Godzilla's 50th anniversary movie, Godzilla: Final Wars, the last Godzilla movie until Legendary Entertainment's ...
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 ...
Norway becomes the world's second nation after Ireland to ban smoking in all bars and restaurants. Archived 2004-06-03 at archive.today; Jennifer Hawkins, a twenty-year-old Australian, wins the Miss Universe contest, held in Quito, Ecuador. Dr. Jiang Yanyong disappears days before the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
The U.S. Geological Survey sees no evidence of a causal relationship between these events. [44] The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake is thought to have triggered activity in both Leuser Mountain [45] and Mount Talang, [46] volcanoes in Aceh along the same range of peaks, while the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake sparked activity in Lake Toba, a ...
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.
The 2004 Formula One championship gets under way with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Michael Schumacher wins. In Sweden some 15,500 skiers compete in the 80th installment of Vasaloppet, the oldest and longest cross-country ski race in the world. Norwegian Anders Aukland wins. (Sports Illustrated) (Vasaloppet press release)
2004 in film: The 2004 Golden Raspberries are handed out in commemoration of the low points struck last year by the motion picture industry. (Yahoo) ( The Age ) Israeli–Palestinian conflict : Ronnie Kasrils , the South African minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, calls the Israeli West Bank barrier a "wall of shame" and states that the ...
Indian general election, 2004: The second phase of elections in the world's largest democracy takes place. Many key states such as Uttar Pradesh , Maharashtra and Bihar vote; exit polls favour the opposition (BBC)