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Ongoing events 2004 Canadian Federal Election Conservative leadership race 2004 Taiwan Presidential Election 2004 U.S. Presidential Election Democratic Presidential Primary Bloody Sunday Inquiry Exploration of Mars Mars Exploration Rovers Mars Express Orbiter Bird flu Hutton Inquiry Israeli-Palestinian conflict Road Map to Peace Kyoto Protocol North Korean Crisis Same-sex Marriage SCO v. IBM War on Terrorism Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (January 2004) Occupation of Iraq Iraqi Insurgency Iraq Timeline

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1 1.2 January 2 1.3 January 3 1.4 January 4 1.5 January 5 1.6 January 6 1.7 January 7 1.8 January 8 1.9 January 9 1.10 January 10 1.11 January 11 1.12 January 12 1.13 January 13 1.14 January 14 1.15 January 15 1.16 January 16 1.17 January 17 1.18 January 18 1.19 January 19 1.20 January 20 1.21 January 21 1.22 January 22 1.23 January 23 1.24 January 24 1.25 January 25 1.26 January 26 1.27 January 27 1.28 January 28 1.29 January 29 1.30 January 30 1.31 January 31 2 References

January 1

• Ireland's Roman Catholic and Protestant Boy Scouts organisations merge after nearly a century of division, in spite of efforts by the Roman Catholic bishops to block the merger. Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " December 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - November 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of The 2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election took place on March 20, 2004 in Toronto Ontario, and resulted in the election of Stephen The Election for the 11th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (第十一任中華民國總統、副總統選舉 the third direct presidential election in Taiwan's The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Ten candidates vied for the nomination including retired four-star general Wesley Clark, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, John Edwards Bloody Sunday (Domhnach na Fola is the term used to describe an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 26 The exploration of Mars has been an important part of the Space exploration programs of the Soviet Union (later Russia) the United NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover ( MER) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of Mars Express is a Space exploration mission being conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA Influenza A virus subtype H5[[Neuraminidase N1]], also known as A(H5N1 or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause The Hutton Inquiry was a British Judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the United Kingdom Labour government with the The "road map" for peace is a Plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proposed by a " quartet " of international entities the The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing Greenhouse gases in an effort North Korea claims to possess Nuclear weapons and the CIA asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of Chemical weapons. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same SCO v IBM is a civil Lawsuit in the United States District Court of Utah. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U This is a Timeline of the history of Afghanistan in January 2004. Iraq War|2007 in Iraq|2008 in IraqThe post-invasion period in Iraq The Iraqi insurgency is composed of diverse mix of militias foreign fighters all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the US-led Coalition in Iraq Timeline of events during Multinational force's occupation of Iraq, following 2003 invasion of Iraq, and relevant quotations about nature of occupation from officials Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Scouting Ireland ( Irish: Gasóga na hÉireann) is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM and the national Scouting A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight
• 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. The " thirty year rule " is the popular name given to a law in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Australia that states that the yearly The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In international Commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce [1] 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 payments if she had married Group Captain Peter Townsend, a divorced War hero in the 1950s. A civil list is a list of individuals to whom Money is paid by the Government. Group Captain ( Gp Capt in the RAF and Indian Air Force, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF ( November 22, 1914 – June 19 World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive [2][3]
• The Republic of Ireland takes over the presidency of the European Union, succeeding Italy, whose presidency is widely criticised as having been a failure due to the collapse of efforts to adopt a European constitution. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest [4]
• Montréal/Dorval International Airport is renamed Montréal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
• A British Airways flight from London to Washington, DC is canceled one day after the same flight is delayed for three hours on the tarmac at Dulles International Airport for security screening. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Tarmac (short for tarmacadam, a Portmanteau for Tar -penetration Macadam) is a type of highway surface, pioneered by John Washington Dulles International Airport is a public Airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the Central business district of Washington D [5]
• Comparing planned United States finger-printing and photographic security controls on travelers from Brazil and other nations to Nazi actions, a Brazilian judge orders the fingerprinting of all arriving United States citizens in response. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all or any part of the finger [6]
• No leap second is added this year. A leap second is a one- Second adjustment that keeps broadcast standards for time of day close to mean solar time. This is the fifth year in a row without a leap-second after 28 years of adding leap-seconds to compensate for the slowing of the Earth's rotation. [7]
• Haiti's bicentennial celebrations erupt in violence. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: [8]

January 2

• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, composed of foreign ministers from seven south Asian countries (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan) meeting in Islamabad agree to create the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) by 2006. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC) is an economic and political organization of eight countries in Southern Asia. A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. The Maldives ( or, or Maldive Islands) officially the Republic of Maldives, is an Island nation consisting of a group of atolls stretching The Kingdom of Bhutan (buːˈtɑːn is a Landlocked nation in South Asia. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type The Agreement on the South Asian Free Trade Area is an agreement reached at the 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC summit at Islamabad, [9]
• It appears that Stardust has successfully flown past Comet Wild 2 collecting samples that it will return to Earth in two years time. Stardust is an American interplanetary mission of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, whose primary purpose was to investigate the makeup of the Comet 81P/Wild, also known as Wild 2, is a Comet named after Swiss astronomer Paul Wild (pronounced Vilt) who discovered it in 1978 This is the first sample return mission to a comet and the first time that samples have returned to Earth from any celestial body since 1974. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The spacecraft also took detailed images of the comet's icy nucleus. [10][11][12]
• U.S. Representative Ralph Hall from Texas files for reelection and switches parties from Democrat to Republican. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Ralph Moody Hall (born May 3, 1923) is a United States Representative from. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. [13]

January 3

• A Boeing 737, Flight 604, flown by Egyptian charter company Flash Airlines headed for Cairo crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take-off from the holiday resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Flash Airlines Flight 604 was a charter flight operated by Egyptian charter company Flash Airlines. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Flash Airlines was a private charter Airline operating out of Cairo, Egypt that was part of the Flash Group tourism company Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. Sharm el Sheikh (شرم الشيخ Sharm al-Shaykh) often known simply as "Sharm" is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. All 148 people on board are killed, of whom more than 120 were French tourists. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Though both United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were in the area, neither were involved in the incident, contrary to initial reports. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Pharaonic Dynasties (3100 BC – 30 BC See also List of pharaohs Roman Province (30 BC – 323 AD See also List of [14][15][16]
• The BBC cancels the appearance of Coca Cola sponsorship credits in the music charts in its BBC One Top of the Pops show, after criticism from politicians and health campaigners that it would be promoting junk food and unhealthy drink products to teenagers. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast Junk food is a broad term that is used to describe a variety of Food products from Sweets that contain little to no Nutritional value to products used in [17]
• Ricardo Palmera, better known as Simon Trinidad, one of top seven Colombian rebel group, FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is arrested in Ecuador. Simón Trinidad (born July 30, 1950) is the Nom de guerre of Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda, a Colombian high-ranking Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo also known by the Acronym of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. [18]
• Exploration of Mars: The first of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit, has successfully landed on the Martian surface with a "very strong signal" being received from the lander. The exploration of Mars has been an important part of the Space exploration programs of the Soviet Union (later Russia) the United NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover ( MER) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of It was a tense few minutes as no signal was received from the lander during the minutes while it bounced over the surface. Mission Control is described as being a wild place with the mission scientists very happy. Mission Control Center (MCC is a unit that manages aerospace flights The first pictures are expected at the earliest around 0730 UTC [19][20][21][22]
• The People's Republic of China's fifth-largest brokerage is seized by China Securities Regulatory Commission and local authorities for "illegal and irregular management operations and disorderly management. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The China Securities Regulatory Commission ( CSRC) ( often abbreviated) is an institution of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (PRC " The unusual move to clamp down on China Southern Securities is a high-profile attempt to stem corruption in Mainland China. Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction [23][24]
• Casey Kasem hosts his final edition of the popular radio program American Top 40. The following week, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest officially took over hosting duties of the show. Casey continues to host two other radio programs, American Top 20 and American Top 10.

January 4

• The Loya jirga adopts a new Constitution of Afghanistan^[1]
• A military court in Israel sentences five Israelis to one year in jail for refusing to serve in the military because of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. A 502-delegate Loya jirga convened in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2003, to consider the proposed Afghan Constitution The Constitution of Afghanistan became the official law of Afghanistan when the 2003 Loya jirga approved it by the Consensus on January 4, A military tribunal is a kind of Military Court designed to try members of enemy forces during Wartime operating outside the scope of conventional For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Refusal to serve in the Israeli military includes both refusal to obey specific orders and refusal to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF in any capacity due to pacifistic The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west ^[2] (Compare conscientious objector)
• Exploration of Mars: American Mars probe "Spirit" mission is successful and is sending back images. A conscientious objector (CO is an individual who on religious moral or ethical grounds refuses to participate as a combatant in war or in some cases to take any role that would support The exploration of Mars has been an important part of the Space exploration programs of the Soviet Union (later Russia) the United The United States of America —commonly referred to as the NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover ( MER) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of Spirit is alive after rolling to a stop on the surface of Mars; confirmed by NASA's Deep Space Network (9:00 p. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Deep Space Network, or DSN, is an international network of communication facilities that supports Interplanetary Spacecraft missions and m. PST). ^[3]
• Mikhail Saakashvili becomes president-elect of Georgia, following the Presidential elections. Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between A presidential election was held in the Republic of Georgia on January 4, 2004. He had been widely expected to win following the November 23, 2003 ousting of President Eduard Shevardnadze. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze (ედუარდ შევარდნაძე ɛduɑrd ʃɛvɑrdnɑdzɛ (born 25 January 1928 in Mamati, Lanchkhuti ^[4]
• Bolivian Gas War: In a televised speech, Bolivian President Carlos Mesa announces that a national referendum will be held on 28 March to resolve the issue of how Bolivia's large natural gas reserves will be exploited. The Bolivian gas conflict was a social confrontation in Bolivia centering on the exploitation of the country's vast Natural gas reserves The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Carlos Diego Mesa Gisbert (born August 12, 1953) is a Bolivian politician historian and President of Bolivia from October 17 Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. ^[5]
• Britney Spears abruptly marries a childhood friend, Jason Allen Alexander, in a Las Vegas, Nevada wedding chapel at 5:30 a. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. m. ; by afternoon, the couple have arranged an annulment, which is expected to be made official when the courts reopen on Monday. ^[6]

January 5

• A British and a German Member of the European Parliament both receive letter bombs in the post. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. This follows an earlier letter bomb sent to the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi. The President of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union. (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May [25]
• Ulster Unionist Party defector Jeffrey Donaldson and two other MLAs join Rev. The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party Jeffrey Mark Donaldson, MP, MLA (born 7 December 1962) is a Northern Irish politician and Member of Parliament for Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party, pushing the DUP's numbers in the Northern Ireland Assembly to 33. Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (born 6 April 1926 styled The Rt Hon The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved [26]
• Jaap de Hoop Scheffer of the Netherlands became the new Secretary General of NATO, replacing Britain's Lord Robertson. Jakob Gijsbert "Jaap" de Hoop Scheffer (/jɑːp də hoːp ˈsxɛfər/ born 3 April 1948 is a Dutch Politician and the 11th NATO Secretary The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The North Atlantic Treaty Lord Robertson may refer to James Robertson Baron Robertson (1845-1909 George Robertson Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (1946- [27]
• The United States begins tracking foreign arrivals according to the new United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the US-VISIT (United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology is a U [28]
• Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee meet face-to-face to discuss improving relations between their two countries. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Atal Bihari Vajpayee (अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी əʈəl bɪhaːɾiː ʋaːdʒpeiː (born December 25 1924 The eleventh Prime Minister of India. [29]
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which comprises India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Maldives, signs the South Asia Free Trade Agreement, a draft agreement to eliminate tariffs by 2016. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC) is an economic and political organization of eight countries in Southern Asia. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially The Kingdom of Bhutan (buːˈtɑːn is a Landlocked nation in South Asia. The Maldives ( or, or Maldive Islands) officially the Republic of Maldives, is an Island nation consisting of a group of atolls stretching The Agreement on the South Asian Free Trade Area is an agreement reached at the 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC summit at Islamabad, For other uses of this word see Tariff (disambiguation. A tariff is a tax imposed on goods when they are moved across a political boundary [30]
• Norwegian prosecutors announce that they have abandoned their attempts to prosecute Jon Johansen for his release of the DeCSS DVD decryption software. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Jon Lech Johansen (born November 18, 1983 in Harstad, Norway) also known as DVD Jon, is a Norwegian (his father is DeCSS is a Computer program capable of decrypting content on a DVD -Video disc encrypted using the Content-Scrambling System (CSS DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is [31]
• Panhellenic Socialist Movement, the ruling political party of Greece, is about to change leadership. The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK ( Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Pa nellinio So Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The official report is expected to be published on January 7, 2004. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It is expected by many that the new leader will be George Papandreou, junior. See [32] and [33] (Greek)
• A potential local root vulnerability [34] has been found in Linux 2. Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks 2, 2. 4, and 2. 6, and Linux Kernel developers have corrected the issue in 2. Linux is an operating system kernel used by a family of Unix-like Operating systems These are popularly termed Linux operating systems and 4 and 2. 6; distributors are expected to offer the patches soon, for the benefit of those users who do not compile their own kernels.

January 6

• The man charged for the murder of Sweden's FM Anna Lindh on September 10, Mijailo Mijailović, through his defence lawyer requests an interrogation to give critical details on the stabbing. Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (19 June 1957 – 11 September 2003 was a Swedish Social Democratic Politician who served as Swedish Minister for Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Mijailo Mijailović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Мијаило Мијаиловић born December 6, 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden to Interrogation or questioning is Interviewing as commonly employed by officers of the Police and Military. Seemingly Mijailović thereby confesses the assault.

• The Daily Mirror, a British tabloid, publishes the blacked out portion of a letter wherein Diana, Princess of Wales alleged that someone was trying to kill her. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 The relevant portion reads: "[M]y husband is planning 'an accident' in my car, brake failure & serious head injury in order to make the path clear for him to marry. " The part "my husband" (referring to Charles, Prince of Wales) had been previously blacked out, and the word "him" replaced with "Charles" in transcripts of the letter released by Diana's butler, Paul Burrell. Paul Burrell, RVM (born, at Grassmoor (near Chesterfield, Derbyshire) is a former member of the Royal Household. [35] The revelation comes on the same day the inquest into the death of Diana and her lover Dodi Al-Fayed is officially opened. Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed ( Arabic عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد) ( April 15, 1955 &ndash [36]
• Pakistan is cited as the source of nuclear weapon technology supplied to Libya, Iran and North Korea. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The components intercepted at sea by Italy en-route to Libya were fabricated in Malaysia. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and There is no evidence that the Pakistani government of President Pervez Musharraf knew about the transfer of technology of Libya. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of [37] [38]

• Pakistan and India have agreed to a new round of talks to settle the Kashmir dispute. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir The talks will be begin February 2004. [39]
• Exploration of Mars: The first color images have been released from the Spirit rover on Mars. The exploration of Mars has been an important part of the Space exploration programs of the Soviet Union (later Russia) the United MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover They are the highest resolution images ever taken on the surface of another planet. Image resolution describes the detail an Image holds The term applies equally to Digital images film images and other types of images It has also been announced by NASA that they plan to name the rover's landing site on Mars "Columbia Memorial Station" in honor of the crew of STS-107. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program STS-107 was a Space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched January 16, 2003. [40][41][42][43]
• Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate is declared the official anthem of Karnataka[44]

January 7

• In the United States, the Bush administration proposes a major reform of immigration law, creating a temporary worker program and giving legal status to both illegal and foreign workers for renewable three-year periods. Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate ( Kannada:ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ is a Kannada poem which was composed by the Indian Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India The United States of America —commonly referred to as the George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Immigration law refers to national Government policies which control the phenomenon of Immigration to their country [45][46]
• The Supreme Court of Indonesia upholds the death sentence handed down to Bali bomber Amrozi. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. Ali Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim (also known as Amrozi) (born July 5, 1962) is an Indonesian The 12 October 2002 attacks killed 202 mainly holiday makers on the resort island of Bali. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to [47][48]

• Costas Simitis, the prime minister of Greece and president of the ruling PASOK, after informing the country's president Costis Stephanopoulos, announced his resignation. Konstantinos Simitis (Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης (born June 23, 1936) usually referred to as Costas Simitis, was Prime Minister This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK ( Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Pa nellinio So Konstantinos Stephanopoulos ( Κωνσταντίνος Στεφανόπουλος) (born August 15, 1926) is a Greek Politician At the same time he announced national elections for March 7, 2004, when PASOK will have a new president, expected to be George Papandreou. The leaders Greek politics is strongly dynastic Costas Karamanlis is the nephew of Constantine Karamanlis, who was six times (1955 1956 1958 1961 1974 1977 Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " PASOK will be challenged by the New Democracy opposition led by Kostas Karamanlis. New Democracy ( ND, Greek: Νέα Δημοκρατία Néa Dimokratía) founded in 1974 is the main center-right political party in Greece Konstantínos Alexandrou Karamanlís (Κωνσταντίνος Αλεξάνδρου Καραμανλής (alt See [49], [50], [51], [52] (Greek) and [53], [54], [55], [56], [57] (English). Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
• Exploration of Mars: Mars Express failed to hear any signal from the Beagle 2 spacecraft during its first pass over the landing site. The exploration of Mars has been an important part of the Space exploration programs of the Soviet Union (later Russia) the United Mars Express is a Space exploration mission being conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA Beagle 2 was an unsuccessful British landing spacecraft that formed part of the European Space Agency 's 2003 Mars Express mission This is major blow, but scientists have once again not given up all hope. They will attempt again tomorrow using a different communication mode. The Beagle 2 mission manager, Colin Pillinger, set February 7 as the day to abandon contact efforts. Colin Pillinger, CBE, (born in Bristol May 9 1943) is a planetary scientist at the Open University in the UK. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince By that time Beagle 2 would have switched into an autotransmit mode after having not received any signal for over a month if it was still alive [58].
• A report from the International Monetary Fund expresses alarm regarding mounting budget deficits in the United States due to recession, tax cuts, and spending for the war on terrorism. The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The report says that the unprecedented level of external debt incurred poses "significant risks" not just for the United States but for the rest of the world. However, many outside economists note that other countries are also running large deficits and that underlying economic conditions in the U. S. are still robust. [59] [60]

• U.S.-led occupation of Iraq: Mortar attacks by Anti-American insurgents wound 35 U. Iraq War|2007 in Iraq|2008 in IraqThe post-invasion period in Iraq A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories S. soldiers at a military camp west of Baghdad. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Six mortar rounds exploded around 6:45 p. m. local time. [61]

January 8

• Levi Strauss & Co. Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß, ( February 26, 1829 - September 26, 1902) was a German - Jewish immigrant shuts its last U. S. jeans sewing plant in San Antonio, Texas, ending all U. Jeans are Trousers made from Denim. Mainly designed for work, they became popular among Teenagers starting in the 1950s. S. manufacturing as it shifts to a contract production model. The closure ends a "Made in the U. S. A. " tradition dating back to the 1870s. Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G [62]
• The Queen Mary 2 is christened by Queen Elizabeth II. Characteristics The Queen Mary 2 is the current Cunard Flagship and makes regular Transatlantic crossings For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II [63]
• An RTÉ Prime Time investigation accuses the Garda Síochána, the Republic of Ireland's police force, of violent abuse of people arrested. ga '''''Garda Síochána na hÉireann''''' (ˈgaːrdə ʃiːˈxaːnə nə ˈheːɾʲən Irish for "Peace Guard of Ireland" often rendered Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Irish Minister of State Dick Roche accuses Gardaí of "torture" of one student beaten up in a Dublin police station, while a former judge accuses police of committing perjury in his courts. A Minister of State (Aire Stáit in Ireland, is a ' junior minister', and is of non- Cabinet rank attached to one or more Departments of State Dick Roche (Risteard de Róiste born 30 March 1947 is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under Oath or Affirmation in a The Gardaí deny all allegations. [64]

• The United States withdraws a group of 400 weapons inspectors from Iraq after finding nothing of substance. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. 1400 inspectors remain. [65] [66]
• Occupation of Iraq: Nine United States soldiers are reported killed after a Black Hawk helicopter makes an emergency landing near the central Iraqi town of Falluja. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States of America —commonly referred to as the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout [67]
• The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace publishes a report accusing the United States of "systematically misrepresenting" the threat posed by "Iraq's weapons of mass destruction". The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a formally private nonprofit organization in practice closely associated with the United States Department of State, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [68] [69] [70]
• The New Jersey legislature passes a bill creating a domestic partnership status for same-sex couples, with many of the same legal rights as marriage. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A domestic partnership is a legal or Personal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are neither joined by a traditional In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** It becomes the fifth U.S. state to offer such a status to same-sex couples. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [71]

January 9

• Education in Greece: George Papandreou, junior talks about the possibility to allow private universities in Greece. The Greek Educational system has undergone significant changes and modernisations during the 1990s Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία [72] (Greek)
• Turkey fully abolishes the death penalty. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. [73]
• USA lowers the terrorism advisory level to yellow (elevated) from orange (high). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [74]
• Bangladesh bans books published by the Ahmadiyya movement, an Islamic sect. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Ahmadiyya ( احمدیہ Ahmadiyya) is a movement that arose out of mainstream Islam towards the end of the 19th century For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. [75]
• Exploration of Mars: Engineers at JPL decide to turn the Mars Spirit Rover around on its lander after it was found the airbags could not be retracted enough to allow it to move off in a forward direction. The exploration of Mars has been an important part of the Space exploration programs of the Soviet Union (later Russia) the United MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover It is expected the rover will drive off sometime next week. The Rover has also stood up and deployed its front wheels. [76] [77]
• Two volcanoes erupt: the Piton de la Fournaise on Réunion Island, and the Volcán de Fuego near Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Piton de la Fournaise ( French) "Peak of the Furnace" is a Shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island (a French territory Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Fuego redirects here For the car see Renault Fuego. For the Marvel Comics villain see Fuego (comics Volcán de Fuego ("Volcano La Antigua Guatemala (commonly referred to as just Antigua or La Antigua) is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest The eruption in Guatemala is not thought to be serious enough to require evacuations. [78]
• In Guatemala City, fifteen people die and twenty are hurt when a public bus collides with a crane. Guatemala City (in full La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the Capital and largest city of the [79] [80]
• Enron Corporation: Former Assistant Treasurer Lea Fastow and wife of Andrew Fastow, failed to respond to a plea agreement by the deadline. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in Lea Weingarten Fastow (born December 1961 is the wife of former Enron executive and convicted felon Andrew Fastow, and is the second former Enron executive to go Andrew Stuart Fastow (born 22 December 1961 was the Chief financial officer of Enron Corporation until the U A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a Criminal case whereby the Prosecutor offers The offer would have allowed her to plead guilty in federal court to lesser charges and serve five months in return for her testimony. Her trial for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion is scheduled to start February 10. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead [81]

January 10

• Occupation of Iraq: Protests in the city of Amarah because of unemployment occur. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Amarah ( BGN: Al ‘Amārah; also spelled Amara) is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. Police officers and soldiers open fire on demonstrators. Five or six are killed and one or eleven wounded. [82]
• In publicity for a new book for which former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill is the primary source, 60 Minutes reveals O'Neill's claims that the Bush administration was making plans for an invasion of Iraq within days of Bush's inauguration. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until Paul O'Neill may refer to Paul O'Neill (baseball, a former Major League Baseball player and current broadcaster Paul O'Neill (cabinet member Not to be confused with the BBC news magazine program Sixty Minutes (TV series. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia An inauguration is a ceremony of formal Investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power Bush officials note that regime change in Iraq had been official U. " Regime change " is literally the replacement of one Regime with another S. policy since 1998, three years before Bush took office. O'Neill, fired for his opposition to tax cuts, also characterized Bush as so disengaged in cabinet meetings that he "was like a blind man in a roomful of deaf people". The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (" JGTRRA ",) was passed by the United States Congress on May 23, 2003 The United States Cabinet (usually simplified as "the Cabinet" is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the Executive branch of the Federal government On the positive side, O'Neill also described Bush as such a good listener that he (O'Neill) was able to give a non-stop monologue for nearly an hour in a one-on-one meeting. [83]
• SCO v. IBM: SCO Group claims that it has "low-level talks" with Google about a possible license agreement related to Linux. SCO v IBM is a civil Lawsuit in the United States District Court of Utah. The SCO Group Inc ( TSG, informally SCO;) is a software company formerly called Caldera Systems and Caldera International. Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks [84]
• Iraq and weapons of mass destruction: On January 9, 2004, Danish troops discovered decade-old mortar rounds containing suspicious liquid buried in Southern Iraq. This article concerns the Iraqi government's use possession and alleged intention of acquiring more types of Weapons of mass destruction (WMD during the presidency of Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark, known as the Danish Defence (Forsvaret is charged with the defence of the Kingdom of Denmark A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Initial tests now indicate that the rounds contain the banned chemical weapon blister gas. Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy. A blister agent (also known as a vesicant) is a chemical compound that causes severe skin eye and mucosal pain and irritation Final tests should be available in two days. [85] [86]
• A speed boat carrying illegal immigrants from Albania, bound for Italy broke down and capsized. Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 11 people survived, while as many as 21 died due to drowning and exposure. Two have been arrested by Albanian authorities for people smuggling, while other senior officials have been implicated in connection with the tragedy. People smuggling is a term which is used to describe transportation of people across international borders to a non-official entry point of a destination country for a variety of reasons [87] [88] [89]
• American Idol host Ryan Seacrest officially takes over hosting duties of the popular radio program American Top 40. His predecessor, Casey Kasem, continues to host other similar programs. Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem, (born on April 27 1932, in Detroit Michigan) is an American Radio personality and Voice

January 11

• Exploration of Mars: NASA's Spirit rover now has its arm and all six of its wheels free, and only a single cable must be cut before it can turn and roll off its lander onto the soil of Mars. The exploration of Mars has been an important part of the Space exploration programs of the Soviet Union (later Russia) the United The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover As that milestone is completed, scientists are taking opportunities to take extra pictures and gather other data. [90]
• Occupation of Iraq:
  • U. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign S. military records show that attacks against coalition soldiers have decreased by 22% in the four weeks following the capture of Saddam Hussein. Operation Red Dawn is the US Military operation conducted on 13 December 2003 in the town of Ad-Dawr, Iraq near Tikrit, that captured Iraq President [91]
  • More protests in Amarah take place. Amarah ( BGN: Al ‘Amārah; also spelled Amara) is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Demonstrators, many of them related to the victims of January 10, requested compensation. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. No significant violence reported. [92]

January 12

• The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announces the ten top United States patent recipients. The United States Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues Patents to The USPTO will no longer release an annual list of top 10 organizations receiving the most U For the 11th year in a row, IBM tops the list; the next three in the list are headquartered in Japan. International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Companies from the Netherlands (Philips) and Korea (Samsung) also make appearances. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. The Samsung Group ( Korean:, Samsung Guerup) is South Korea 's largest company or Chaebol and the world's largest conglomerate [93]
• The U.S. State Department concludes that the Israeli attack on USS Liberty in 1967, although probably accidental, was an act of gross negligence and that Israel should be held responsible. The USS Liberty incident was an Attack on a neutral US Navy Technical research ship, USS ''Liberty'', by Israeli Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Negligence (Lat negligentia from negligere to neglect literally "not to pick up" is a legal concept in the Common law legal systems usually used to [94] [95]
• Canadian federal election, 2004: Stephen Harper announces his entry into the race to lead the new Conservative Party of Canada. The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Honorific prefixes --> Stephen Joseph Harper PC The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative Earlier today, Jim Prentice drops out of the leadership contest, citing a lack of funds. James "Jim" Prentice, PC, MP (born July 20, 1956, in South Porcupine, Ontario near Timmins) [96]
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Over 100,000 people rally in Tel Aviv to protest Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plans to withdraw from parts of Gaza and the West Bank, which would involve abandoning some Israeli settlements in those areas. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. (אריאל Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured as a result of Jordanian attacks during the 1967 Six-Day War. [97]
• The deadline for SCO Group to present evidence "with specificity" in the SCO v. IBM lawsuit expires
• IBM and Intel Set Up $10m SCO Defense Fund. The SCO Group Inc ( TSG, informally SCO;) is a software company formerly called Caldera Systems and Caldera International. SCO v IBM is a civil Lawsuit in the United States District Court of Utah. [98]
• Astronauts on board the International Space Station think that a leak in a hose used to stop the fogging of an Earth observation window was causing the slow loss of pressure in the station. Although it would have taken a couple of months for the crew to be in any danger, some equipment on the station was only rated to just below the normal pressure. Although the cause appears to have been located, ground controllers are still getting the crew to close the station into three sections to allow them to get baseline pressure readings and to make sure that there are no more leaks. [99]
• Computer Associates says may face SEC civil action: Software company Computer Associates International Inc, which is under investigation by federal regulators over its accounting practices, says it may face civil charges for improper accounting of revenue in fiscal 2000. [100]
• Iran's provincial governors are threatening to resign unless a decision by the conservative Guardian Council is reversed. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی or Guardian Council and also Council of Guardians is an appointed and [101]
• Mars Exploration Rover Mission: The Spirit's air bags that cushioned its landing on Mars have been obstructing the vehicle's path, and this complication has postponed its exit of the launch vehicle until Wednesday or Thursday. NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover ( MER) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover [102]
• The World Wildlife Fund-UK reports that the orangutan is in danger of becoming extinct within the next 20 years because of commercial logging and clearance for oil palm plantations. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The orangutans are two Species of great apes known for their intelligence long arms and reddish-brown hair In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa. Logging is the process in which Trees are cut down for Forest management and Timber. The oil palms ( Elaeis) comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco [103]
• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, religious leader of Iran, announces that he will not intervene in a growing political confrontation between progressives and hardliners after the Guardian Council, which he controls, barred thousands of candidates from running in upcoming Parliamentary elections (including 80 current members of Parliament). Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of (fa علی حسینی خامنه‌ای born 17 July 1939 also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian Azeri politician and cleric For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. [104]

January 13

• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Tom Hurndall, a British peace activist with the International Solidarity Movement, dies after being shot in the head by an Israeli soldier on April 11, 2003. Thomas "Tom" Hurndall (29 November 1981 &ndash 13 January 2004 was a British photography student a Volunteer for the International Solidarity Movement The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The International Solidarity Movement ( ISM) was founded in 2001 by Ghassan Andoni, a Palestinian activist Neta Golan, an Israeli activist Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Israeli government say that they may consider bringing manslaughter charges against the soldier; the man's family claim that he should be tried for murder. Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries [105]
• Education in Greece: Debate over the private universities issue and George Papandreou, junior's suggestions (see 9 January) between New Democracy and PASOK. The Greek Educational system has undergone significant changes and modernisations during the 1990s Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. New Democracy ( ND, Greek: Νέα Δημοκρατία Néa Dimokratía) founded in 1974 is the main center-right political party in Greece The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK ( Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Pa nellinio So [106] (Greek)
• The Constitutional Court of Italy strikes down a law enacted to give Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution while in office. The Constitutional Court of Italy (Corte costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana is a Supreme court of Italy, the other being the Court of Cassation Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law [107]
• British serial killer Dr Harold Shipman is found dead in his cell. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based Harold Frederick "Fred" Shipman (14 January 1946 &ndash 13 January 2004 was an English General practitioner and convicted Serial killer [108]
• The Bichard Inquiry into events preceding the Soham murders formally opens [109] [110]
• Occupation of Iraq: A United States Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter is shot down near the central Iraqi town of Habbaniya, but is able to land without casualties. The Soham murders was a high profile murder case in August 2002 of two ten-year-old girls in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. The Soham murders was a high profile murder case in August 2002 of two ten-year-old girls in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout [111]
• A Yak-40 airliner en route from Termez in Uzbekistan crashes near the capital Tashkent, killing all 37 crew and passengers, including the U.N.'s top official in the country, Richard Conroy. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout An airliner is a large Fixed-wing aircraft with the primary function of transporting paying passengers Termez (Termiz ترمذ UniPers: "Termez" is a city in southern Uzbekistan near the border with Afghanistan. Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security [112]
• Robin Cook says that the British Museum's Parthenon Marbles must be returned to Greece. Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 &ndash 6 August 2005 better known as " Robin Cook " was a Politician in the British Labour The British Museum is a Museum of human history and culture in London. The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Marbles, are a collection of Classical Greek Marble sculptures inscriptions and architectural members Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία [113] (Greek), [114] (English), [115] (Background, English)

January 14

• J.P. Morgan Chase strikes a $58 billion merger deal to buy Bank One to create the second-largest bank in the United States. JPMorgan Chase & Co ( is the largest Banking institution in the United States by deposits and market capitalization and is one of the oldest operating Bank One Corporation, based in Chicago Illinois, was the sixth-largest Bank in the United States. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money
• Iraq and weapons of mass destruction: Tests performed by American and Danish military experts indicate no chemical agents are present in the "suspicious" mortar shells discovered in Iraq on January 9th. This article concerns the Iraqi government's use possession and alleged intention of acquiring more types of Weapons of mass destruction (WMD during the presidency of A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. [116]
• Self-confessed killer of Swedish FM Anna Lindh, 25-year-old Mijailo Mijailović, says during cross-examination in a Stockholm court that he heard voices in his head commanding him to attack Lindh when he encountered her in a Stockholm shopping mall 10 September last year. Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (19 June 1957 – 11 September 2003 was a Swedish Social Democratic Politician who served as Swedish Minister for Mijailo Mijailović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Мијаило Мијаиловић born December 6, 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden to ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the A hallucination, in the broadest sense is a Perception in the absence of a stimulus. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Lindh died the next day from the many stab wounds she received. [117]
• Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Alan Greenspan said, "It's just a matter of time before we begin to see employment start to pick up quite significantly, as it always has in the past. Alan Greenspan (born March 6 1926 in New York City) is an American Economist and was from 1987 to 2006 the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of " Greenspan is also not worried about the fall of the dollar or the half trillion dollar U. S. trade deficit. [118]
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
  • Reem El-Reyashi, a Palestinian suicide bomber, kills four border guards at the Erez Crossing. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons The Erez Crossing (מעבר ארז is a pedestrian/ Cargo terminal on the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier. She is the first female suicide bomber used by Hamas. Though the majority of suicide bombers have been male female suicide bombers have carried out a number of attacks since 1985 Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Four months before, Israel targeted Hamas leadership, including Ahmed Yassin, as a result Hamas halted all suicide bombing for four months. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin (1937 – March 22 2004 ( Arabic: ar الشيخ أحمد ياسين was the co-founder with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, of Hamas [119]
  • Jack Kelley, USA TODAY foreign correspondent and a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize just two years ago, was forced to resign after the newspaper determined he repeatedly misled editors during an internal investigation into stories he wrote. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. Among the stories that are being investigated is one published Sept. 4, 2001, contains an account of an attack on Palestinians by 13 Jewish settlers in the West Bank. Mark Memmott, the reporter asked to investigate Kelley, said he could not find anyone with first-hand knowledge of the attack. [120]
• A secondary school student in the Netherlands kills a teacher in his school cafeteria. [121]
• Greek electronic game ban: Greek police raid Internet cafés in Larissa. In 2002 the Greek government, ostensibly in an attempt to fight illegal Gambling, passed the ambiguous and controversial law 3037/2002 which effectively Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the 80 computers are taken by the police as evidence and 3 Internet café owners are arrested. [122] (in Greek).
• Education in Greece: 114 University professors sign a document against George Papandreou's positions on private universities and their recognition (anagnorisi). The Greek Educational system has undergone significant changes and modernisations during the 1990s [123] (Greek)
• Jacques Delors referred to Prime Minister of Greece Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker, and former Prime Minister of Belgium Jean Luc Dehaene as the top three candidates for the position of the President of the European Commission. Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (born July 20 1925 in Paris) is a French Economist and politician the only person to have served two terms This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Konstantinos Simitis (Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης (born June 23, 1936) usually referred to as Costas Simitis, was Prime Minister Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Jean-Claude Juncker (born December 9, 1954) is a Luxembourgian politician, the leader of the Christian Social People's Party. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. [124]
• A 45-year old Sudanese man travelling from Washington Dulles International Airport to airport Dubai is arrested en route at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of carrying 5 bullets in his coat pocket. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Washington Dulles International Airport is a public Airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the Central business district of Washington D Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE [125][126]
• U. S. President George W. Bush, in a speech at NASA headquarters, announces a plan to develop a new space vehicle to return humans to the moon by the year 2015 and proposes the retirement of the space shuttle fleet by 2010 along with a $1 billion funding increase for NASA. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program 2015 ( MMXV) will be a Common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States [127]
• Enron Corporation: Former CFO Andrew Fastow and his wife Lea Fastow, former Assistant Treasurer, accept a plea agreement. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in Andrew Stuart Fastow (born 22 December 1961 was the Chief financial officer of Enron Corporation until the U Lea Weingarten Fastow (born December 1961 is the wife of former Enron executive and convicted felon Andrew Fastow, and is the second former Enron executive to go A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a Criminal case whereby the Prosecutor offers Andrew Fastow will serve a ten-year prison sentence and forfeit $23. 8 million. Lea Fastow will serve a five-month prison sentence and a year of supervised release, including five months of house arrest. Both will provide testimony against other Enron corporate officers. [128]
• Turkey and Greece: 22 Turkish military aircraft entered into the Greek Athens FIR. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Firs ( Abies) are a genus of between 45-55 species of Evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. 5 of these aircraft were loaded with ammunition. Greek aircraft intercepted them. Source: Athens News Agency and in. The Athens News Agency (ANA is one of the two major news agencies in Greece. gr. [129] (Greek)
• Noted author d.g.k. goldberg died after a long and hard-fought battle with brain tumors and lung cancer. dgk goldberg (Diane Gail Kelly Goldberg (? - Jan 14 2005)Kelly Goldberg graduated from Coker College and also received an MSSW from the University

January 15

• The United Nations sides with the United States on voting in Iraq. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other UN officials call direct elections in advance of July 2004 impractical, due to continuing disorder in Iraq and other factors. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [130]
• 30,000 Shiite protesters in Basra call for immediate country-wide elections in Iraq, a move that would give them more power than the UN-backed plan for regional caucuses mandated by the US-led coalition[131]
• South Korea's foreign minister Yoon Young-kwan resigns after a controversy in which his ministry was accused of diverging from the government's policy of increased independence from the United States. Basra ( BGN: AlBasrah also called Basorah Abillah and Uruk or IRAQ The name that British colony has adopted for Basra For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Yoon Young-Kwan (born January 12, 1951, Korean: 윤영관 Hanja: 尹永寬 is a South Korean academic The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [132]
• The European Union asks the World Trade Organization for authorization to impose trade sanctions against the United States in response to the U. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Trade sanctions are Trade penalties imposed by one or more countries on one or more other countries The United States of America —commonly referred to as the S. 's anti-dumping scheme, which has been ruled illegal by the WTO. [133]
• Canadian federal election, 2004: Former Ontario Health Minister Tony Clement declares his candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Anthony Peter "Tony" Clement, PC, MP (born January 27, 1961 in Manchester, England) is a Canadian The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative Also confirmed is the candidacy of auto parts magnate Belinda Stronach, who will announce her entry into the leadership race next week. Belinda Caroline Stronach, DO NOT CHANGE PC TO LIBERAL - READ THIS FOR AN EXPLANATION Please note the PC after her name does NOT refer [134]
• Italy has indicted three Germans, all former members of an SS Panzergrenadier Division, on charges of massacring 560 people in 1944 in the Italian village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" This is a list of German divisions in World War II. Only ground units are covered "divisions" of aircraft are not Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sant'Anna di Stazzema is a village in Tuscany in central Italy The three Germans, Gerhard Sommer, 83; Alfred Schonenberg, 83; and Ludwig Sonntag, 80, are currently living in Germany. Gerhard Sommer (b 24 June 1921, Rudolstadt, Germany) is a former SS - Untersturmführer in the 16th SS Panzergrenadier It is not clear whether Italy will request the three men's extradition from Germany. Extradition is the official process by which one nation or state requests and obtains from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal [135]
• U.S. presidential election, 2004: Carol Moseley Braun drops out of the race and endorses Dr. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun (born August 16, 1947) is an American Politician and Lawyer who represented Illinois in the Howard Dean, confirming rumors circulating the night before as she taped an appearance on The Daily Show. Howard Brush Dean III, (born November 17 1948 is an American The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show [136]
• The date for the publication of the Hutton Inquiry's report into the death of British weapons scientist Dr David Kelly is announced as January 28, 2004. The Hutton Inquiry was a British Judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the United Kingdom Labour government with the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located David Christopher Kelly CMG ( May 17, 1944 – July 17, 2003) was an employee of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [137]
• The creditors of ailing Finnish low-cost carrier Flying Finn have threatened to confiscate the airline's planes. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Flying Finn Airways was a low cost airline, based at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Finland. [138]
• Exploration of Mars: The Spirit Rover has rolled off its lander to start its exploration. The exploration of Mars has been an important part of the Space exploration programs of the Soviet Union (later Russia) the United MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover The first journey was only three metres. It took the rover about 78 seconds, ending with the back of the rover being 0. 7 metres from the lander. [139]
• The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announces the release of the Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP 1. Composite Capability/Preference Profiles ( CC/PP) is a specification for defining capabilities and preferences (also know as 'delivery context' of User agents. 0). W3C's new standard profiling language CC/PP provides a standardized format of the description of information that will allow Web-enabled devices to effectively communicate their capabilities to the desired server and aids in delivering Web content to broad range of devices. In Computer network Engineering, an Internet Standard (STD is a Specification, put forward by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF for The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. A server is a Computer dedicated to providing one or more services over a computer network typically through a request-response routine
• José Bono, a prominent Socialist Spanish politician, is recorded calling Tony Blair "a complete dickhead" (un gilipollas integral). José Bono Martínez ( December 14, 1950) is a Spanish politician born in Salobre, Albacete. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to [140]
• Popeye, like Tintin, turns 75 this month. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin is a series of Comic strips created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi [141]

January 16

• Chen Shui-bian makes a televised address reiterating the Four Noes and One Without pledge and announcing the two questions for a referendum to coincide with the ROC presidential election, 2004 on March 20. Chen Shui-bian ( born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. The Four Noes and One Without ( also known as the Four Noes ( was a Pledge by former President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian made The Election for the 11th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (第十一任中華民國總統、副總統選舉 the third direct presidential election in Taiwan's Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. [142][143]
• U. S. President George W. Bush appoints Charles Pickering to the United States Court of Appeals. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Charles Willis Pickering Sr (born May 29, 1937) is a retired American judge The United States courts of appeals (or circuit courts) are the intermediate appellate courts His nomination was filibustered in the U.S. Senate, so President Bush made a recess appointment. A filibuster, or "talking out a bill", is a form of obstruction in a Legislature or other decision-making body The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives A recess appointment occurs when the President of the United States fills a vacant federal position during a recess of the United States Senate. [144]
• Earthquake in Iran: Iran updates the death toll from the Bam earthquake to 41,000 people. The final figure could be as high as 45,000. [145]
• The People's Republic of China arrests a top Hong Kong official into custody over suspicion of espionage for the United Kingdom. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [146]
• Nunavut general election, 2004: Premier Paul Okalik of Nunavut, Canada, requests a dissolution of the territory's legislature and an election call for February 16. The Canadian territory of Nunavut conducted its second general Election on February 16, 2004, to elect the 19 members of Paul Okalik ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᐹᓪ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ, ˈukælɪk MLA is the first and current Premier of the Canadian territory Nunavut (ˈnuːnəvʊt ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols [147]
• On or around this date, the United States national debt passes US$7 trillion. The United States total public debt, commonly called the national debt, or U The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been

January 17

• Planned NASA servicing missions for the Hubble Space Telescope are cancelled. The Hubble Space Telescope ( HST; also known colloquially as "the Hubble" or just "Hubble" is a space telescope that was carried into Safety concerns are cited as the main reason behind the decision. [148][149]
• Human cloning: Fertility expert Dr. Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a Human being human cell, or human tissue. Panos Zavos claims to have successfully transplanted a two week old embryo into a 35 year old woman. Panayiotis Michael Zavos (Παναγιώτης Ζαβός or Panos Zavos, el Πάνος Ζαβός is a Greek Cypriot reproductive Biologist from He said he had not done the act anywhere where "the spirit of the law" was against such a procedure. [150]
• George Papandreou of Greece promised that he will suggest to sign a mutual agreement with Turkey for lowering their defense military expenses. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking [151] (Greek).
• Protesters call for resignation of German Federal Police chief Ulrich Kersten: about 6,000 people demonstrates against moving Germany's Federal Police (BKA) headquarters from Wiesbaden to Berlin. Wiesbaden, a city in southwest Germany, is the capital of the state of Hesse. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. [152]

January 18

• Occupation of Iraq: At around 8 am local time (5 am GMT) in Baghdad, Iraq, an insurgent suicide bomber driving a car filled with explosives blew himself up while attempting to enter "Assassin's Gate. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Iraqi insurgency is composed of diverse mix of militias foreign fighters all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the US-led Coalition in Iraq The Assassin's Gate is one of four primary points of entry to the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq. " Early reports said that about 18 people, including 16 Iraqi civilians and two United States Department of Defense workers were killed, while another 56 Iraqi civilians were wounded. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government [153]
• Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon praises the Israeli ambassador to Sweden, Zvi Mazel, for vandalising the artwork entitled "Snow White and The Madness of Truth" displayed at a Stockholm museum. (אריאל Zvi Mazel (born March 4, 1939) is an Israeli diplomat He was the Israeli ambassador to Sweden. Snow White and The Madness of Truth ( Swedish: Snövit och sanningens vansinne) was an item of Installation art by Swedish (but ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the The piece, created by an Israeli-born composer/musician, consists of a white float carrying a picture of a Palestinian suicide bomber in a pool of blood-coloured water. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Mazel was caught on surveillance video disconnecting the electric power from the display and throwing a lamp into the water. Mazel says, "This exhibit was the culmination of dozens of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish events in Sweden. " [154]
• Ex-Australian cricketer and current Victorian coach David Hookes is rushed to hospital after being hit from behind during a brawl outside the Beaconsfield Hotel in St Kilda, Victoria. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. David William Hookes (3 May 1955&ndash19 January 2004 was an Australian Cricketer broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team St Kilda is an Inner city Suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne, Australia. He is "technically dead" by the time paramedics arrive, but is revived, and is placed in Melbourne's Alfred Hospital in a coma and on life support. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 There is also a Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [155]

January 19

• Cargo ship "MS Rocknes" with a crew of 30 including the pilot capsizes near Bergen, Norway at 1630 local time (1530 UTC). is the second largest city in Norway. It is located on the south-western coast of Norway in the county of Hordaland in between a group of mountains known as De syv fjell Two people are reported dead and 24 still missing the morning after the accident. The ship was carrying a heavy load of rocks for use as shielding on top of a gas pipeline to Emden, Germany from the Norwegian Ormen Lange offshore gas field[156]. Emden is a City and Seaport in the northwest of Germany, on River Ems. Ormen Lange is the largest Natural gas field in development on the Norwegian continental shelf.
• The English Court of Appeal calls for an end to the prosecution of parents whose babies may have died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (cot death) in cases where the only evidence is contended expert testimony. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS is a syndrome marked by the symptoms of sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy Infant aged one month to one year [157]
• The European Space Agency releases detailed colour images of the surface of Mars, taken by its orbiting Mars Express probe. The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member Mars Express is a Space exploration mission being conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA [158]
• NASA's Spirit rover arrives at its initial destination, a rock named "Adirondack", and prepares for analysis. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover ( MER) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of Adirondack is the nickname for Mars Exploration Rover Spirit 's first target rock. [159] [160]
• U.S. presidential election, 2004: The Iowa caucuses yield unexpectedly strong results for Democratic candidates John Kerry, who earns 38% of the state's delegates and John Edwards, who takes 32%. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 Former front-runner Howard Dean slips to 18%, and Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt's fourth-place (11%) finish [161] [162] prompts him to end his presidential bid. Howard Brush Dean III, (born November 17 1948 is an American Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) is a former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. [163]
• Yigal Amir, assassin of Yitzhak Rabin, plans to marry. Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is a frequently vandalized article and vandalism is reverted immediately AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. [164]
• "Snow White and The Madness of Truth" displayed at a Stockholm museum is again vandalized. Snow White and The Madness of Truth ( Swedish: Snövit och sanningens vansinne) was an item of Installation art by Swedish (but ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the A Russian-Jewish artist floats another image in the pool, that of Mijailo Mijailović, the murderer of Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh. Mijailo Mijailović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Мијаило Мијаиловић born December 6, 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden to Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (19 June 1957 – 11 September 2003 was a Swedish Social Democratic Politician who served as Swedish Minister for [165]
• José María Aznar's government in Spain is dissolved prior to March general elections. (born 25 February 1953 served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004 He has said he will not run for a third term of office. [166].

January 20

• 2004 Canadian Federal Election: Belinda Stronach officially announces her run for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Belinda Caroline Stronach, DO NOT CHANGE PC TO LIBERAL - READ THIS FOR AN EXPLANATION Please note the PC after her name does NOT refer The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative [167]
• Martha Stewart pleads not guilty to five criminal counts that include conspiracy, obstruction of justice and securities fraud stemming from a sale of ImClone stock in 2001. Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra; August 3, 1941) is an American Business magnate, Television host, author ImClone Systems Incorporated ( is a Biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing biologic medicines in the area of Oncology. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Conviction on any of the charges against her could put Ms. Stewart in federal prison. The five counts carry a total prison term of 30 years and a $1. 25 million fine. [168]
• Colonel Rashid Abu Shbak of the Palestinian Authority, said that information was still coming in and the investigating team had been upgraded, but he had no new leads on who was behind the bombing attack of an American diplomatic convoy on October 15, 2002. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Three people died in the attack. U. S. officials have been stopped from going to Gaza since the attack. Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. No decision has been made yet on when they might be allowed to return. Col. Shbak blamed Israel for the lack of progress in the investigation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. [169]

January 21

• The International Olympic Committee urges Athens to continue working round-the-clock for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated The deadline is for August 13. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. [170]
• Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon Magnus's wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit gives birth to a daughter, at 0913 local time (0813 UTC), at Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Family and heritage Haakon's godparents are King Olav V of Norway, Princess Astrid of Norway, Prince Carl Bernadotte, King Carl XVI Gustaf Mette-Marit Crown Princess of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. The newborn princess, named Ingrid Alexandra, weighs in at 3,686 grams and is 51 cm tall. For other uses of the words gram or gramme see Gram (disambiguation. A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth She is second in succession to the Norwegian throne. [171] [172]
• The latest World Economic Forum event opens in Davos, Switzerland, with a keynote address by Iranian President Mohammad Khatami. The World Economic Forum (WEF is a Geneva -based Non-profit foundation best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland Davos ( Romansh: Tavau, Italian: Tavate is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Seyyed Mohammad Khātamī ( سید محمد خاتمی, pronounced xɑːtæmiː}} (born September 29, 1943, in Ardakan, Yazd
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police raid the residence of Ottawa Citizen reporter Juliet O'Neill for the purposes of searching for evidence of leaked information in the Maher Arar deportation scandal. The Ottawa Citizen is an English -language daily newspaper owned by CanWest Global in Ottawa, Canada. A reporter is a type of Journalist who Researches and presents information in certain types of Mass media. Juliet O'Neill is a Canadian journalist who was the subject of controversy when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raided her house in an attempt to find the source Maher Arar (born 1970 a telecommunications engineer lives in Canada, holding dual Syrian and Canadian citizenship Deportation, not to be confused with Extradition, generally means the expulsion of someone from a place or Country. A scandal is a widely Publicized incident that involves Allegations of wrongdoing, disgrace or moral outrage It was widely denounced by media groups and civil libertarians

January 22

• Mars Exploration Rover Mission: MER-A Spirit rover stops transmitting meaningful data and has thought to have gone into 'safe mode'. Civil libertarianism is a strain of political thought that supports Civil liberties, or who emphasizes the supremacy of Individual rights and Personal freedoms NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover ( MER) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover The cause of this is unknown but the rover is still able to send back a simple acknowledgement tone. [173]
• Staff members of the United States Republican Party are accused of infiltrating Democratic Party computers and making copies of confidential files stored on the compromised computers. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The infiltrations reportedly began in early 2002. [174]
• Maher Arar sues the United States government for having deported him to Syria and not Canada, his country of citizenship. Maher Arar (born 1970 a telecommunications engineer lives in Canada, holding dual Syrian and Canadian citizenship The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He was reportedly tortured in Syria. [175]
• Enron Corporation: Richard Causey, former chief accounting officer was indicted in Houston, Texas on federal charges of securities fraud and conspiracy for his role in masking Enron's faltering fiscal health in late 2001. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in Richard Alan Causey (born 9 January 1960) is one of the prominent figures in the Enron accounting scandal Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He has pled not guilty. [176]
• Zimbabwe's only independent daily newspaper resumes publishing. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election [177]

January 23

• David Kay steps down from Iraq Survey Group. Dr David A Kay (born c 1940 is best known for heading the Iraq Survey Group and acting as a weapons inspector in Iraq after the 2003 U The Iraq Survey Group (ISG was a fact-finding mission sent by the Multinational force in Iraq after the 2003 Invasion of Iraq to find the alleged Iraqi weapons George Tenet names former UN weapons inspector Charles Duelfer to succeed Kay. George John Tenet (born January 5, 1953) was the Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency Charles A Duelfer replaced David Kay in January 23 2004 as the leader of the Iraq Survey Group, which was the United States ' search for Weapons of [178]
• The International Monetary Fund has joined the World Bank in forgiving US$4 billion of the $6. The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e 5bn debt owed by Nicaragua, sharply reducing the nation's overall debt payments. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America [179]
• The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter directly detects water ice in the southern polar region of the planet Mars. The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member Mars Express is a Space exploration mission being conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA Ice is a Solid phase, usually crystalline, of a Non-metalic substance that is liquid or gas at Room temperature, such as Ammonia [180] [181]
• NASA's Spirit rover communicated with Earth in a signal detected by NASA's Deep Space Network antenna complex near Madrid, Spain, at 12:34 Universal Time (4:34 am PST) this morning. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover The Deep Space Network, or DSN, is an international network of communication facilities that supports Interplanetary Spacecraft missions and Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. The transmissions came during a communication window about 90 minutes after Spirit woke up for the morning on Mars. The signal lasted for 10 minutes at a data rate of 10 bits per second. Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. , plan to send commands to Spirit seeking additional data from the spacecraft during the subsequent few hours. [182] The flight team for NASA's Spirit received data from the rover in another communication session that began at 13:26 Universal Time (5:26 am PST) and lasted 20 minutes at a data rate of 120 bits per second. [183]
• A Thai man suspected of having bird flu died, according to the Public Health Ministry. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Influenza A virus subtype H5[[Neuraminidase N1]], also known as A(H5N1 or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause [184]
• At least 51 people, including a bridegroom, were killed on Friday when a fire ripped through a makeshift wedding hall in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu during a marriage ceremony. Participants in wedding ceremonies, also known as the wedding party, include the bride and groom (or bridegroom) the maid of honor India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. [185]
• An explosion has killed two people at Zhengzhou railway station, one of the People's Republic of China's biggest transport hubs. Zhengzhou ( formerly called Zhengxian is a Prefecture-level city, and the capital of Henan province, People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES [186]

January 24

• Mars Exploration Rover Mission
  • NASA isolates the flash memory aboard Spirit as the most probable cause of communications problems; work continues on a method to operate the rover without it. NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover ( MER) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Flash memory is non-volatile computer memory that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover [187]
  • MER-B Opportunity successfully lands on Mars and continues communications through all stages. MER-B ( Mars Exploration Rover - B) known as Opportunity, is the second of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration

January 25

• Georgia's new president, Mikhail Saakashvili, is sworn in. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the [188]
• Chess player Viswanathan Anand wins in group A of the Corus chess tournament. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. Viswanathan Anand (ʋiɕˈʋəˌnɑˌt̪ʰən ɑnˌənd̪ விசுவநாதன் ஆனந்த் (born December 11, 1969) is an Indian The Corus chess tournament takes place every year usually in January in a small town called Wijk aan Zee, part of the larger Beverwijk in the province of North Thirteen-year-old Norwegian prodigy, Magnus Carlsen, wins in group C. Magnus Øen Carlsen (born Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen on 30 November 1990 is a Norwegian Chess Grandmaster and Chess prodigy. [189]
• David Kay says, in his opinion, Iraq had no banned WMD stockpiles: "I don't think they existed," Kay said, "What everyone was talking about is stockpiles produced after the end of the last (1991) Gulf War, and I don't think there was a large-scale production program in the '90s. Dr David A Kay (born c 1940 is best known for heading the Iraq Survey Group and acting as a weapons inspector in Iraq after the 2003 U For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e "[190] David Kay also says that part of Saddam Hussein's secret weapons programme may have been hidden in Syria. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية [191] [192] Syria denies receiving Iraq arms. [193]
• Indonesia announces that millions of birds have died from avian influenza in the last few months. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers [194]
• Golden Globe Awards: Major winners include The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Lost in Translation and Angels in America. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Angels in America is an award-winning 2003 HBO Miniseries adapted from the play of the same name by Tony Kushner.
• Hungarian footballer Miklos Fehér dies in a match between Benfica and Vitória Guimarães in Portugal. The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The following are lists of Association football ( soccer) players Miklós "Miki" Fehér ( Tatabánya, July 20, 1979 &ndash Guimarães, January 25, 2004) was an Hungarian Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Vitória Sport Clube is a Portuguese Sports club based in the cityof Guimarães, located 40 km northeast of Porto in Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Benfica will subsequently retire his number 29 shirt.

January 26

• President Hamid Karzai signs into law the new constitution of Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai ( حامد کرزي, حامد کرزي) (born 24 December 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, [195]
• Avian influenza has now been detected in a total of nine countries, with Pakistan and Laos as the latest additions. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma Pakistan has detected less dangerous strains H7 and H9. A six-year-old Thai boy became the seventh victim in Asia, with another ten suspected cases in the country. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Around 19 million chickens have been slaughtered as a result of fighting the spread of the flu. The World Health Organisation expresses concern about a serious human outbreak. (WHO)[196][197][198]
• In Fellers v. United States, the United States Supreme Court unanimously reaffirms the Miranda Warning. Fellers v United States, 540 US 519 ( 2004) is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. In the United States, the Miranda warning is a Warning given by Police to criminal Suspects in police custody or in a custodial situation before [199]
• A federal judge in Los Angeles, California declares a portion of the USA Patriot Act, banning "expert advice and assistance" to suspected foreign terrorist groups, to be unconstitutional. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The USA PATRIOT Act, commonly known as the Patriot Act, is a controversial Act of Congress that U Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Constitutionality is the status of a law, a procedure or an act's accordance with the laws or guidelines set forth in the applicable Constitution. [200]
• The House of Representatives of Connecticut votes unanimously to investigate the dealings of Governor John Rowland, a step which might lead to impeachment proceedings. The Connecticut House of Representatives is the Lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Colonial governors See also List of colonial governors of Connecticut Governors of the State of Connecticut 1776&ndashpresent John Rowland may be John G Rowland (born 1957 former Governor of Connecticut USA John Rowland (Desperate Housewives Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a Government official Rowland is accused of using state contractors for his personal gain. [201]
• The US Energy Department's Inspector General releases a report stating that guards at the Y-12 enriched uranium storage facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee have been cheating on security drills, possibly for 20 years. The United States Department of Energy ( DOE) is a Cabinet -level department of the United States government responsible for energy policy The Y-12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration facility located in Oak Ridge Tennessee Enriched uranium is a kind of Uranium in which the percent composition of Uranium-235 has been increased through the process of Isotope separation. Oak Ridge is an incorporated City in Anderson and Roane Counties in East Tennessee, USA, about 25 miles northwest of Security is the condition of being protected against danger loss and criminals [202] [203]
• Top Hamas official Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi offered a 10-year truce if Israel would withdraw from territory occupied since 1967 and acknowledge the creation of a Palestinian state. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Dr Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi (عبدالعزيز الرنتيسي ( October 23, 1947 – was the co-founder of the militant Palestinian Islamist organization A ceasefire (or truce) is a temporary stoppage of a War or any Armed conflict, where each side of the conflict agrees For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Israel dismissed the peace offer as "ridiculous". [204]

January 27

• The People's Republic of China announces an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza in the autonomous region of Guangxi, becoming the 10th country in Asia to do so [205]. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers Guangxi (or Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region;) is a Zhuang autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. There are suspected cases in Hunan and Hubei provinces [206] [207]. ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China.
• British Prime Minister Tony Blair narrowly defeats a rebellion in his own party over the Higher Education Bill - a highly controversial bill to reform higher education funding, including the introduction of increased and variable tuition fees. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The Higher Education Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced several changes to the Higher education system in Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges Tuition means instruction or teaching. In American English, the term tuition is often used to refer to a fee charged for educational instruction It is approved in the House of Commons by 316 votes to 311. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords [208] [209]
• U.S. presidential election, 2004: Senator John Kerry wins the New Hampshire primary. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator The New Hampshire primary is the first in a series of nationwide Political party Primary elections held in the United States every four years as part of Howard Dean comes second. Howard Brush Dean III, (born November 17 1948 is an American
• Academy Awards: nominations announced, leading films are The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (11), Master and Commander (10), Seabiscuit (7), Mystic River (6), and Cold Mountain (6). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. Master and Commander The Far Side of the World is a 2003 Film directed by Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey, with Seabiscuit is a 2003 American Drama film based on the best-selling book Seabiscuit An American Legend by Laura Mystic River is an American Drama film released in 2003 directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins Cold Mountain is a 2003 film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Keisha Castle-Hughes, at 13, becomes the youngest nominee ever for the Academy Award for Best Actress
• A new e-mail worm, Novarg/Mydoom, is spreading rapidly to thousands of machines running Microsoft Windows. Keisha Castle-Hughes (born March 24 1990) is an Australian born New Zealand actress who rose to prominence playing Paikea Apirana Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving A computer worm is a self-replicating Computer program. It uses a network to send copies of itself to other nodes (computer terminals on the network and it may do so without Mydoom, also known as W32MyDoom@mm, Novarg, MimailR and Shimgapi, is a Computer virus affecting Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. It rapidly becomes the fastest-spreading e-mail worm to date. [210], [211], [212], [213], [214] [215].

January 28

• Milan Babić, the former leader of the breakaway Republic of Serbian Krajina (now re-incorporated into Croatia), pleads guilty to crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Milan Babić (Милан Бабић February 26, 1956 &ndash March 5, 2006) was from 1991 to 1995 the first President of the The Republic of Serbian Krajina abbreviated RSK (Република Српска Крајина РСК sometimes also translated "Republic of Serb Krajina" Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between In Public international law, a crime against humanity is an act of Persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people and is the highest level of The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991
• David Kay testifies before a United States Senate committee stating that evidence of weapons of mass destruction was based on inaccurate intelligence. Dr David A Kay (born c 1940 is best known for heading the Iraq Survey Group and acting as a weapons inspector in Iraq after the 2003 U The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives A committee (some of which are titled instead as a "Commission" or other terms discussed below in) is a type of small Deliberative assembly that is usually intended Intelligence (abbreviated int or intel) is not Information, but the product of evaluated information valued for its currency and relevance rather than "I believe that the effort that has been directed to this point has been sufficiently intense that it is highly unlikely that there were large stockpiles of deployed, militarized chemical weapons there" and, even if Iraq did not have weapons stockpiles, this does not mean that nation wasn't dangerous. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Kay urges for an inquiry into the intelligence failure and states that the United States needed better intelligence. Inquiry or enquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting Knowledge, resolving Doubt, or solving a Problem. Failure in the intelligence cycle or intelligence failure while never defined in texts can be understood to be the outcome of the inadequacies within the intelligence cycle The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [216] [217] [218] [219]
• The Hutton Inquiry report is released, stating the suicide of Iraqi weapons expert David Kelly did not involve "dishonourable conduct" on the part of the United Kingdom's government and exonerates Prime Minister Tony Blair of any wrongdoing in Kelly's death. The Hutton Inquiry was a British Judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the United Kingdom Labour government with the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. David Christopher Kelly CMG ( May 17, 1944 – July 17, 2003) was an employee of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The BBC receives harsh criticism for the allegations within Andrew Gilligan's report on weapons of mass destruction and the BBC's subsequent backing of the report. Andrew Paul Gilligan (born 22 November, 1968, Teddington, London, England) is a journalist best known for his 2003 report about a A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e Gavyn Davies takes full responsibility for any wrong-doing and resigns as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC. Gavyn Davies, OBE (born 27 November 1950) was the Chairman of the BBC from 2001 until 2004 a former Goldman Sachs banker [220] [221] [222] [223]
• The discovery of a new form of matter, Fermionic condensate, has been announced. A fermionic condensate is a Superfluid phase formed by Fermionic particles at low Temperatures It is closely related to the Bose-Einstein [224].
• The World Wide Web Consortium releases Document Object Model Level 3 Validation as a W3C Recommendation. The Document Object Model ( DOM) is a platform- and language -independent standard Object model for representing HTML or XML and related A W3C Recommendation is the final stage of a Ratification process of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C working group concerning the Standard. [225]
• San Jose, California mayor Ron Gonzales suffers a mild stroke while giving the State of the City address. Ronald R Gonzales (born 1951 is an American Politician and member of the Democratic Party, who served as the 63rd Mayor of A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain The mayor is expected to make a full recovery.
• A rare artefact from 1800s used against witchcraft is found in the United Kingdom. Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Now displayed in a museum. [226]

January 29

• A 60-ton sperm whale carcass explodes in downtown Tainan, Taiwan, causing traffic chaos and showering vehicles and pedestrians with blood and entrails. The Sperm Whale ( Physeter macrocephalus or Physeter catodon) is the largest of all Toothed whales and largest living toothed animal Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. [227]
• A report submitted today to the State of Maryland states that the electronic voting machines made by Diebold Election Systems "have such poor computer security and physical security that an election could be disrupted or even stolen by corrupt insiders or determined outsiders". Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is a term encompassing several different types of Voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic Voting machines are the total combination of mechanical electromechanical or electronic equipment (including Software, Firmware, and documentation required to program Premier Election Solutions, formerly Diebold Election Systems Inc The machines have been purchased by a number of states in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [228] This is the third report to state that the machines do not meet the security requirements of an election. Previous reports are available online: [229], [230].
• Hutton Inquiry: The BBC Director-General, Greg Dyke, resigns in the continuing fall-out from the report. The Hutton Inquiry was a British Judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the United Kingdom Labour government with the Gregory Dyke (born 20 May 1947) is a Journalist and broadcaster. Mr Dyke is the second high-ranking BBC official to resign. Mark Byford is appointed Acting Director-General. Mark Byford (born 13 June 1958) is Deputy Director General of the BBC and head of all its journalism [231] The UK media in general condemns the report as a whitewash. [232]
• The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades of Fatah claim responsibility for a suicide bombing aboard a city bus, in which Ali Yusuf Jaara, a member of the Palestinian police force, kills 10 Israelis and wounds more than 50, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى is a coalition of Palestinian militias in Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Simultaneously with the bombing, Shaul Mofaz, Israeli Defense Minister, is meeting with American envoys Wolfe and Sauterfield, who have requested an easing-up of conditions for the Palestinians. (שאול מופז born November 4, 1948 in Tehran, Iran) is the current Israeli Minister of Transportation and a Deputy For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The explosion also coincides with a German-brokered prisoner swap between Israel and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah. Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation [233] [234] [235]

January 30

• Hutton Inquiry: Reporter Andrew Gilligan resigns from the BBC in the continuing fallout of the publication of Lord Hutton's report into the circumstances of the death of Dr David Kelly. The Hutton Inquiry was a British Judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, appointed by the United Kingdom Labour government with the Andrew Paul Gilligan (born 22 November, 1968, Teddington, London, England) is a journalist best known for his 2003 report about a James Brian Edward Hutton Baron Hutton QC PC (born June 29, 1931) is a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and British David Christopher Kelly CMG ( May 17, 1944 – July 17, 2003) was an employee of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence This follows the earlier resignation of the Director-General Greg Dyke and chairman of the Board of Governors Gavyn Davies. The Director-General is chief executive and (from 1944 Editor-in-chief of the BBC. Gregory Dyke (born 20 May 1947) is a Journalist and broadcaster. Gavyn Davies, OBE (born 27 November 1950) was the Chairman of the BBC from 2001 until 2004 a former Goldman Sachs banker [236] [237]
• Former French Prime Minister and current Mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppe is convicted of a party funding scam in the 1980s and early 1990s, and is given an 18 month suspended jail sentence and disqualified from elected office for 10 years, although he retains his mayoralty pending his appeal. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Alain Marie Juppé (born 15 August 1945 is a French right-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government He had been viewed as Jacques Chirac's likely successor in the 2007 Presidential election. The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France [238]
• Muslims begin the annual Hajj today amid fears of a possible attack by Saudi-born Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. The Hajj (حج is a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The [239]
• Sheik Ahmed Yassin, leader of Hamas, announces that his group is making an all-out effort to kidnap Israeli soldiers to use as bargaining chips for Palestinians in Israeli prisons, following the prisoner exchange between Israel and Hezbollah in which the remains of three Israeli soldiers and a businessman were exchanged for over 400 prisoners on January 29, 2004. Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin (1937 – March 22 2004 ( Arabic: ar الشيخ أحمد ياسين was the co-founder with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, of Hamas Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [240]
• Self-confessed German cannibal Armin Meiwes is sentenced to 8 years and 6 months' imprisonment for manslaughter [241]. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος Armin Meiwes (born December 1 1961) is a German man who achieved international notoriety for killing and eating a voluntary Victim he had found Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. The prosecution had sought a life sentence for murder.
• David Bradley, creator of the famous "Ctrl-Alt-Del" keystroke combination, retires from IBM. David Bradley may refer to David Bradley (plowman (1811-1899 David Bradley (director (1920-1997 American director Control-Alt-Delete (often abbreviated to Ctrl-Alt-Del, also known as the "three-finger salute" is a computer keyboard command on PC compatible systems International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology [242]

January 31

• The United States defence budget is set to exceed US$400 billion next year—an almost 7% increase—according to budget proposals inadvertently posted on the Pentagon's website. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. [243] [244]
• The People's Republic of China puts poultry export bans on three more areas after a World Health Organization warning that the chance of controlling the Avian flu outbreak is slipping. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Poultry is the category of Domesticated Birds which some humans keep for the purpose of collecting their eggs, or kill for their Meat and/or For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers [245] A new SARS case is confirmed in Guangdong province. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the [246]
• British Airways and Air France cancel five upcoming US flights to Washington DC and Miami, Florida amid fears of targeting by Al-Qaida. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe Air France (formally Société Air France) is one of the world's largest Airlines Air France is based in Paris, France, and is a subsidiary of Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The [247] [248] [249]
• The Svalbard Undersea Cable System is officially put into operation, giving the island group at 78° North a 40Gb connection to the Norwegian mainland. Svalbard is an Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe, about midway between Norway and the North Pole. A gigabit is a unit of information or computer storage abbreviated Gbit (or Gb) Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The dual 1,440 km fiber optic lines from Svalbard to Harstad is needed for communicating with polar orbiting satellite stations on Svalbard, some owned by NASA and NOAA. An optical fiber (or fibre) is a Glass or Plastic fiber that carries Light along its length is a city and municipality in Norway, and it is located approximately 250 km (150 mi north of the Arctic Circle. A polar orbit is an Orbit in which a Satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body (usually a planet such as the Earth, but possibly The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA) is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the [250], [251]
• Copper prices rise to a 6-year high in New York as 441 unionised workers strike at BHP Billiton's Cerro Colorado mine in northern Chile after pay negotiations fail. Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the [252]

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