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2004 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It was marked by many popular and highly grossing film releases, the 2004 transit of Venus, the Beslan school siege, the 2004 Summer Olympics, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and more.
A comprehensive overview of what happened in 2004 around the world, from the Athens Olympics and the Mars Spirit Rover to the Iraq War and the Asian tsunami. Learn about the political, social, economic, and cultural events that shaped the year 2004.
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- In 2004, Shrek 2 was the biggest film of the year in the US.
- While Spider-Man 2 and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were the second and fourth highest-grossing films of the year.
- Myspace was the coolest social media site and at the beginning of that year would be the first to get one million users.
- While Mark Zuckerberg co-launched Facebook at Harvard.
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Browse the list of major events that happened in 2004, from politics and sports to entertainment and science. Find out what happened on any date in 2004 with On This Day.
The 2004 United States presidential election is held. The United States re-elects George W. Bush of the Republican Party to a second term as President of the United States, defeating John Kerry. 11 American states ban gay marriage. November 5 – Pixar Animation Studios' sixth feature film, The Incredibles, is released in theaters.
1. United States presidential election of 2004, American presidential election held on Nov. 2, 2004, in which Republican George W. Bush was elected to a second term, defeating Democrat John Kerry, a U.S senator from Massachusetts. In the primary campaign, Bush faced little opposition for the.
