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2004 was a leap year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2004th year of both the Anno Domini and the Common Era designations, the 4th year of the 3rd millennium, the 4th year of the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2000s decade. 2004 was the Year of the Monkey in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle.
The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were elected to a second term, defeating the Democratic ticket of John Kerry, a United States ...
November 14 – United States Secretary of State Colin Powell submits his resignation. He is replaced by Condoleezza Rice after her confirmation by the United States Congress. November 16 – NASA 's hypersonic Scramjet breaks a record by reaching a velocity of about 7,000 mph in an unmanned experimental flight.
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. Shrek 2 was the year's top-grossing film, and Million Dollar Baby won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 4th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2000s decade.
The 2004 United States presidential election happened on November 2, 2004. George W. Bush, the incumbent president and Republican candidate, won reelection. He defeated John Kerry, the Democratic candidate, who was the junior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
January 2004: Wikipedia reaches 200,000 articles in English and 450,000 articles in all languages. January 30: The first article is written on the Ukrainian Wikipedia. February 25: Wikipedia reaches 500,000 articles in 50 languages. April 20: The English Wikipedia reaches 250,000 articles.
