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Clockwise from top-left: Facebook, originally called TheFacebook, is launched by Mark Zuckerberg; the 2004 transit of Venus, the first such occurrence since 1882; NASA lands the Opportunity and Spirit rovers on Mars; the 2004 Summer Olympics are held in Athens; Al-Qaeda bombs multiple trains in Madrid, killing 193 people; the European Union ...
What Happened in 2004 Major News Events, Popular Culture, History Prices. Greece -- Summer Olympics. The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad were held in Athens, Greece during August. A total of 10,625 athletes (4,329 women and 6.296 men) from 201 countries participated in 301 sporting and athletic events.
Historical events from year 2004. Learn about 346 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 2004 or search by date or keyword.
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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.
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.
What happened and who was famous in 2004? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 2004.
John Edwards. Key People: Karl Rove. 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.
