2004
Indonesian earthquake and Indian Ocean and tsunami kills over 300,000
Secretary of State Colin Powell resigns; Condeleezza Rice is appointed new Secretary of State
Facebook begins
New England Patriots win the Super Bowl
Boston Red Sox win World Series for first time since 1918 breaking Curse of the Bambino
Lance Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France
2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece
CIA admits there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
Lord of the Rings wins Best Picture at 2004 Academy Awards
Vladimir Putin wins second term as President of Russia
John Kerry wins Democratic Nomination for President; John Edwards is his running mate
Bush-Cheney defeat Kerry-Edwards in 2004 Presidential election
Massachusetts legalizes same gender marriages
Avenue Q upsets Wicked to win Tony’s Best Musical
Ronald Reagan dies at 93
Tony Randall, Ray Charles, George Patton, Janet Leigh, Rodney Dangerfield, Howard Keel also die