Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation. Date: June 28, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional. Date: June 24, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight. Date: June 21, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe. Date: June 11, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882. Date: June 8, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Noël Mamère, Mayor of Bègles, celebrates marriage for two men for the first time in France. Date: June 5, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. Date: June 1, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. Date: May 29, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government. Date: May 28, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts. Date: May 17, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)