Date: October 23, 2004
Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack. Date: February 27, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Beslan School…
CBS News releases evidence of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. The photographs show rape and abuse from the American troops over Iraqi detainees. Date: April 28, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Burt Rutan's Ansari SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the Ansari X Prize. Date: September 29, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Mars Rover Spirit Loses Communication with…
War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500. Date: March 2, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Gatumba Refugee Camp Massacre of Congolese Tutsi Refugees,…
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) More events from 2004Northern Bank Robbery in Belfast, £26.5…
The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City. Date: July 4, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2004Moscow Transvaal Water Park Roof Collapse Kills…