American singer Mario released his hit single 'Let Me Love You.'
Canadian country singer Shania Twain released her Greatest Hits album and later received Billboard's 2004 Album of the Year.
Physicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.
George W Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
For the first time, scientists captured images of a live giant squid in its natural environment.
At just 0.010AU from Earth, 4179 Toutatis became the closest asteroid to Earth in the last century.
Ed Whitlock became the world's first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.
The American drama TV series 'Lost' premiered on ABC.
Rockband Green Day released their seventh album, 'American Idiot.'
Two gunmen stole Edvard Munch's paintings 'The Scream' and 'Madonna' from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.
The Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.
NASA's Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Greece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.
Maria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.
The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn's orbit.