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Facebook, originally called TheFacebook, is launched by Mark Zuckerberg. NASA lands the Opportunity and Spirit rovers on Mars. The 2004 Summer Olympics are held in Athens. Multiple trains were bombed by Al-Qaeda in Madrid, killing 193 people. The European Union adds 10 new member-states. The Nintendo DS, the second best-selling handheld game console, is released. 334 people are killed in the Beslan school siege, carried out by Chechen terrorists. The 2004 transit of Venus, the first such occurrence since 1882. Calendar year Years Millennium 3rd millennium Centuries 20th century 21st century 22nd century Decades 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 v t e 2004 in various calendarsGregorian calendar 2004 MMIV Ab urbe condita 2757 Armenian calendar 1453 ԹՎ ՌՆԾԳ Assyrian calendar 6754 Baháʼí calendar 160–161 Balinese saka calendar 1925–1926 Bengali calendar 1410–1411 Berber calendar 2954 British Regnal year 52 Eliz. 2 – 53 Eliz. 2 Buddhist calendar 2548 Burmese calendar 1366 Byzantine calendar 7512–7513 Chinese calendar 癸未年 (Water Goat) 4701 or 4494     — to — 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 4702 or 4495 Coptic calendar 1720–1721 Discordian calendar 3170 Ethiopian calendar 1996–1997 Hebrew calendar 5764–5765 Hindu calendars  - Vikram Samvat 2060–2061  - Shaka Samvat 1925–1926  - Kali Yuga 5104–5105 Holocene calendar 12004 Igbo calendar 1004–1005 Iranian calendar 1382–1383 Islamic calendar 1424–1425 Japanese calendar Heisei 16 (平成１６年) Javanese calendar 1936–1937 Juche calendar 93 Julian calendar Gregorian minus 13 days Korean calendar 4337 Minguo calendar ROC 93 民國93年 Nanakshahi calendar 536 Thai solar calendar 2547 Tibetan calendar ཆུ་མོ་ལུག་ལོ་ (female Water-Sheep) 2130 or 1749 or 977     — to — ཤིང་ཕོ་སྤྲེ་ལོ་ (male Wood-Monkey) 2131 or 1750 or 978 Unix time 1072915200 – 1104537599 2004 by topic Arts Animation Anime Architecture Comics Film Horror Literature Poetry Radio Science fiction Television Video games esports Music Albums By genre Classical Country Hip hop Jazz Latin Metal Rock By place Africa Asia China Japan Korea Philippines Australia Brazil Canada Europe Ireland Scandinavia Norway Sweden United Kingdom United States Politics and government Elections International leaders Organized crime Religion Religious leaders Sovereign states Sovereign state leaders Territorial governors Science and technology Archaeology Biotechnology Computing (AI) Palaeontology Quantum computing and communication Senescence research Sustainable energy research Environment Birding and ornithology Climate change Weather Tornadoes Tropical cyclones Transportation Aviation Rail transport Spaceflight Transportation technology Sports American football Association football Athletics (sport) Badminton Baseball Basketball Chess Combat sports Cricket Cycling Golf Ice hockey Pro wrestling Rugby union Swimming Tennis Volleyball By sovereign state Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan The Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Comoros Congo D.R. 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Calendar year Global politics was focused on the American occupation of Iraq and the Iraqi insurgency. The United States transferred control to the Iraqi Interim Government, and former ruler Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity. American involvement became more controversial as it was revealed that American soldiers were committing acts of torture against Iraqi prisoners and doubts grew about whether American claims of an Iraqi weapons of mass destruction program were accurate. Afghanistan held its first presidential election, which was won by Hamid Karzai. President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti was overthrown in a coup, and President Yasser Arafat of Palestine died in office. The International Criminal Court commenced operations and opened its first two investigations. NATO grew by seven members in 2004 and the European Union grew by ten. The economy grew steadily in 2004, especially in the developing world, and the developed world tightened monetary policy and raised interest rates. The United States dollar depreciated throughout the year. The nuclear weapons programs of Iran and North Korea saw renewed attention, especially after a suspected weapons test in North Korea. Gay rights remained a major issue among Protestant denominations, while Islam wrestled with the violence of Islamism. The spread of H5N1 avian influenza led to fears of a pandemic, but the total number of cases remained small. Russia's Soyuz program was the only crewed space program in 2004, but NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers landed on Mars in January. The debate over stem cell usage remained a major controversy in science. A new prehistoric human species, homo floresiensis, was discovered in 2004. The year's most destructive tropical storms included Hurricane Jeanne, Typhoon Rananim, Typhoon Muifa and Typhoon Nanmadol. The final days of 2004 were defined by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake that struck Indonesia and affected countries across the Indian Ocean, killing approximately 230,000 people. The 2004 Summer Olympics were held in…