WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO NOVEMBER 2004
Find out what all happened July to November 2004

Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. (7. November 2004)

Eighty-nine passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers (reportedly female) from the Russian Republic of Chechnya. (24. August 2004)

National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office. (15. September 2004)

The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize. (29. September 2004)

A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata prefecture, northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated. (23. October 2004)

A supermarket fire kills 396 people and injures 500 others in Asunción, Paraguay. (1. August 2004)

The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks. (3. August 2004)

Michael Schumacher wins his 5th consecutive Formula One Drivers' championship (and 7th overall) at the 2004 Belgian Grand Prix to beat the 47 year old record held by Juan Manuel Fangio. (29. August 2004)

The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. (4. July 2004)

An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150. (6. November 2004)

The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity. (21. November 2004)

New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington. (11. November 2004)

2004 Australian embassy bombing: A bomb explodes outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, killing 10 people. (9. September 2004)

Ruzhou School massacre: A man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China. (26. November 2004)

Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC. (1. July 2004)

NASA's unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open. (8. September 2004)

The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of Iraq's external debt. (21. November 2004)

Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church. (27. November 2004)

Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida, and devastates the surrounding area. (13. August 2004)

Care International aid worker Margaret Hassan is kidnapped in Iraq. (19. October 2004)