WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO OCTOBER 2004
Find out what all happened May to October 2004

The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth. (29. September 2004)

Fidel Castro, Cuba's President, announces that transactions using the American Dollar will be banned. (25. October 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)

The U.S. town of Hallam, Nebraska is wiped out by a powerful F4 tornado (part of the May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence) which kills one resident, and becomes the widest tornado on record at 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide; a record that wouldn't be broken until a the El Reno tornado on May 31, 2013. (22. May 2004)

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

Arsenal Football Club loses to Manchester United, ending a row of unbeaten matches at 49 matches, which is the record in the Premier League. (24. October 2004)

The first Venus Transit in modern history takes place, the previous one being in 1882. (8. June 2004)

Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation. (28. June 2004)

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

The first Indonesian presidential election is held. (5. July 2004)

The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. (29. May 2004)

The United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing. (26. May 2004)

Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway. (22. August 2004)

Tamil is established as a "classical language" by the President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament. (6. June 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)

American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamic militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet. (7. May 2004)

SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight. (21. June 2004)

Hurricane Jeanne: At least 1,070 in Haiti are reported to have been killed by floods. (23. September 2004)

The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country. (17. August 2004)

SpaceShipOne wins Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, by being the first private craft to fly into space. (4. October 2004)