At A Glance
3 April 2004 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 April 2004 was a Saturday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Yeah!” by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris.
- Top Film of 2004
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2004 was Shrek 2.
- Bestselling Novel of 2004
- “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2004.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2004–05 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 April 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 April 2004 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 3 April
- 2000 United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
- 2007 Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record of 574.8 km/h (159.6 m/s, 357.2 mph).
- 2008 ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
- 2008 Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody.
- 2010 Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
Famous people born on April 3
- Marlon Brando, American actor and director (1924–2004)
- Paris Jackson, American actress, model and singer (born 1998)
- Adam Scott, American actor (born 1973)
- Gabriel Jesus, Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
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Events of 2004 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2004 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 11 – Drake & Josh premieres on Nickelodeon.
- February 4 – Mark Zuckerberg launches "TheFacebook", later renamed to Facebook, a social networking website for Harvard University students.
- April 28 – Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse is revealed on the television show 60 Minutes II.
Life in the US in 2004
President
George W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$1.88
Loaf of Bread
$1.20
Average House
$219,000
Weekly Wage
$618
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