A Look Back At
Born in 2004
What Was Life Like in 2004?
Who Was in Charge?
President
George W. Bush
What Things Cost
Gas (per gallon)
$1.88
Loaf of Bread
$1.20
Average House
$219,000
Weekly Wage
$618
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.
- June 30 – Spider-Man 2 is released in theaters.
- November 2 – The 2004 United States presidential election is held. The United States re-elects George W. Bush of the Republican Party to a second term as President of the United States, defeating John Kerry.
- November 5 – Pixar Animation Studios' sixth feature film, The Incredibles, is released in theaters.
- December 23 – Second Battle of Fallujah: US-UK-Iraqi forces defeat the remaining Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah.
- December 26 – U.S. President George W. Bush issues a statement expressing his condolences to those who lost loved ones during the tsunami.
Popular Toys & Games
- Nintendo DS
- Robosapien
- Tamagotchi (relaunch)
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 2004
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