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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Nintendo DS
  • Robosapien
  • Tamagotchi (relaunch)

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 2004

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