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1 Ongoing events

Haiti Rebellion
Bloody Sunday Inquiry
Exploration of Mars: Rovers
Bird flu
Israeli-Palestinian conflictThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict a part of the greater Arab-Israeli conflict, is an ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinians. See definitions of Palestinian. Today the conflict is mainly over these issues: The status and future of the illegally oc
Same-sex marriage in the United StatesThe push by some civil rights activists to create legal recognition of same-sex marriage" in the United States has been taking shape since the early 1970s. This effort did not reach widespread national attention until the 1990s, at which time a counter mo

SCO v. IBMOn March 7, 2003, the SCO Group (formerly known as Caldera Systems) filed a $1 billion lawsuit in the US against IBM for allegedly "devaluing" its version of the UNIX operating system. The amount of alleged damages was later increased to $3 billion, and t

War on TerrorismThe War on Terrorism or War on Terror in modern usage, refers to an effort by some countries (primarily the United States and its principal allies) to neutralize international groups it deems as " terrorist" (primarily radical Islamist terrorist groups, i: Afghanistan Feb. 2004Timeline of Afghan history February 28, 2004 The United States and Pakistan denied an Iranian radio report that Osama bin Laden had been captured "a long time ago" in Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan. At a roadblock in Zeri Noor, just outside of
Occupation of Iraq

2 Elections

2004 Australian federal electionLegislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. The conservative Coalition of the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister John Howard, and the National Party of Australia led by Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson, won a fourth three-year te
2004 Canadian Federal Election

Conservative leadership race
Liberal sponsorship scandal

2004 European Parliament Election
2004 Taiwan Presidential Election
2004 Spanish General Election
2004 U.S. Presidential Election

Democratic presidential nomination

1 February 29, 2004

Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns as president of Haiti and flees the country for the Central African Republic. The chief justice of the Haitian supreme court, Boniface Alexandre, is sworn in as interim president. (Sydney Morning Herald) (Reuters) (Globe and Mail)
Occupation of Iraq
- Iraq's leaders meet deadline for drafting interim constitution. (CNN)
- Saddam Hussein's government systematically extorted billions of dollars in illegal payments from companies doing business with Iraq. (Seattle Times)
- Kurdistan activists bring petition to the authorities in Baghdad asking for a referendum on whether Kurds will stay within a united Iraq or to form an independent Kurdistan. (BBC)
76th Academy Awards: wins Best Picture and Director awards and nine others for a total of 11 Academy Awards, a tie for the most ever won by a single film, and the largest sweep ever for a single film, having received 11 nominations. Acting honors were as follows: Best Actor: Sean Penn for Mystic River, Best Actress: Charlize Theron for Monster, Best Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins for Mystic River, Best Supporting Actress: Renee Zellweger for Cold Mountain. (Newsday) (Box Office Mojo) (IMDB)

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FebruaryFebruary is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 28 days in regular years. In leap years February has 29 days. Three times in history a February 30 did occur. February was named for the Roman god Februus, the god of purification.	February 1February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 333 days remaining, (334 in leap years). Events 1662 The Chinese pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. 1788 Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet pate	February 14February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 320 days remaining, 321 in leap years. Events 1014 Pope Benedict VIII recognizes Henry of Bavaria as King of Germany. 1076 Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Em
February 25February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 309 days remaining, 310 in leap years. Events 138 The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. 1570 Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth	February 29February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. A year which has a February 29 is, by definition, a leap year''. This date only occurs approximately every four years, in years evenly divisible by 4, such as 1	February 10February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 324 days remaining, 325 in leap years. Events 1258 Mongols overrun Baghdad, burning it to the ground and killing 10,000 citizens. 1635 The Academie francaise in Paris is expanded
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