2004


This includes events of 2004.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience History Modern History 20th Century Late 20th Century Early 2000s First quarter 2004 Second quarter 2004 Third quarter 2004 Fourth quarter 2004

This includes events of 2004.

First quarter 2004
Second quarter 2004
Third quarter 2004
Fourth quarter 2004

First Quarter 2004

Jan 1. Pervez Musharraf won a vote of confidence confirming him as President of Pakistan until 2007.

Feb 10. The French National Assembly passed a law forbidding the wearing of religious items or clothing in schools.

Mar 11. Explosions killed 190 people in Madrid, Spain

Mar 14. Vladimir Putin reelected President of Russian Federation

Second Quarter 2004

Apr 28. Abuse of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Graib prison by US forces revealed.

May 1. The European Union added 10 members.

May 13. The Congress Party in India won in the elections to the Lok Sabha

May 17. Same-sex marriage was legalized in Massachussets following a decision of the state Supreme Court.

June 28. US transferred sovreignty in Iraq to an interim government.

Third Quarter 2004

Jul 26-29. John Kerry and John Edwards were nominated as the Democratic candidate for President and Vice-President of the United States.

Aug 30-Sep 2. George Bush and Dick Cheney were renominated as Republican candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States.

Sep 1-3. Chechen terrorists took about 1000-1500 hostages, most of them children, at a school in Beslan. Russian government forces broke the siege, killing 32 of the 40 terrorrists and some 300 others.

Sept 17. Mexico and Japan signed a free trade agreement.

Fourth Quarter 2004

Oct 29. European heads of state signed the Treaty of Rome establishing a European Constitution, subject to approval by member states.

Nov 2. George Bush was reelected President of the United States.

Nov 7-13. US Forces assaulted the town of Fallujah Iraq, in an effort to clear the town of insurgents before January elections in Iraq.

Nov 11. Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian Authority died.

Nov 14. Colin Powell resigned as US Secretary of State, to be replaced by Condoleeza Rice.

Dec 26. A massive earthquake near Sumatra caused tsunamis that killed nearly 200,000 peple in nations surrounding the Indian Ocean.


Other History This is also weakly connected to prehistory, antiquity, classical and medieval history. It is also weakly connected to other periods of modern history through the 19th century, and to other periods of the 20th century up through the late-mid 20th century. It is more strongly connected to the late 20th century to the late 1990s. It is considered part of the early 2000s and follows particular years of 2001, 2002, and 2003. Events are continued in 2005. Connections to the future may also be considered.	Links to other sites: Wikipedia- 2004
Sociology Events may be organized according to peoples of the world. Particular nations such as Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, and Ethiopia can be considered. Western civilization is highly important. Mexico can be considered. Among Anglic peoples, British peoples are not yet connected. Anglo-American peoples can be considered. In the United States, George W. Bush was reelected president over Democrat rival John Kerry. Canada and British Caribbean peoples can connected. Anglo-Australian peoples are not yet connected. Among Latin peoples, Brazil launched its first rocket into space. Germanic peoples can be connected. Northeast European peoples including those of Russia can be considered. Balkan peoples, and Scandinavian peoples will also be connected. Asiatic peoples can be connected. The Philippines, Middle Eastern peoples and Central Asian peoples will be useful. Among South Asian peoples, I have no specific details for India. In Pakistan Pervez Musharraff won a vote of confidence, confirming him as President until 2007. Bangladesh can be considered. Oriental peoples including China which gave foreign aid to Argentina can be considered. Japan can be connected. The Korean peoples are also important. Among Southeast Asian peoples, in Indonesia, a massive tsunami centered near Sumatra was one of greatest natural disasters in recorded history. African peoples such as those of Nigeria can be connected. American Indian peoples including those of Mexico may also be considered. Middle American Indian peoples including those of the southwastern United States can be connected. South American Indian peoples includng those of Brazil can be connected. North American Indian peoples including those of the United States can be connected. Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be examined. Social structure and change Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure can be considered. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be considered. Social change including social change factors, social change processes, and social changes and movements can be connected. Institutions Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families can be considered. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and particular schools can be connected. Economics including economic activity, industries, and economic systems can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular governments can be connected. Religion including beliefs, practices, and religious organization will be given attention as closely as possible. Particular religious traditions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be considered. Culture Behavioral culture, conceptual culture, and material culture can be applied to events of 2004. Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events will be important. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be connected.Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected.

Other History

This is also weakly connected to prehistory, antiquity, classical and medieval history. It is also weakly connected to other periods of modern history through the 19th century, and to other periods of the 20th century up through the late-mid 20th century. It is more strongly connected to the late 20th century to the late 1990s. It is considered part of the early 2000s and follows particular years of 2001, 2002, and 2003.

Events are continued in 2005. Connections to the future may also be considered.

Links to other sites:

Wikipedia- 2004

Sociology

Events may be organized according to peoples of the world. Particular nations such as Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, and Ethiopia can be considered.

Western civilization is highly important. Mexico can be considered. Among Anglic peoples, British peoples are not yet connected. Anglo-American peoples can be considered. In the United States, George W. Bush was reelected president over Democrat rival John Kerry. Canada and British Caribbean peoples can connected. Anglo-Australian peoples are not yet connected. Among Latin peoples, Brazil launched its first rocket into space. Germanic peoples can be connected. Northeast European peoples including those of Russia can be considered. Balkan peoples, and Scandinavian peoples will also be connected.

Asiatic peoples can be connected. The Philippines, Middle Eastern peoples and Central Asian peoples will be useful. Among South Asian peoples, I have no specific details for India. In Pakistan Pervez Musharraff won a vote of confidence, confirming him as President until 2007. Bangladesh can be considered. Oriental peoples including China which gave foreign aid to Argentina can be considered. Japan can be connected. The Korean peoples are also important. Among Southeast Asian peoples, in Indonesia, a massive tsunami centered near Sumatra was one of greatest natural disasters in recorded history.

African peoples such as those of Nigeria can be connected.

American Indian peoples including those of Mexico may also be considered. Middle American Indian peoples including those of the southwastern United States can be connected. South American Indian peoples includng those of Brazil can be connected. North American Indian peoples including those of the United States can be connected.

Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be examined.

Social structure and change

Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure can be considered. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be considered. Social change including social change factors, social change processes, and social changes and movements can be connected.

Institutions

Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families can be considered. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and particular schools can be connected. Economics including economic activity, industries, and economic systems can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular governments can be connected. Religion including beliefs, practices, and religious organization will be given attention as closely as possible. Particular religious traditions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be considered.

Culture

Behavioral culture, conceptual culture, and material culture can be applied to events of 2004.

Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events will be important. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be connected.Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected.

Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected.