Cosmic Transition from Deceleration
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2004 in United States of America — Page 2
Explore 68 historical events and records for United States of America in 2004.
Historical records for United States of America in 2004
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Deadwood Western Drama Debut
David Milch created Deadwood, a Western drama noted for its complicated characters and portrayal of a lawless settlement.
Death of Artie Shaw
Death of Artie Shaw
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Plays Allan Quatermain in King Solomons Mines
Stars in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Plays Allan Quatermain in King Solomons Mines
Discovery of 55 Cancri e
Contributes radial-velocity measurements identifying the short-period planet 55 Cancri e.
Discovery of 55 Cancri e
Leads analysis revealing a low-mass inner planet in the 55 Cancri system.
Emmy Award
Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries Angels in America
Emmy Award Angels in America
Al Pacino won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his performance as Roy Cohn in Angels in America.
Five Irregular Neptune Moons
Holman and colleagues publish the discovery and orbital characterization of five irregular satellites of Neptune.
Gilead
Publication of "Gilead"
Life Aquatic Berlin Competition
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou competed for the Golden Bear at Berlin.
Life Aquatic Screenplay
Co-wrote The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou with Noah Baumbach.
Like a Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone ranks Like a Rolling Stone first in its songs list.
Like a Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone magazine lists the single "Like a Rolling Stone" at number one on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time
Man on Fire. Appears in Around the Bend
Appears in Man on Fire. Appears in Around the Bend
Melinda and Melinda Film
In 2004, Woody Allen made Melinda and Melinda, a story told in parallel comic and tragic versions of the same premise.
Million Dollar Baby
Directs and stars in Million Dollar Baby, a boxing drama with Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman.
Million Dollar Baby
Plays former boxer Eddie Dupris in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby.
Plan of Attack
Publication of "Plan of Attack"
Rolling Stone
Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone magazines list of "Greatest Artists of All Time", second only to The Beatles
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State, replaces outgoing secretary Colin Powell
State of Fear
Publication of "State of Fear"
The Aviator
Portrays aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.
The Life Aquatic Feature
Wes Anderson directed The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, starring Bill Murray as an ocean explorer.
The Plot Against America
Publication of "The Plot Against America"
Toby Award Wicked Actress
Idina Menzel won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for creating the role of Elphaba in Wicked.
Tour de France
Winner of the Tour de France, 6th time
Wind L1 Solar Wind Observatory
Oversees Wind operations after the spacecraft is established near the Sun-Earth L1 region for long-term measurements of the undisturbed solar wind approaching Earth.
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