Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was tried for his crimes against humanity.
The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad.
Russia and China began their first-ever joint military exercise.
A mega blackout happened on Java and Bali islands in Indonesia, affecting around 100 million people.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad takes office in Iran.
Army Officers Seize Power in Mauritania.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) called for an end to 36 years of bloody conflict with the UK.
NASA decided to suspend space shuttle flights after analyzing the launch of mission STS-114.
The London bombings took place.
Spain legalized same-sex marriage.
A brand new design for Freedom Tower in Manhattan, New York, was publicly revealed.
Reddit was founded in Medford, Massachusetts.
Deep Throat reveals himself.
France voted against ratifying the proposed Constitution of the European Union.
An assassination attempt was made on President George W. Bush.
Syria ends its military occupation of Lebanon after 29 years.
Romania and Bulgaria signed the European Union's Treaty of Accession, the last step to joining the Union.
Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as Pope Benedict XVI.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as Pope under the name Pope Benedict XVI.
NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with a small communication satellite.
Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles.
Over 4 million people pay their last respects to Pope John Paul II.
NASA celebrated April Fool's Day by telling the world that they found water on Mars.
Steve Fossett completed the first around the world airplane solo non-stop journey.
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is assassinated.
Ellen MacArthur breaks the speed record for sailing solo around the world.
The Civil Marriage Act was introduced, making same-sex marriage legal in Canada.
Spilled coconut water caused a stampede that killed more than 258 people in India.
France revealed the world's largest commercial aircraft, nicknamed the superjumbo.
Adriana Iliescu gives birth at the age of 66.
NASA's Deep Impact space probe launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
The second Sudanese War ends.
Highest barometric pressure ever recorded in recent history for locations 750 m above sea level.
A devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.
Afghanistan's Karzai sworn in.
Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine.
Physicists in New Zealand observed a record-breaking solar flair.
George W. Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African female to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
350 people and children are killed in a massacre in Beslan, North Ossetia.
Two gunmen stole Edvard Munch's paintings 'The Scream' and 'Madonna' from Much Museum in Oslo, Norway.
The Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.
NASA's Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Greece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.
The World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.
Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
The first Abu Ghraib torture pictures are published.
Ireland became the first in the world to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants, and workplaces.
191 people die as several bombs explode on Madrid commuter trains.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as President of Haiti.
