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*<!--Oct. 28--> The [[Boston Red Sox]] win the '''[[2004 World Series|World Series]]''' [[baseball]] tournament in the [[United States]] for the first time since [[1918]], ending the "[[Curse of the Bambino]]". |
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*The [[Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]] [[spacecraft]] images the Saturnian moon '''[[Titan (moon)|Titan]]''' in unprecedented detail, showing an unexpectedly smooth surface. |
*The [[Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]] [[spacecraft]] images the Saturnian moon '''[[Titan (moon)|Titan]]''' in unprecedented detail, showing an unexpectedly smooth surface. |
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*<!--Oct. 28--> A report published in the journal ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' announces the discovery of '''''[[Homo floresiensis]]''''', an extinct [[species (biology)|species]] closely related to [[human being]]s, on the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Flores]]. |
*<!--Oct. 28--> A report published in the journal ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' announces the discovery of '''''[[Homo floresiensis]]''''', an extinct [[species (biology)|species]] closely related to [[human being]]s, on the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Flores]]. |
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Revision as of 11:14, 28 October 2004
- The Boston Red Sox win the World Series baseball tournament in the United States for the first time since 1918, ending the "Curse of the Bambino".
- The Cassini spacecraft images the Saturnian moon Titan in unprecedented detail, showing an unexpectedly smooth surface.
- A report published in the journal Nature announces the discovery of Homo floresiensis, an extinct species closely related to human beings, on the Indonesian island of Flores.
- A vote by the European Parliament over the approval of the new European Commission is delayed after incoming president José Durão Barroso asks for more time to reshuffle his team.
- Israel's parliament, the Knesset, approves Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to dismantle 21 Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip and 4 in the West Bank.