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*<!--Oct. 27--> [[Palestine|Palestinian]] leader '''[[Yasser Arafat]]''' becomes seriously ill. He has been flown from [[Ramallah]] to a hospital in [[Paris, France|Paris]] for treatment. |
*<!--Oct. 27--> [[Palestine|Palestinian]] leader '''[[Yasser Arafat]]''' becomes seriously ill. He has been flown from [[Ramallah]] to a hospital in [[Paris, France|Paris]] for treatment. |
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*<!--Oct. 27--> The [[Boston Red Sox]] win the '''[[2004 World Series|World Series]]''' [[major league baseball]] championship for the first time since [[1918]], ending the "[[Curse of the Bambino]]". |
*<!--Oct. 27--> The [[Boston Red Sox]] win the '''[[2004 World Series|World Series]]''' [[major league baseball]] championship for the first time since [[1918]], ending the "[[Curse of the Bambino]]". |
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*<!--Oct. 27--> The [[Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]] [[spacecraft]] images '''[[Titan (moon)|Titan]]''', the largest [[natural satellite|moon]] of [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]], in unprecedented detail, revealing an unexpectedly smooth surface. |
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*<!--Oct. 27--> 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. 27--> 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 18:40, 29 October 2004
- In Rome heads of state and government from the countries of the European Union sign a treaty establishing a constitution for Europe.
- Sentences of six men in the Pitcairn rape trial of 2004 have been handed down ranging from community service to six years imprisonment. The trials have rocked the tiny community of Pitcairn Island (population 24).
- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat becomes seriously ill. He has been flown from Ramallah to a hospital in Paris for treatment.
- The Boston Red Sox win the World Series major league baseball championship for the first time since 1918, ending the "Curse of the Bambino".
- 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.