Portal:Current events/2004 April 25
April 25, 2004 (Sunday)
- The Arab League Conference commences in Cairo. (INN)
- Alan Kay, co-inventor of the Smalltalk programming language, receives the 2003 ACM Turing award, including US$100,000. (Dr.Dobb's Journal)
- Austrian presidential election: Heinz Fischer (SPÖ) wins with 52% against Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner (ÖVP). (The Guardian)
- Arsenal F.C. wins the English football league title for the 13th time.
- Abortion in the United States: Hundreds of thousands march in Washington, D.C. to protest President Bush's anti-abortion policies. (AP) (Democracy Now!)