Portal:Current events/2004 January 4
January 4, 2004 (Sunday)
- The Loya jirga adopts a new Constitution of Afghanistan[1]
- A military court in Israel sentences five Israelis to one year in jail for refusing to serve in the military because of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.[2] (Compare conscientious objector)
- Exploration of Mars: American Mars probe "Spirit" mission is successful and is sending back images. Spirit is alive after rolling to a stop on the surface of Mars; confirmed by NASA's Deep Space Network (9:00 p.m. PST).[3]
- Mikhail Saakashvili becomes president-elect of Georgia, following the Presidential elections. He had been widely expected to win following the November 23, 2003, ousting of President Eduard Shevardnadze.[4]
- Bolivian Gas War: In a televised speech, Bolivian President Carlos Mesa announces that a national referendum will be held on 28 March to resolve the issue of how Bolivia's large natural gas reserves will be exploited.[5]
- Britney Spears abruptly marries a childhood friend, Jason Allen Alexander, in a Las Vegas wedding chapel at 5:30 a.m.; by afternoon, the couple have arranged an annulment, which is expected to be made official when the courts reopen on Monday.[6]
- ^ "BBC NEWS - South Asia - Afghans endorse new constitution". Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Five Israeli Soldiers Jailed for conscientiously objecting to Gaza and West Bank occupation by Israeli troops". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ "Press release on Spirit's Performance on Mars". Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - Europe - Lawyer claims Georgia presidency". Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Forbes Article announcing a referendum, to be held March 28, to discuss the exploitation of Bolivia's Natural gas reserves
- ^ "Britney Spears' abrupt marriage and equally abrupt annulment". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2017-09-18.