Portal:Current events/2004 May 22
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May 22, 2004
(Saturday)
- Michael Moore's movie Fahrenheit 9/11 is awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Spain's Crown Prince Felipe marries Letizia Ortiz in Madrid. (Bloomberg)
- The Commonwealth Secretariat announces it will re-admit Pakistan to the Commonwealth, five years after its suspension. Continuing concerns about democracy will be monitored. (BBC)
- Manmohan Singh is sworn in as Prime Minister of India. (BBC)
- English Premier League football side Manchester United defeat Millwall of the First Division 3–0 to win the FA Cup. (BBC)
- The town of Hallam, Nebraska, was mostly destroyed by the widest tornado on record.