Portal:Current events/2004 January 4
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January 4, 2004 (Sunday)
- The Loya jirga adopts a new Constitution of Afghanistan
- 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. (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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ↑ "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.