2004 Tranniversary: Sly

2004 was a leap year, and the year President George W. Bush beat out John Kerry to win re-election. Martha Stewart was convicted of felony charges for lying to federal prosecutors and sentenced to five months in prison, and Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room. 2004 was also the year NASA's Spirit rover landed safely on Mars. In sports news, Athens hosted the 28th Olympics, in which US swimmer Michael Phelps set the world record for most medals won by a single competitor at the Games.

The 2004 Super Bowl will forever be remembered as the year Janet Jackson experienced her scandalous wardrobe malfunction during the halftime show. The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years, breaking the curse of the Bambino, and Lance Armstrong won his sixth consecutive Tour de France.

In LGBTQ news, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same sex marriage, and the Gender Recognition Bill passed in the UK. Top grossing films of 2004 included Shrek 2, Spider Man 2, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. At the Oscars, Lord of the Rings Return of the King took home Best Picture, with Sean Penn taking home Best Actor for his role in Mystic River and Charlize Theron winning Best Actress for her performance in Monster.