December 2004

Thursday 02:

Brian Williams succeeds Tom Brokaw as host of NBC Nightly News.

Tuesday 07:

John Kufuor is re-elected as president of Ghana.

Wednesday 08:

2004 - Population of Victoria (Australia) reaches 5 million for the first time.

Friday 10:

Anil Kumble became India's highest wicket taker surpassing Kapil Dev's haul of 435 wickets.

Sunday 12:

Portuguese football team FC Porto wins the last-held Intercontinental Cup against Colombia's Once Caldas in an 8-7 penalty shoot-out.

Monday 13:

Scott Peterson is sentenced to death for murder of his wife, Laci Peterson, and unborn son, Connor.

Tuesday 14:

The Millau viaduct, the highest bridge in the world, is officially opened.

Friday 24:

The 2004 Christmas Eve Snowstorm delivers an extremely unusual snowfall to the southern United States.

Saturday 25:

Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which will land on Saturn's moon, Titan on January 14, 2005.

Sunday 26:

A massive earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter magnitude scale creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, The Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean. The death toll is currently estimated at more than 300,000. Officials say the true toll may never be known, due to rapid burials. Indonesia was worst affected with as many as 219,000 people killed.