November 27, 2004
That fall of 2004, gas ran $1.88 a gallon and Bush was in the White House — and American troops were fighting to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgents who had held it for months. On television, audiences were tuning into "Lost" for its gripping first season, while Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" was sitting at the top of the fiction bestseller list for the second straight year. The Boston Red Sox ended their 86-year World Series drought by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals, and the European Space Agency made history when its SMART-1 probe became the first European satellite to reach lunar orbit.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — November 27, 2004
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 27, 2004
Leader Offers Fresh Election For Ukrainians
U.S. To Increase Its Force In Iraq By Nearly 12,000
World Events — November 2004
Time Person of the Year — 2004
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 27, 2004
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2004–05 Season
Emmy Winners — 2004
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — November 27, 2004
Ebert 4-Star Films — November 27, 2004
On the field
Sports Champions — November 27, 2004
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