টেমপ্লেট:In the news
- European Parliament election: near-complete preliminary results show general defeat of governing parties and slight rise of eurosceptic parties, but the general complexion of the Parliament barely changed despite the 10 new member states.
- Football: 2nd day of Euro 2004 ends with France beating England 2-1.
- Oklahoma City bombing accomplice Terry Nichols is spared the death penalty by a deadlocked jury.
- Pioneering soul singer Ray Charles dies at his home in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 73.
- A transit of Venus between the Earth and the Sun occurs for the first time since 1882.