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*<!--Oct. 21--> [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Ivan Frederick]] is sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to five charges of abusing [[Iraq]]i detainees in the '''[[Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse|Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal]]'''. |
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*<!--Oct. 21--> In a trial about the '''[[Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse]]''', a [[Staff Sergeant]] and highest ranking soldier to be charged is sentenced to the highest punishment up to now: eight years in prison for sexually and physically abusing detainees. |
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*<!--Oct. 21--> [[Sweden|Swedish]] Prime Minister [[Göran Persson]] reorganizes the country's '''[[Government of Sweden|government]]'''. |
*<!--Oct. 21--> [[Sweden|Swedish]] Prime Minister [[Göran Persson]] reorganizes the country's '''[[Government of Sweden|government]]'''. |
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*<!--Oct. 21--> The '''[[Human Genome Project]]''' revises its estimate of the number of genes in the human [[genome]], putting the number at 20,000 to 25,000, about 30 percent fewer than the previous estimate. |
*<!--Oct. 21--> The '''[[Human Genome Project]]''' revises its estimate of the number of genes in the human [[genome]], putting the number at 20,000 to 25,000, about 30 percent fewer than the previous estimate. |
Revision as of 03:02, 22 October 2004
- Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick is sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to five charges of abusing Iraqi detainees in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.
- Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson reorganizes the country's government.
- The Human Genome Project revises its estimate of the number of genes in the human genome, putting the number at 20,000 to 25,000, about 30 percent fewer than the previous estimate.
- The Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees in game seven of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series, earning a trip to the World Series.