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*<!--Oct. 22--> The '''[[Kyoto Protocol|Kyoto Treaty]]''' is ratified by [[Russia]]'s lower house of parliament. The treaty will now go to the upper house and President [[Vladimir Putin]] for their approval. |
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*<!--Oct. 21--> The [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[United States Army|Army]] sentences [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Ivan Frederick]] to 8 years in prison for 5 counts of abuse in the '''[[Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse|Abu Ghraib scandal]]'''. |
*<!--Oct. 21--> The [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[United States Army|Army]] sentences [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Ivan Frederick]] to 8 years in prison for 5 counts of abuse in the '''[[Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse|Abu Ghraib scandal]]'''. |
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*<!--Oct. 21--> The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] defeat the [[Houston Astros]] in game seven of [[Major League Baseball]]'s '''[[2004 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]]''', earning a trip to the [[World Series]], where they will face the [[Boston Red Sox]]. |
*<!--Oct. 21--> The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] defeat the [[Houston Astros]] in game seven of [[Major League Baseball]]'s '''[[2004 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]]''', earning a trip to the [[World Series]], where they will face the [[Boston Red Sox]]. |
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Revision as of 07:37, 23 October 2004
- The Kyoto Treaty is ratified by Russia's lower house of parliament. The treaty will now go to the upper house and President Vladimir Putin for their approval.
- The U.S. Army sentences Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick to 8 years in prison for 5 counts of abuse in the Abu Ghraib scandal.
- The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Houston Astros in game seven of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series, earning a trip to the World Series, where they will face the Boston Red Sox.
- 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.