Historical Events
- 12th UEFA Champions League Final: Porto beats AS Monaco 3-0 at Gelsenkirchen
Academy of Country Music Awards
39th Academy of Country Music Awards: Toby Keith & Martina McBride win
- The New York Times publishes admission of journalistic failings, claims its flawed reporting and lack of skeptism during buildup to 2003 Iraq War helped promote belief that Iraq possessed large stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction.
- The United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
Famous Deaths
- Dullah Omar, South African attorney and UDF-leader, dies at 69
- Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh, Russian astronomer (b. 1931)
2004 Highlights
About May 26, 2004
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 19 years, 10 months and 2 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Gemini
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Burn - Usher
- #1 Song: F.U.R.B (F U Right Back) - Frankee