Editing 2004 (section)

===January===
* [[January 3]] &ndash; [[Flash Airlines Flight 604]] crashes into the [[Red Sea]] off the coast of Egypt, killing all 148 aboard, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3365721.stm|title=Egypt plane crash claims 148 lives|date=2004-01-03|website=BBC News|access-date=2017-01-25|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118051755/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3365721.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[January 4]] &ndash; NASA's MER-A ([[Spirit (rover)|Spirit]]) spacecraft lands on the surface of [[Mars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040104.html|title=Spirit Rover Bounces Down on Mars|website=NASA|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325023042/https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040104.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[January 6]] &ndash; Construction on the tallest human-made structure to date, the [[Burj Khalifa]] begins in [[Dubai]] [[UAE]].
* [[January 8]] &ndash; The [[Queen Mary 2|RMS ''Queen Mary 2'']], at the time the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by its namesake's granddaughter, [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qm2.org.uk/history.html|title=The Cunard Liner Queen Mary 2|website=Queen Mary 2|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505212413/https://www.qm2.org.uk/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[January 25]] &ndash; NASA's MER-B ([[Opportunity (rover)|Opportunity]]) spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/newsroom/pressreleases/20040125a.html|title=NASA Hears From Opportunity Rover On Mars|website=NASA|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=November 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120233737/https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/newsroom/pressreleases/20040125a.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[January 26]] &ndash; The [[Mydoom|MyDoom]] virus is first identified.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.minitool.com/backup-tips/mydoom-virus.html |title=[Review] MyDoom Virus: The Most Destructive & Fastest Email Worm [MiniTool Tips] |website=MiniTool |date=March 3, 2021 |publisher=Helen |access-date=December 16, 2022 |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216143453/https://www.minitool.com/backup-tips/mydoom-virus.html |url-status=live }}</ref>