Unix Timestamp: 1098748800
Tuesday, October 26. 2004, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Details of the discovery of a new, recent species of fossil hominid, "Homo floresiensis", from the island of Flores, Indonesia, are published.

The Cassini probe passes within 1,200 km of Titan.

The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time since 1918.