The Year Was 2004–new television programs included “Boston Legal” and “The Apprentice”…on the big screen, “Napoleon Dynamite” and “Anchorman”…in the news, Iraq formed an interim government and a federal investigation showed Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction prior to the post-9/11 war there…popular songs included “Live Like You Were Dying” by Tim McGraw, “Redneck Woman” by Gretchen Wilson, “When The Sun Goes Down” by Kenny Chesney, and “Let’s Get It Started” by the Black Eyed Peas.
KXEL@80–2004
Jeff Stein
Aug 17, 2022 | 8:00 AM
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