20. јануар 2005. је био четвртак под знаком звездице ♑. Био је 19 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био George W. Bush.
Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 21 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био уторак, 20. јануар 2026., пре 138 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је среда, 20. јануар 2027., за 226 дана. Живели сте 7.808 дана, или око 187.405 сати, или око 11.244.322 минута, или око 674.659.320 секунди.
Date: 20 January 2005
By SIERRA PRASADA MILLMAN and JAVAID KHAN
Sierra MILLMAN
In this lesson, students consider why people collect stamps and other items and how the Internet has changed such hobbies. They work in small groups to review stamp collecting Web sites and brainstorm how the Web can serve another popular collectible. For homework, they design a homepages devoted to the collectible of their choice.
Date: 21 January 2005
By JIM YARDLEY
Jim YARDLEY
Court in northwest China imposes stiff sentences on farmers who spent almost two years protesting and holding sit-ins in vain effort to stop government land seizure for economic development; such land seizures have become one of most contentious issues in Chinese countryside; experts estimate that as many as 70 million farmers have been left without land (M)
Date: 21 January 2005
By Bob Herbert
Bob Herbert
Bob Herbert Op-Ed column says even as Pres Bush was taking oath of office and delivering his Inaugural Address, in Iraq there was tragic mayhem and no end in sight to carnage unleashed two years ago by his decision to launch wholly unnessary war; says Bush never once mentioned word Iraq in his speech; notes peace activist who complained that money lavished on inaugural balls would be better spent on body armor for underequipped troops in Iraq; says people in real world see situation in Iraq deteriorating to new levels of horror, while in fantasy-laden Bush realm, Iraq is place were freedom is on the march (M)
Date: 21 January 2005
By Stuart Elliott
Stuart Elliott
Leo Burnett Worldwide begins search for new creative leader for US; Burnett is seeking executive to eventually succeed Cheryl Berman, chairwoman for North America and chief creative officer at Burnett USA; Mark Tutssel, vice chairman and deputy chief creative officer at Burnett USA, who is also vice chairman and regional creative director for North America, becomes deputy chief creative officer at Burnett (S)
Date: 21 January 2005
By CLIFTON BROWN
Clifton BROWN
David Duval, who played first round of Buick
Date: 21 January 2005
By LAURA MANSNERUS
Laura MANSNERUS
Acting Gov Richard J Codey names Mary Jane R Cooper New Jersey inspector general, to lead investigations of local governments, school districts and state authorities; photo (S)
Date: 21 January 2005
By C. J. CHIVERS; Steven Lee Myers contributed reporting for this article
C. CHIVERS
Pres Leonid D Kuchma is spending his last hours in office after 10 years in power, decades of influence and then scandal and opprobrium in his final term; he admits to melancholy and says his pride over Ukraine's advances since declaring its independence in 1991 is tinged with regret that he is leaving nation divided; fact that he is willingly stepping aside confronts his critics with paradox; however messy transition has been, he will be able to note that with his leaving, Ukraine has taken step toward joining club of former Soviet republics that are developing democratic governance; photo (M)
Date: 21 January 2005
By A. O. SCOTT
A. SCOTT
A O Scott Critic's Notebook article on emergence of midsize movies that have little in common except that they all originated within specialty divisions of major studios; notes high-quality midsize films are neither extravagant would-be blockbusters nor shoestring productions but seek to become profitable as well as Oscar-worthy; focuses on Before Sunset, Being Julia, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Lost in Translation, Napoleon Dynamite, The Pianist, The T
Date: 21 January 2005
By Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir
SOUP AND MAMA MCNABB: MARKE
Date: 21 January 2005
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Douglas MARTIN
Walter B Wriston, former Citicorp chairman who became most influential banker of his generation through aggressive international expansion, computerization and diversification that erased confining old banking rules, dies at age 85; photo (M)