March 24, 2004

The World Trade Organization makes a preliminary ruling that United States laws prohibiting Internet gambling violate international trade agreements, in response to a complaint by Antigua and Barbuda. The Bush administration vows to appeal, while some members of the United States Congress say they would rather allow a trade war or withdraw from future WTO talks than repeal laws against online gambling. (BBC) (Seattle PI)
Danish artist Marco Evaristti paints an iceberg in Greenland red, using 780 gallons of paint. (USA Today)
A bomb is discovered on a TGV railway between Paris and Geneva near Troyes, France. (ONE News)
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow: The United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments over the constitutionality of the "under God" clause of the Pledge of Allegiance. (WTHR) (CNN)
The British explorer David Hempleman-Adams sets an altitude record for a flight in a wicker basket balloon. (Bloomberg)
The last episode of the Disney children's television series, Lizzie McGuire, airs.