Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
From top left, clockwise: the crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; Myspace launches becoming one of the first major social media platforms; protests in London against the invasion of Iraq; a drained river in France during the European heatwave; an ...
May 4–10 – A major severe weather outbreak spawns more tornadoes than any week in U.S. history; 393 tornadoes are reported in 19 states. [citation needed] May 21 – Ruben Studdard wins season 2 of American Idol. May 23 – Dewey, the first deer cloned by scientists at Texas A&M University, is born.
2003 — The United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland invades Iraq marking the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 2003 — U.S. forces continue fighting an insurgency in Iraq while helping the Iraqis build a new army of their own and develop a democratic form of government
2003 in the United States by state or territory (56 C) 2003 disestablishments in the United States (47 C, 26 P) 2003 establishments in the United States (57 C, 116 P)
This page was last edited on 15 October 2023, at 04:16 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
January – Toyota launches an all-new Avensis to be built at TMUK. 10 January – Ian Carr, a 27-year-old banned from driving with a total of 89 previous convictions (including causing death by dangerous driving), admits causing the death by dangerous driving of a six-year-old girl in Ashington, Northumberland – a crime which sparks widespread public and media outrage across the United Kingdom.
President Bush visits the University of Scranton in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, to give a speech on medical liability reform amidst major medical malpractice in northeastern Pennsylvania. Bush criticized state attorneys for "frivolous lawsuits", vowing to decrease excessive jury awards and propose a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages.
26 January – The president of Iran, Mohammad Khatami, is the guest at the Republic Day celebration.; 5–9 February – Aero-India show is held in Bangalore. March – India put up a great show at the ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa after poor performances in the past and go on to the Finals.