Date: December 17, 2003
Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended". Date: May 1, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this…
Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power. Date: October 31, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted. Date: January 23, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Boumerdès Earthquake Kills 2,200, Triggers…
The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station. Date: December 24, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Massachusetts Supreme Court Strikes Down…
American activist Rachel Corrie is killed in Rafah by being run over by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer while trying to obstruct the demolition of a home. Date: March 16, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints. Date: March 13, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Hambali Arrested in Bangkok, Thailand on August 11, 2003Library of Congress Announces…