Boumerdès Earthquake Kills 2,200, Triggers Tsunami in Algeria, May 21, 2003
Date: May 21, 2003
Date: May 21, 2003
In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing. Date: March 5, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003International Criminal Court Inaugural Session in The Hague, March 11, 2003Friendly…
A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150. Date: August 5, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Hokkaidō Earthquake Strikes Offshore Japan, September…
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…
Depayin massacre: At least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy are killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi flees the scene, but is arrested soon afterwards. Date: May 30, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅…
Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet. Date: November 14, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Global Iraq War Protests in 600 Cities, Largest Peace Demo – February 15, 2003AOL Time Warner Disbands…
NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history. Date: August 11, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Waterfall Rail Accident Near New…