Bissau-Guinean President Kumba Ialá Ousted in Bloodless Military Coup, September 14, 2003

In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line. Date: July 30, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003George W. Bush Announces Iraq Invasion March 19, 2003Sloan Great Wall Discovered…

Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal. Date: January 11, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Iraq War: Saddam Hussein…

A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada. Date: August 14, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Hong Kong Anti-Sedition Protest Draws 500,000+ People, July 1, 2003Sudan Airways Flight 139 Crashes…

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 2003Iraq War: Baghdad Falls to American Forces, April 9, 2003Spirit Rover…

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…