The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend, Maxine Carr, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Date: December 17, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in…
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt. Date: December 14, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit. Date: December 13, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
A blast in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more. Date: December 9, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Date: December 7, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England. Date: November 26, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections. Date: November 23, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land. Date: November 22, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Bank AS and the British consulate. Date: November 20, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This…
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4–3 in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples. Date: November 18, 2003 Read more…