Date: February 20, 2003
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 2003U.S. Troops Capture Abu…
The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%. Date: April 14, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Waterfall Rail Accident Near New South Wales,…
The Riyadh compound bombings in Saudi Arabia, carried out by al-Qaeda, kill 39 people. Date: May 12, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003George W. Bush Declares Iraq Combat Over, Mission Accomplished – May…
Iraq War: The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland begin an invasion of Iraq. Date: March 20, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Friendly Fire A-10 Attack Kills British Soldier in Iraq…
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia. Date: February 4, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003TANS Perú Flight 222 Crashes in Chachapoyas, Killing…
The 6.8 Mw Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands. Date: May 21, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅…