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Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1, 2003 1.2 January 2, 2003 1.3 January 3, 2003 1.4 January 4, 2003 1.5 January 5, 2003 1.6 January 6, 2003 1.7 January 7, 2003 1.8 January 8, 2003 1.9 January 9, 2003 1.10 January 10, 2003 1.11 January 11, 2003 1.12 January 12, 2003 1.13 January 13, 2003 1.14 January 14, 2003 1.15 January 15, 2003 1.16 January 16, 2003 1.17 January 17, 2003 1.18 January 18, 2003 1.19 January 19, 2003 1.20 January 20, 2003 1.21 January 21, 2003 1.22 January 22, 2003 1.23 January 23, 2003 1.24 January 24, 2003 1.25 January 25, 2003 1.26 January 26, 2003 1.27 January 27, 2003 1.28 January 28, 2003 1.29 January 29, 2003 1.30 January 30, 2003 1.31 January 31, 2003

Events

See also: Preparations for 2003 invasion of Iraq Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (January 2003)

January 1, 2003

• The first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar
• Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva ("Lula") becomes the 37th president of the Federative Republic of Brazil for the period (2003-2007). Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - March 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - June 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - July 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - August 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September October 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - The 2003 invasion of Iraq began on March 20, 2003 UTC On March 18, 2003, President George W This is a Timeline of the history of Afghanistan in January 2003. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pronounced /lu'iz i'nasju 'lulɐ da 'siwvɐ/; born October 27, 1945) known simply as Lula, is the thirty-fifth and The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pronounced /lu'iz i'nasju 'lulɐ da 'siwvɐ/; born October 27, 1945) known simply as Lula, is the thirty-fifth and |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Da Silva was elected representing the Worker's Party with 61% percent of the vote. His inaugural speech includes vows to wipe out poverty, hunger, and corruption, but da Silva promised during the campaign to abide by an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to maintain a budget surplus of 3. The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic 75% and filled key economic posts with men considered friendly to foreign investment. Among guests at the inauguration were Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The Office of the United States Trade Representative, or USTR, is the United States government agency responsible for developing and recommending United States Robert Bruce Zoellick (zʌlɪk (born July 25, 1953) is the eleventh President of the World Bank, a position he has held since July 1
• The Turkish-registered tanker Vicky, with 70,000 tonnes of diesel cargo, struck the wreck of the sunken auto carrier Tricolor off the coast of Dunkirk, France. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum Dunkirk ( French: Dunkerque, dœ̃kɛʀk or; Dutch:; is a harbour city and a commune in the northernmost part of France, in the The double-hulled tanker freed itself from the wreck with the rising tide and sailed a mile off to check for leakage. A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size The Vicky is the second ship to strike the wreck of the Tricolor since the carrier sank on December 14, 2002. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
• A Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules overflew the islands of Tikopia and Anuta in the Solomon Islands to inspect damage by Cyclone Zoe. The Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Tikopia is a small and High island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Anuta is a small High island in the southeastern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands Cyclone Zoe is the most intense Tropical cyclone ever observed in the Southern Hemisphere The overflight carried officials of the Australian government agency AusAID. AusAID, formally the Australian Agency for International Development, is the Australian organisation responsible for delivering most non-military Foreign aid Reports show that there was damage to crops and traditional homes, but there may be no casualties among the islands' 1,600 inhabitants.

January 2, 2003

• The first 49 of a promised 1,264 West African peacekeepers arrive at Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to help supervise the cease-fire between the government of President Laurent Gbagbo and the main rebel group, the Patriotic Movement of the Ivory Coast. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. Abidjan is the largest city and former Capital of Côte d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast) Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a Laurent Koudou Gbagbo (born May 31 1945) has been the President of Côte d'Ivoire (better known in English as the Ivory Coast since 2000 Rebellion against the Gbagbo government began September 19, 2002. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed to send peacekeepers on September 29. The Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries founded on May 28 Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. The EECOWAS peacekeepers will join 2,500 French forces. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Rebel groups occupy the northern half of Cote d'Ivoire.
• French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin arrives in Cote d'Ivoire to help mediate the conflict. Dominique de Villepin (born Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (dɔminik də vilpɛ̃ &mdash) on 14 November 1953 in Rabat, Morocco
• Oil leakage from the sunken tanker Prestige threatens the southwestern coast of France. The Prestige was an Oil tanker whose sinking in 2002 off the Galician coast caused a large Oil spill. The prefect of Aquitaine reported a slick from the tanker is 50 kilometers (30 standard miles) from the coast. Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: "make in front" i Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin promised 50 million euros for the cleanup. Jean-Pierre Raffarin (born 3 August 1948 is a French conservative Politician and senator for Vienne. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e The Prestige, which carried 77,000 tonnes of crude oil, sunk in late November, 2002, off the coast of the Galician region of Spain. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton.
• The People's Republic of China Foreign Ministry reacted to a report in the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz which stated that Israel had complied with a U. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (הארץ "The land" referring to the Land of Israel) founded in 1918 is Israel 's oldest Daily newspaper. S. request to suspend all contracts on the exports of arms and security equipment from the PRC to Israel. Israeli Defence Ministry Director-General Amos Yaron stated that Israel intends to "track down" all security ties with the PRC. An unnamed senior Israeli official stated that the Americans were using the pretext of protecting Taiwan to cover a proposed shift of American policy to allow direct arms sales to the PRC. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
• United States Army division commanders are beginning a war game at US V Corps headquarters at Heidelberg, Germany, called VICTORY SCRIMMAGE. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A division is a large Military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to thirty thousand soldiers A wargame is a Game that simulates or represents a Military operation. The V Corps ( Fifth Corps)—nicknamed the Victory Corps —is a Corps of the United States Army. Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2006 over 140000 people live within the city's area Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The exercise is under the command of Lieutenant General William S. Wallace, who is expected to command American ground forces in a planned U. General William Scott Wallace, USA is the current Commanding General United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC at Fort Monroe S. war against Iraq. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• Clonaid Chief Executive Brigitte Boisselier told the French television station France 2 that the American parents of the supposed clone that Clonaid created are balking at providing DNA evidence to prove that their new-born baby "Eve" is really a clone. Clonaid is a Human cloning company founded in 1997 It has philosophical ties with the Raëlian sect which sees cloning as the first step in achieving Immortality Brigitte Boisselier (born 1956 is the head of Clonaid, the "scientific wing" of the Raëlians. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic France 2 is the largest French public Television network It is part of the France Télévisions group along with France 3, France 5 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known The claim is that the parents are afraid that Florida will try to take the baby away from them. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the

January 3, 2003

• The Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States proposes rules that will require all Americans traveling abroad to disclose detailed personal information both before leaving the country and before being permitted to re-enter the country. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service ( INS) was a part of the United States Department of Justice and handled legal and illegal Immigration The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1]
• In Bourake, Côte d'Ivoire, French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin met with political leaders of the Patriotic Movement of the Ivory Coast, who agreed to participate in negotiations to be held in Paris, France, the week of January 15, 2003. Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a Dominique de Villepin (born Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (dɔminik də vilpɛ̃ &mdash) on 14 November 1953 in Rabat, Morocco Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. However, two independent rebel groups in the west of the country, assisted by fighters from Liberia, have seized villages and the cocoa crops inside those villages, forcing residents to flee to the port of San Pédro with no possessions. Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire Cocoa is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which Chocolate is made One-fifth of the world's cocoa crop passes through San Pédro. A French unit is guarding the port.
• U.S. plan to invade Iraq: United Nations arms inspectors from UNMOVIC have established a base of operations in Mosul, Iraq, 375 kilometers or 200 miles north of Baghdad, to speed the inspection process. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia The United Nations Monitoring Verification and Inspection Commission ( UNMOVIC) was created through the adoption of United Nations Security Council resolution For the village in Azerbaijan see Mosul Azerbaijan. Mosul (الموصل Al Mūṣul, Kurdish: Mosul/Ninawa, Musul For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• College football: At the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, the Ohio State University Buckeyes defeated the University of Miami (Florida) Hurricanes, 31-24, to win the national championship. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 Tempe (tɛmpiː Oidbaḍ in Pima) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a 2007 population of 174091 The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Willis McGahee blows up his knee in his eventual final game as a Miami Hurricane and Maurice Clarett concludes his Buckeyes career as a National Bowl Champion before challenging the NFL on entering the 2003 NFL Draft. Willis Andrew McGahee (born October 20, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is an American football Running back in the National Maurice Edward Clarett (born October 29, 1983 in Youngstown Ohio) is a former American football player The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The 2003 National Football League Draft took place on April 26–27 2003
• Journalist Geoff Mackley [2] reports after a helicopter mission that the Cyclone Zoe led to no casualties on the island of Tikopia, even though devastation was enormous. In Meteorology, a cyclone refers to an area of closed circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. Tikopia is a small and High island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The 1,000 inhabitants of the island survived in caves. Reports that they had already resumed their daily occupations like fishing are misleading: they were "fishing" for their possessions that were blown out to sea. The situation on the island of Anuta with 600 inhabitants is not known yet. Anuta is a small High island in the southeastern part of the Solomon Islands province of Temotu.

January 4, 2003

• U.S. plan to invade Iraq: Turkey's Milliyet newspaper published a picture showing tanks at an airstrip that it said was the disused Bamerni air base inside Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Milliyet ( Turkish for " nationality " is a major Turkish Daily newspaper founded in 1950. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. If this report is true, this may be the first evidence of a NATO military presence in Iraq. The North Atlantic Treaty [3]
• Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt, the United States House of Representatives minority leader, announced his intention to run for the Democratic nomination in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) is a former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States.
• Clonaid announces the birth of another human baby clone to a couple of Dutch lesbians. Clonaid is a Human cloning company founded in 1997 It has philosophical ties with the Raëlian sect which sees cloning as the first step in achieving Immortality Cloning in Biology is the process of producing populations of genetically-identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as Bacteria, Insects Clonaid also says there will be four other cloned babies delivered by February 2003.

January 5, 2003

• The flood in Germany turns out to be less severe than expected in the last few days. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Exception is Wertheim am Main, where a 100-year-high is expected. Wertheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of 24452
• Terrorist incident: A double suicide bombing shatters a busy area of Tel Aviv, Israel. The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state Terrorism. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. 23 people are killed and about 100 are wounded. Both the Islamic Jihad and Hamas claim to be responsible for the double bombing. The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة

January 6, 2003

• Three Wise Men day celebrated all over Latin America. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "Three Kings" or "Three Wise Men" redirects here A tradition for centuries in Latin America, the Three Wise Men day is the official ending of Christmas on most Latin American countries. During this day, most Latin American children will receive presents just as if it were another Christmas Day.

January 7, 2003

• Jon Johansen was acquitted of all charges in the Norwegian DeCSS trial, in an important test case for copyright law. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jon Lech Johansen (born November 18, 1983 in Harstad, Norway) also known as DVD Jon, is a Norwegian (his father is DeCSS is a Computer program capable of decrypting content on a DVD -Video disc encrypted using the Content-Scrambling System (CSS Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for
• Kobe Bryant breaks NBA record for most 3-point field goals in a single game. Kobe Bean Bryant (born) is an American All-Star Shooting guard A three-point field goal (also known as three-pointer, three-point shot, trey, or simply three) is a field goal in a Basketball
• War on Terrorism: British police announced details of the discovery of traces of the toxin ricin in a flat in Wood Green in North London in the wake of the arrest of 6 terrorist suspects. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U Ricin (ˈraɪ sɨn is a Protein Toxin that is extracted from the castor bean ( Ricinus communis) Wood Green is a district in the London Borough of Haringey in North London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The timing of this news coincided with a major speech by Prime Minister Tony Blair dealing with the threat of terrorism and Britain's relationship with the U. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion S. A.
• British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon announced details of the call-up of reservists in the military build-up calculated to increase pressure on Iraq. Geoffrey 'Geoff' William Hoon (born 6 December 1953 is a British Politician. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• French President Jacques Chirac, in a New Year's message to French forces, stated that French forces should be prepare to be activated if the United Nations decides on military action in Iraq. The Military of France encompasses an army, a navy, an air force and a military police force. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee told an educational conference in Mumbai: "Our scientists are now talking of going to the Moon. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी əʈəl bɪhaːɾiː ʋaːdʒpeiː (born December 25 1924 The eleventh Prime Minister of India. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial "
• Astronomers at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton University have found the most distant extrasolar planet, OGLE-TR-56b, by a new technique of observing the intensity of light as a planet transits its sun, rather than by gravitational perturbation. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a Planet beyond the Solar System, orbiting around other Stars As of September 2008 312

January 8, 2003

• North Korea threatens war if the United Nations applies economic sanctions. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Economic sanctions are domestic penalties applied by one country (or group of countries on another for a variety of reasons
• Air Midwest airplane crashes during take off from Charlotte, North Carolina's international airport, killing all 21 people aboard. This article is about the regional airline based in Wichita KS The plane, headed to Greer, South Carolina, was not able to maintain altitude after take-off, crashing onto a US Airways plane hangar. Greer is a city in Greenville and Spartanburg counties in the U US Airways Inc is the fifth largest Airline in the United States. In another crash, in Turkey, at least 74 of the 77 people on board died when a plane of the Turkish Airlines company, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at the Diyarbakır airport. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Turkish Airlines Inc ( Turkish Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı) (THY is the national airline of Turkey based in İstanbul Diyarbakır (دیاربکر Diyâr-i Bekr 'land of the Bekr ' (from Persian) Kurdish Amed Zazaki language Dêrbekir Syriac

January 9, 2003

• UN Chief Weapons Inspector Hans Blix and International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohammed El Baradei give a report to the United Nations Security Council. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. (born 28 June, 1928 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish Diplomat and Politician. The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its DrMohamed Mostafa El-Baradei ( Arabic: محمد البرادعي transliteration) (born June 17, 1942, in Cairo, Egypt They say that progress on the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq is "inching forward" but that a more "pro-active" stance is required from the Iraqi government. A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
• Astronomers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center obtain the most detail view yet of a black hole "feeding" at the centre of a quasar. Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Goddard Space Flight Center ( GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight A black hole is a theoretical region of space in which the Gravitational field is so powerful that nothing not even Electromagnetic radiation (e A quasar (contraction of QUASi-stellAR radio source) is an extremely powerful and distant Active galactic nucleus. (BBC)

January 10, 2003

• North Korea formally withdraws from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT or NNPT) is a Treaty to limit the spread [4]
• The INS registration deadline for males in the United States aged 16 and older from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service ( INS) was a part of the United States Department of Justice and handled legal and illegal Immigration The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya A controversial Bush administration policy designed to capture terrorists requires all such men to submit to "special registration" procedures consisting of fingerprinting, photographing, and lengthy interviews concerning their whereabouts, associations, and activities. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all or any part of the finger A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic [5]
• The Pentagon orders 62,000 US troops to the Persian Gulf
• Gordon Campbell, premier of British Columbia, is arrested for drunk driving on vacation in Maui. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the Gordon Campbell may refer to Gordon Campbell Baron Campbell of Croy, Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician Secretary of State for Scotland 1970–1974 British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Driving under the influence of alcohol ( driving while intoxicated, drunk driving, drinking and driving, drink-driving) or other drugs The Island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727 He is the first sitting Canadian premier to be arrested. A scandal ensues.

January 11, 2003

• George H. Ryan, Governor of Illinois, announced that he commuted the sentences of all 157 people on the state of Illinois' Death Row to life in prison. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. George Homer Ryan (born February 24 1934 in Maquoketa Iowa) was the Republican Governor of the U The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction as prescribed in the The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Death row is a term that refers to the section of a Prison that houses individuals awaiting execution. "Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error: error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. What effect was race having? What effect was poverty having? Because of all these reasons, today I am commuting the sentences of all death row inmates," Ryan said. Ryan's term of office expires on January 13. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
• A U. S. court ordered the controversial organization Clonaid, which claims that it produced a human clone, to reveal the identity and whereabouts of the alleged cloned baby. Clonaid is a Human cloning company founded in 1997 It has philosophical ties with the Raëlian sect which sees cloning as the first step in achieving Immortality Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a Human being human cell, or human tissue.
• Idina Menzel married fellow broadway actor and Rent (musical) costar, Taye Diggs

January 12, 2003

• North Korea threatens that the US will vanish in a "sea of fire" if it continues to challenge North Korea. Idina Kim Menzel (born May 30 1971 is an American Tony Award winning Actress, Singer and Songwriter who achieved fame for her Rent is a Rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini 's Opera La Bohème Taye Diggs (born Scott L Diggs; January 2, 1971) is an American Theatre, Film and television Actor. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• Maurice Gibb of the band the Bee Gees passes away. Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE ( December 22 1949 &ndash January 12 2003) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter
• Ariel Sharon and his Likud party are the target of continued accusations of political corruption. (אריאל Likud (ליכוד lit Consolidation) is the major centre-right political party in Israel. Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain
• Steve Case announces his resignation as chairman of AOL after 18 years at the head of the company. Steve Case (born August 21, 1958) is a businessman best known as the co-founder and former Chief executive officer and Chairman of
• Groundbreaking begins on Hong Kong Disneyland, scheduled to open in 2006. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
• According to the Peruvian media, was found a Fokker F-28 which crashed near Chachapoyas. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Fokker was a Dutch Aircraft manufacturer named after its founder Anthony Fokker. Chachapoyas is a city in northern Peru at an elevation of 2235 meters (7657 ft The 42 passengers and 4 crew members were all killed as a consequence of the accident.

January 13, 2003

• War on Terrorism: Six more suspects were arrested in Bournemouth in England in connection with the investigation into ricin found in London. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U Bournemouth ( is a large coastal resort town in the Borough of Bournemouth in Dorset, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Ricin (ˈraɪ sɨn is a Protein Toxin that is extracted from the castor bean ( Ricinus communis) This brings the total of those arrested to eleven.
• Senator Joseph Lieberman from Connecticut announced he will run in the 2004 U.S. presidential election
• The Indian government had to shamefully withdraw its case against Iftikhar Gilani to prevent itself from a rather piquant situation where two of its ministries would have given contradictory opinions. Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman (born February 24 1942 is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Gilani had been arrested under the Official Secrets Act. The Official Secrets Act is any of several Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the protection of official information mainly related to National
• The online cartoon Homestar Runner introduced its popular character Trogdor The Burninator, a dragon created by Strong Bad. Homestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes Surreal humor with references to 1970s '80s and '90s pop culture Homestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes Surreal humor with references to 1970s '80s and '90s pop culture Homestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes Surreal humor with references to 1970s '80s and '90s pop culture

January 14, 2003

• War on Terrorism: Three more suspects have been arrested in Manchester in England in connection with the investigation into ricin found in London, although it now appears as though the raid was initially carried out as the pursuance of an investigation into immigration issues. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Ricin (ˈraɪ sɨn is a Protein Toxin that is extracted from the castor bean ( Ricinus communis) A Special Branch police officer, Stephen Oake, was fatally stabbed during the arrests, and three other officers were also injured, one seriously. Special Branch is an investigative unit of the British, Irish and many Commonwealth police services This brings the total of those arrested to fourteen.
• British humanitarian agency Care International warns that the security situation in Afghanistan is "urgent" and warns that coalition troops should not redirect resources from security to nation-building efforts, as this could enable factional forces to overthrow the internationally backed government in Kabul. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located CARE is one of the largest international relief and Humanitarian organizations in the world with programs in nearly 70 countries Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with [6]
• 20,000 workers at US industrial giant General Electric go on strike in 23 states over a GE plan to require workers to pay more for health insurance benefits. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. [7]

January 15, 2003

• Belgian plant pathologist, Emile Frison, of the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain states that the commercial banana variety may become extinct within 10 years. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those For the fruit see Banana. For other meanings see Banana (disambiguation. In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa.
• In a 7-2 decision in the case Eldred v. Ashcroft, the Supreme Court of the United States rules the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act constitutional, preventing the expiration of any U. Eldred v Ashcroft, 537 US 186 (2003 challenged the constitutionality of the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA of 1998 &ndash alternatively known as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, Sonny Bono Act, or Pejoratively S. copyrights for 20 years from the date the law went into effect. Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for
• A statement, issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and signed by Pope John Paul II, declared that all Roman Catholic politicians must adhere to church teachings, and that they cannot be faithful to the Church if they vote against Church positions on such issues as abortion. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF ( Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, Pope An
• Robert L. Ehrlich, (born November 25, 1957), an American politician, becomes the 60th Governor of the State of Maryland. For the Entrepreneur and Businessman, see Robert Ehrlich. Robert Leroy "Bob" Ehrlich Jr
• Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq NM: BORL) announced the completion of its acquisition of TogetherSoft Corporation. Borland Software Corporation is a software company headquartered in Austin Texas. Borland acquired the privately held TogetherSoft for approximately $82. 5 million (cash) plus 9,050,000 shares of Borland common stock (reported as a total of $185 million) [news on Borland website].

January 16, 2003

• President Bush visits the University of Scranton in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, to give a speech on medical liability reform admist major medical malpractice in northeastern Pennsylvania. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a Health care provider in which care provided deviates from accepted standards of practice Northeastern Pennsylvania is the mountainous area of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains and former Anthracite coal Bush criticized state attorneys for "frivolous lawsuits", vowing to decrease excessive jury awards and propose a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages. The president later paid a visit to Scranton's Mercy Hospital.
• US Senator Russ Feingold introduces a bill to halt the Information Awareness Office and Total Information Awareness pending a review of privacy issues involved. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is an American politician from the U The Information Awareness Office (IAO was established by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA the research and development agency of the United States The US Congress attempting to suspend an internal Department of Defense project is a highly unusual step. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government [8]
• UN weapons inspectors in Iraq stated that they found empty rocket warheads, designed to carry chemical warfare agents, at the Ukhaider Ammunition Storage Area. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the Typically a warhead is the Explosive material and Detonator that is delivered by a Missile, Rocket, or Torpedo. Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy.
• The Space Shuttle Columbia launches on its last mission STS-107. Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's STS-107 was a Space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Columbia, launched January 16, 2003. It disintegrated 16 days later.

January 17, 2003

• Tom Ridge is unanimously recommended by a United States Senate subcommittee to be confirmed by the full Senate as head of the new United States Department of Homeland Security which is scheduled to begin operation on January 24. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26 1945) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983&ndash1995 The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled [9] (RealAudio stream)
• A 1. RealAudio is a proprietary Audio format developed by RealNetworks. 3-mile tunnel, representing the latest major piece of Boston, Massachusetts' Big Dig, opened, connecting the Massachusetts Turnpike to Logan International Airport. The Big Dig is the unofficial name of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project ( CA/T) a Megaproject that rerouted the The Massachusetts Turnpike (commonly shortened to the MassPike or The Pike) is the easternmost 138-mile (222 km stretch of Interstate 90. The tunnel reduced the trip from downtown Boston from 45 minutes in traffic to 8 minutes. The next phase, taking the elevated Interstate 93 and putting it underground, should be finished by early 2004. Interstate 93 (abbreviated I-93) is an Interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
• Gertrude Janeway, the last widow of a Union veteran from the American Civil War, died at the age of 93, in Blaine, Tennessee. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Blaine is a city in Grainger County, Tennessee, United States. Gertrude married John Janeway in 1927, when she was 18 and he was 81. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He died in 1937. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Still alive is Confederate widow Alberta Martin, of Elba, Alabama. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Elba is a city in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 4185

January 18, 2003

• A mass mobilization pulls together global protests against the Iraq war in cities around the world, including Tokyo, Moscow, Paris, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Cologne, Bonn, Göteborg, Istanbul, and Cairo. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. There have been considerable protests against the Iraq War in the buildup to and following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. NION and ANSWER hold protests in Washington D.C. and San Francisco, California. Not in Our Name (NION is a United States organization founded on March 23, 2002, in order to resist the U Act Now to Stop War and End Racism — also known as International A Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
• The Swiss yacht Allinghi, captained by New Zealand skipper Russell Coutts, defeated Oracle, a San Francisco, California-based yacht, to win the challenger final of the America's Cup. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international Allinghi will now face the New Zealand defender, yet to be determined.
• In Australia, the most devastating bushfire since the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 hits Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Ash Wednesday fires were a Natural disaster that occurred in south-east Australia on 16 February 1983 Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. } The Australian Capital Territory (ACT is the Capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory Four people are to die, 520 homes and thousands of hectares of national park will be destroyed, 259 people will be admitted to The Canberra Hospital with burns and AUD$250 million will be paid by insurance companies. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss

January 19, 2003

• The Golden Globe awards are held in Beverley Hills. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Martin Scorsese wins Best Director for Gangs of New York. Gangs of New York is a 2002 Bildungsroman film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. Chicago wins three awards. Chicago is a Musical film adaptation of the satirical stage musical Chicago, the film explores the themes of (BBC)
• The UNESCO World Heritage-listed Yuzhengong Palace is burnt to the ground (People's Daily)

January 20, 2003

• Finsbury Park mosque in Finsbury Park, London, England, often associated with Islamic extremism, was raided by British police in an investigation related to the hunt for the poison ricin. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. North London Central Mosque in Finsbury Park, London, was built in the 1990s to serve the large Muslim population in the area Finsbury Park is a 112 acre (45-hectare public park in the London Borough of Haringey. Ricin (ˈraɪ sɨn is a Protein Toxin that is extracted from the castor bean ( Ricinus communis) Seven men who were apparently living at the mosque were arrested, and a replica firearm, tear gas and a stun gun were reported as having been found on the premises. A lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from lacrima meaning "a tear " in Latin) (commonly referred to as tear gas) is a [10]
• As part of the plan to invade Iraq, British defence secretary Geoff Hoon announces that 26,000 British troops and equipment including 120 tanks will be sent to Kuwait, joining the 5,000 troops already on their way there. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Geoffrey 'Geoff' William Hoon (born 6 December 1953 is a British Politician. A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed [11]

January 21, 2003

• An earthquake hits Mexico that is 7. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. 6 on the Richter scale. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released The center of the earthquake was on located on the Pacific coast, in the State of Colima. For the state capital of the same name see Colima Colima. There is also a volcano named Colima, and a spider genus Colima ( Zodariidae The earthquake was felt as far as in Mexico City.
• Convicted cracker Kevin Mitnick is allowed to use a computer again. A black hat is the Villain or bad guy, especially in a western movie in which such a character would wear a black Hat in contrast to the Kevin David Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is a computer security consultant who was a controversial Computer hacker in the late 20th century A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions.

January 22, 2003

• The RIAA, a music industry lobbying group, announces that Hilary Rosen will step down as head of the organization at the end of 2003. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hilary B Rosen (b 1958 is currently an on-air Contributor for CNN as well as a consultant in the media industry Rosen achieved notoriety on the Internet for her prolific efforts to halt the spread of copyrighted mp3 recordings on peer to peer file sharing networks such as Napster and Kazaa. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression For other uses of the term see Peer-to-peer (disambiguation For peer-to-peer networks used for file sharing see File sharing Napster was an online music file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning while he was attending Northeastern University in Boston and operating Kazaa Media Desktop (once capitalized as " KaZaA " but now usually written " Kazaa " is a Peer-to-peer File sharing application Reports indicate that the members of the RIAA are unhappy with Rosen's nearly total failure to achieve this goal. [12]
• Elections for the Tweede Kamer, the main chamber of parliament of The Netherlands. The Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal ( literally "Second Chamber of the States-General" short Tweede Kamer, is the Dutch Lower house. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The PvdA wins, but CDA remains the largest party in parliament. The Christian Democratic Appeal ( CDA) (Christen Democratisch Appèl is a Dutch Christian-democratic Political party. LPF loses. Pim Fortuyn List ( Lijst Pim Fortuyn, LPF is a defunct Political party in the Netherlands. CDA and VVD do not get a majority. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD) (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie is a Dutch liberal Political party.
• A large arctic air mass over much of central North America brings severe cold and wind chill over much of southern Canada and northern United States for several days. This page is for the movie "Wind Chill" For the term see Wind chill.
• Germany and France celebrate the 40th anniversary of their friendship in Versailles (Elysée Treaty). Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Versailles (vɛʀsaj in French) formerly de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important The relations between France and Germany is embodied in a cooperation called Franco-German Partnership (French Amitié franco-allemande; German

January 23, 2003

• 350 Australian troops begin their journey towards Iraq, joining the US and UK troops already assembled there. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Prime Minister John Howard said that "pre-positioning troops increased the likelihood of (the crisis) being resolved peacefully". See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March Around 150 people protested as the troop ship left Sydney, some shouting "Go yourself!" to Mr. Howard. (BBC)
• Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's reports a quarterly loss for the first time. The loss amounted to US$344m. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Shares in the company fell around 3% on the news. (BBC)

January 24, 2003

• War on Terrorism: The United States Department of Homeland Security officially began operation, and former governor Tom Ridge took command. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26 1945) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983&ndash1995 Reorganization of other departments affected by its creation in the United States Government would continue for some time. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. This represented the largest reorganization of the United States Government since the creation of the United States Department of Defense during World War II. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

January 25, 2003

• The Internet was attacked by very high traffic caused by a self-replicating software worm program called "SQL Slammer". Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks A computer worm is a self-replicating Computer program. It uses a network to send copies of itself to other nodes (computer terminals on the network and it may do so without The SQL slammer worm is a Computer worm that caused a Denial of service on some Internet hosts and dramatically slowed down general Internet traffic This attacked Microsoft SQL servers, causing them to spray the Internet with more copies of the worm program. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer This was made possible by a security vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server. In Computer security, the term vulnerability is applied to a weakness in a system which allows an attacker to violate the integrity of that system Microsoft SQL Server is a Relational database management system (RDBMS produced by Microsoft. The worm attack had the side effect of causing a distributed denial-of-service attack on the rest of the Internet.
• The New Democratic Party in Canada picks Toronto city councillor Jack Layton as its new leader, replacing Alexa McDonough, at its convention in Toronto. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario John Gilbert "Jack" Layton PC MP (born July 18, 1950) is a social democratic Canadian Politician Alexa Ann McDonough, née Shaw, MP (born August 11, 1944) is a Canadian politician who led the New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia Layton wins on the first ballot, beating veteran MP Bill Blaikie. William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie, PC (born June 19, 1951) is the current Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons.

January 26, 2003

• American Football Super Bowl XXXVII: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Oakland Raiders, 48-21. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XXXVII was an American football game played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California to decide The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California.

January 27, 2003

• Speaking to the UN Security Council, Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri said that the United States and its allies are "unjustifably aggressive" and that Iraq is complying fully with requests made by the UN weapons inspectors. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Naji Sabri Ahmad Al-Hadithi (ناجي صبري أحمد الحديثي served as the Iraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein The United Nations Monitoring Verification and Inspection Commission ( UNMOVIC) was created through the adoption of United Nations Security Council resolution Speaking to the same forum, Hans Blix, the chief inspector, later said that Iraq had not been fully co-operative with the UN inspection teams. (born 28 June, 1928 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish Diplomat and Politician. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security (BBC)

January 28, 2003

• An election in the state of Oregon to pass a temporary three-year income tax failed with 54% of the votes voting against and 44% voting for. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. This forced the first layoffs in the Oregon State Police since its creation in 1931, and other actions including cutbacks in many of the local school districts. The Oregon State Police (OSP is the main state law enforcement agency of the U Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

January 29, 2003

• A false rumor that Thai actress Suvanant Kongying had told a reporter that the temple ruins at Angkor really belong to Thailand led to a riot in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Suvanant Kongying (สุวนันท์ คงยิ่ง also known as Kob; born July 22, 1978, in Bangkok) is a Thai Angkor is a name conventionally applied to the region of Cambodia serving as the seat of the Khmer empire that flourished from approximately the 9th century to The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Phnom Penh ( Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ official Romanization Phnum Pénh; pʰnum pɯɲ is the Capital The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East This caused the destruction of the Thai Embassy and dozens of Thai-owned businesses, hotels and factories.

January 30, 2003

• Would-be shoe-bomber Richard Reid is sentenced to life in prison for trying to down American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Background A British citizen born in Bromley, South London and educated at Thomas Tallis School in Kidbrooke, London American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size The 2001 Shoe bomb plot was a failed bombing attempt that occurred on American Airlines Flight 63 on 22 December 2001. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Reid had previously pleaded guilty.

January 31, 2003

• France strongly advises its citizens to leave the Ivory Coast. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a 1,500 French nationals remain trapped in the airport of the commercial capital Abidjan, which is surrounded by a crowd of around 5,000 supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo. Abidjan is the largest city and former Capital of Côte d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast) Laurent Koudou Gbagbo (born May 31 1945) has been the President of Côte d'Ivoire (better known in English as the Ivory Coast since 2000 Last week, the French brokered a power-sharing deal between the Government and the Northern rebels. (BBC)

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