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May 1, 2003

The Labour Party under the leadership of Rhodri Morgan win a landslide victory in the Welsh Assembly elections. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. January 2003: ← - 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 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 - January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August This is the timeline of the 2003 Iraq war, principally the military actions and consequences of the US-led invasion. The following is a timeline of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS This is a Timeline of the history of Afghanistan in May 2003. The "road map" for peace is a Plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proposed by a " quartet " of international entities the The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated over Texas North Korea claims to possess Nuclear weapons and the CIA asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of Chemical weapons. 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 SCO v IBM is a civil Lawsuit in the United States District Court of Utah. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Rt Hon Hywel Rhodri Morgan AM (born 29 September 1939) is a Welsh Politician; the Labour National Assembly for
President Bush safely lands in an S-3B Viking jet on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln returning from operations in Iraq while 100 miles off the coast of San Diego, California. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Ship history Construction Lincoln' s contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982 her keel was laid 3 November 1984 at It is the first time a sitting president has arrived on the deck of an aircraft carrier by plane. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Bush makes a primetime address, surrounded by hundreds of sailors, in which he declares major combat operations in Iraq over while standing in front of a banner reading "Mission Accomplished". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. " Mission Accomplished " a Phrase associated with completing a mission, is in recent years particularly associated with a sign displayed on USS
A magnitude 6. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released 4 earthquake hits Bingöl, Turkey, killing at least 87 people and injuring 400. 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 Bingöl ( Zazaish: Çolig) ( Turkish for a thousand lakes) is a city in Eastern Turkey. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
United States Navy forces start moving out of Vieques. Vieques ( Spanish pronunciation: /'vjɛkɛs/ or /'bjɛkɛs/ or /'βjɛkɛs/ English pronunciation: or) in full Isla de Vieques, is an island A big celebration erupts on Vieques' streets at 12:01 AM EST, to celebrate the military's move out of the island.
The British Columbia Supreme Court becomes the third provincial supreme court to rule that the Canadian government must legally recognize same-sex marriage. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same
The Canadian dollar exceeds 70 cents US for the first time in five years, reaching $0. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 7044 US.

May 2, 2003

U. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. S. economic indicators: The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics announces that the unemployment rate rose to 6% in April as employers cut 48,000 jobs, smaller than the consensus estimate of 75,000. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. This followed a revised decline of 124,000 jobs in March.

May 3, 2003

New Hampshire's famous landmark rock formation, the Old Man of the Mountain, collapses overnight. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. History The formation was carved by Glaciers and was first recorded as being discovered by a surveying team circa 1805

Funny Cide, a gelding, wins the Kentucky Derby. Funny Cide (born April 20 2000 is a Thoroughbred Race horse who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2003 A gelding is a castrated animal &mdash in English the term specifically refers to a castrated male Horse or other Equine such as a Donkey The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May
Titular Archbishop of Glendalough and Vatican representative in the United Nations in Geneva, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin is named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dublin by Pope John Paul II. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Diarmuid Martin ( pronounced deer-mid) (born 8 April 1945) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin ( Irish: Ard-Easpuig Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Archdiocese of Dublin. Pope His appointment is announced to worshippers at St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin by the Archbishop of Dublin Cardinal Desmond Connell. St Mary's Church (Leas-Ardeaglais Naomh Muire known also as St Mary's Pro-Cathedral or simply the Pro-Cathedral, is a Pro-cathedral and is the episcopal Desmond Connell (born 24 March 1926) is a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. No date is given for Connell's retirement but Martin's appointment takes immediate effect.
Dar Heatherington, Lethbridge alderman, disappears from a conference in Great Falls, Montana, and is found three days later, alleging that she had been abducted and raped. Darlene "Dar" Heatherington (born 1963 is a former Canadian politician who was forced to resign her city council seat in Lethbridge, Alberta Lethbridge (ˈlɛθbrɨdʒ is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada and the largest city in Southern Alberta. Great Falls is a city in and the County seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. A series of legal battles later stated that Heatherington had made these charges up, though she maintains her innocence.

May 4, 2003

Manchester United F.C. win the 2003 FA Premier League due to Arsenal F.C.s failure to beat Leeds United F.C.
At least 19 people are killed in a series of tornadoes in the states of Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee

May 5, 2003

Boeing unveils a drawing of a proposed airplane of the future and launches a public contest to name the aircraft. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E

May 6, 2003

Buckingham Palace announces that Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex are expecting their first child. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Sophie Countess of Wessex ( née Rhys-Jones, born 20 January 1965 is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Edward Earl of Wessex The child is due to be born in December 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He or she will be the seventh grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II
United States signs a Free Trade Agreement with Singapore, the first with an Asian country. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See also List of free trade agreements This is article is on free international trade Singapore In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity
Brian Duchow, a Milwaukee bus driver, is charged with child abuse of a passenger with Down syndrome, allegedly hitting him and threatening more abuse. Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, or trisomy 21 is a Chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. The abuse was recorded on an audio tape using a recorder that the parents had put in the child's backpack. [1] [2] [3]

May 7, 2003

Nearly 40,000 manuscripts and 700 artifacts belonging to the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad are recovered by U.S. Customs agents working with museum experts in Iraq. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A manuscript is any Document that is Written by hand as opposed to being printed or reproduced in some other way In Archaeology, an artifact or artefact is any object made or modified by a human culture, and often one later recovered by some archaeological The National Museum of Iraq ( Arabic: المتحف العراقي) is a museum located in Baghdad, Iraq. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Some looters had returned items after promises of rewards and amnesty, and many items previously reported missing had actually been hidden in secret storage vaults at the museum prior to the outbreak of war.
A five-hour transit of Mercury takes place, an event that occurs only 13 times per century on average. Transit of Mercury Closeup - Nov 8 2006jpg|right|thumb|300px|Close-up of Mercury during the Nov

May 8, 2003

30 German passengers and the driver of a tourist bus are killed by a train collision at a railroad crossing near Siofok, Hungary. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, road through railroad, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing Siófok is a town in Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton in Somogy County Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic 12 people are injured. Most of the passengers came from Lower Saxony or Schleswig-Holstein. Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is
A vulnerability in the Microsoft Passport Internet authentication system is announced which allows an attacker to change a victim's password and thereby hijack their account. Windows Live ID (originally Microsoft Passport, then.NET Passport, then briefly Microsoft Passport Network) is a Single sign-on service developed This affects Hotmail and other Passport-enabled systems, allowing an attacker to use a victim's email account and obtain other personal data such as credit card numbers. Windows Live Hotmail, formerly known as MSN Hotmail and commonly referred to simply as Hotmail, is a free Webmail service of the Windows Live [4], [5]
The Russian mathematician Dr Grigori Perelman claims to have resolved the Poincaré conjecture. Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman (Григорий Яковлевич Перельман born 13 June 1966 in Leningrad, USSR (now St In Mathematics, the Poincaré conjecture (French pwɛ̃kaʀe is a Theorem about the characterization of the three-dimensional sphere among [6]
In New York City, the World Boxing Council declares itself bankrupt, to avoid paying a former world champion 30 million dollars after the former boxer wins a lawsuit against the organization. The City of New York The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico,
King Mohammed VI of Morocco releases 9459 prisoners from Morocco's prisons in celebration of the birth of his first son and heir, who was named Prince Hassan. King Mohammed VI (محمد السادس born in 1963 is the King of Morocco. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa
An F4 tornado hits metro area of Oklahoma City, and became the 10th costliest tornado in United States history. The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. No one was killed but many were injured. The tornado followed a path similar to that of the F5 tornado of May 3rd, 1999. The 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak was a Severe weather event that lasted from May 3 until May 6, 1999 and brought violent storms to Oklahoma

May 9, 2003

As many as 129 are feared dead after a door opens on a plane flying from Kinshasa to Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kinshasa (formerly French: Léopoldville, formerly Dutch: Leopoldstad, German: Leopoldstadt) is the Capital Lubumbashi (formerly Élisabethville or Elisabethstad) is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (capital Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to The victims were sucked from the plane, which returned to Kinshasa after the incident. Although the airline to which the plane belongs to is unknown, the plane involved in the tragedy has a logo of Ukrainian Cargo Airlines. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license
The United States Senate Armed Services Committee votes to lift a 10-year-old ban on the research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons as part of its 2004 defense-spending bill. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Committee on Armed Services is a Committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military, including the A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. The majority of the committee and the Bush administration argue that such weapons may in the future become necessary to deal with terrorist threats, and to effectively incinerate biological or chemical weapons installations. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion The move is criticized by Democrats who fear that it will increase the risks of nuclear proliferation and nuclear escalation in warfare. Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of Nuclear weapons, fissile material and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information to nations [7], [8]
The National Association of Evangelicals, a group of evangelical Christians, condemns Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell, Jerry Vines, Pat Robertson and other evangelical ministers for anti-Islamic statements. National Association of Evangelicals (NAE is an agency dedicated to coordinating cooperative ministry for evangelical denominations of Protestant Christians Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel William Franklin Graham III (born July 14, 1952) known publicly as Franklin Graham, is an American Christian evangelist Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr ( August 11 1933 – May 15, 2007) was an American evangelical Christian Pastor, Charles Jerry Vines (born September 1937 is an American Preacher and former pastor of the nation's third largest Southern Baptist church the First Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22 1930 is a controversial Televangelist from the United States. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation.
The United States House of Representatives approves a tax-cut measure for $550 billion over 10 years. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. This is $176 billion less than President George W. Bush originally proposed, but $200 billion more than the Senate's version of the same measure. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives One highly controversial aspect of the President's initial proposal that the House removed is the repeal of the tax on dividends paid by corporations to shareholders. Dividends are payments made by a Corporation to its Shareholder members There are also important differences between the House and Senate bills, and great difficulty is foreseen in reconciling them before they may be sent to the President for approval.

May 10, 2003

The first confirmed SARS case is reported in Finland. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. A man who had been visiting Toronto is now being treated at Turku University Hospital. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the

May 11, 2003

Ponds on the north side of Catoctin Mountain, near Gambrill Park Road and Tower Road in Frederick, Maryland, are under investigation by the FBI, in connection with the 2001 anthrax attacks. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A pond is a body of water smaller than a Lake, both being examples of Terrain features Although the term pond is universally used to describe waterbodies that Catoctin Mountain Park, located in north-central Maryland, is part of the forested Catoctin Mountain ridge that forms the eastern rampart of the Appalachian Frederick is the County seat of Frederick County Maryland, United States. The 2001 Anthrax attacks in the United States, also known as Amerithrax from its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI case name occurred over FBI investigators found anthrax spores and other evidence in their search of ponds in the area during December and January, 2002. Anthrax is an acute Disease in humans and animals caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis which is highly lethal in some forms In Biology, a spore is a reproductive structure that is adapted for dispersal and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions Divers retrieved a "clear box" with holes that could accommodate protective biological safety gloves, as well as vials wrapped in plastic from a pond in the Frederick Municipal Forest. A new theory has been developed suggesting how a criminal could have packed anthrax spores into envelopes without harming (him/her)self. An envelope is a Packaging product usually made of flat planar material such as Paper or cardboard and designed to contain a flat object which in a postal-service Officials from Fort Detrick have stated that the water is safe because once in water anthrax spores cluster together and descend to the bottom. Fort Detrick is a US Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick Maryland, USA The water in the pond has been tested several times over the course of the investigation, and all indications are that the water is safe.
A number of newspapers have published the alleged identity of the British Force Research Unit's most senior informer within the Provisional IRA, code-named Stakeknife, who is thought to have been head of the Provisional IRA's internal security force, charged with routing out informers like himself. Force Research Unit ( FRU) is alleged to be a name used by a covert Military intelligence unit established by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Stakeknife is the code name of a spy who infiltrated the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA at a high level as an agent working for the top secret The person named has fled.
The Governor-General of Australia Peter Hollingworth has stood down from his post whilst investigations into his past are proceeding. The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the monarch of Australia (currently Elizabeth II Queen of Australia) Peter John Hollingworth (born 10 April 1935 is an Australian Anglican bishop and was the 23rd Governor-General of Australia. Tasmanian Governor Sir Guy Green is appointed as Commonwealth Administrator. The Hon Sir Guy Stephen Montague Green AC, KBE, CVO (born July 26, 1937) was the Governor of Tasmania
Filip Vujanovic, a former Prime Minister who favors independence, was elected President of Montenegro. Filip Vujanović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Вујановић (born September 1, 1954 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! This was the third attempt at electing a President in five months; the first two votes did not attract enough voters to make the vote valid. This time the legislature had eliminated the turnout requirement.
Voters in Lithuania vote to join the European Union. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers hits the 500th home run of his career in a game against the Cleveland Indians. Rafael Palmeiro Corrales (born September 24, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball player with a career spanning The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

May 12, 2003

Riyadh Compound Bombings: Four simultaneous car bombs detonate in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at various Western enclaves there, killing at least 35 people. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Riyadh compound bombings took place on May 12, 2003, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Riyadh ( الرياض Ar-Riyāḍ) is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi U. S. and Saudi officials speculate that the bombs are the work of al Qaeda. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The
A truck bomb explodes at FSB headquarters in Znamenskoye, Chechnya, killing 59 and wounding some 200 more, in an apparent suicide attack. A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation ( FSB) ( Russian: ФСБ Федера́льная слу́жба безопа́сности Federalnaya Znamenskoye (Зна́менское is a village located in Nadterechny District in the northern portion of the Chechen Republic, Russia The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika Official Russian sources blame the incident on Chechen separatist rebels. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending [9], [10]
Rihab Rashid Taha, the alleged Iraqi biological weapons chief known as "Dr Germ", is taken into custody. Dr Rihab Rashid Taha al-Azawi (born 1957 is an Iraqi Microbiologist who worked in Saddam Hussein 's Biological weapons program Biological warfare (BW — known as a germ warfare, biological weapons and bioweaponry — is the use of any Pathogen ( Bacterium She is not on the U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis because she has been out of power for several years. ----In April 2003 the United States drew up a list of most-wanted Iraqis, consisting of the 55 members of the deposed Iraqi regime whom they most wanted to capture [11]
Clare Short resigns from the UK cabinet, saying that Tony Blair had reneged on promises about the role of the United Nations in the future of Iraq. Clare Short, PC, MP, (born 15 February 1946 is a British politician and a member of the British Labour Party. In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister 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 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. Her successor as International Development Secretary, the Baroness Amos, is the UK's first black woman cabinet minister. Valerie Ann Amos Baroness Amos, PC (born 13 March 1954) is a British Labour Party Politician and Life peer,
The Today Show co-host Katie Couric replaces Jay Leno as a substitute host on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Katherine Anne "Katie" Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American Journalist who became well-known as co-host of NBC James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on Leno replaced Couric on The Today Show, hosting alongsite Matt Lauer. Matthew Todd Lauer ( December 30, 1957) is an American television personality best known as the host of NBC 's The Today Show

May 13, 2003

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the Treasury Department of the United States releases a new 20 dollar note, aimed at defeating the technological advances of counterfeiters. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP is a government agency within the United States Department of the Treasury that designs and produces a variety The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the Treasury of the United States government. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The note is expected to begin circulating in the fall of 2003; which is 5 years since the last $20 note was released in 1998. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. New designs for the $50 and $100 notes will follow in 2004 and 2005. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The most distinctive change in the new currency design is in color. It is the first U. S. currency since 1905 to include colors other than green and black. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Different colors for different denominations will make it easier to tell one note from another, and more difficult to counterfeit. The New Color of Money Web site (includes images)
Much of France comes to a standstill in a general strike of the public and private sectors. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. [12]
Russian officials identify Arab militant Abu Walib as the mastermind behind the May 12 bombing in Znamenskoye, Chechnya, and claim links between that incident and the bombings in Riyadh 14 hours later. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Znamenskoye (Зна́менское is a village located in Nadterechny District in the northern portion of the Chechen Republic, Russia The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika Riyadh ( الرياض Ar-Riyāḍ) is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city [13]
A suicide bombing occurs at a religious festival in the town of Iliskhan-Yurt, in southeastern Chechnya. The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika At least 14 people are killed by the bombing. The attack is apparently an attempt to assassinate Akhmad Kadyrov, the Moscow-appointed chief administrator of Chechnya. Akhmad Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров ( August 23, 1951 – May 9, 2004) also spelled Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Kadryov escaped injury. [14], [15]

May 14, 2003

DARPA's Information Processing Technology Office solicits bids for the LifeLog project, an extremely ambitious effort to create a massive searchable computer database, "an ontology-based (sub)system that captures, stores, and makes accessible the flow of one person's experience in and interactions with the world . Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new Technology Lifeloggers (also known as lifebloggers or lifegloggers) typically wear computers in order to capture their entire lives or large portions of their lives A Computer Database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system In Philosophy, ontology (from the Greek, genitive: of being (part . . The objective . . . is to be able to trace the 'threads' of an individual's life in terms of events, states, and relationships". [16], [17]
SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit: Apparently noticing the incongruity of their selling a Linux distribution while suing IBM for stealing their intellectual property and giving it to the developers of that operating system, the SCO Group (formerly Caldera) announces they will no longer distribute Linux. SCO v IBM is a civil Lawsuit in the United States District Court of Utah. Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software component of a Computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination According to their press release, "SCO will continue to support existing SCO Linux and Caldera OpenLinux customers and hold them harmless from any SCO intellectual property issues regarding SCO Linux and Caldera OpenLinux products. Caldera OpenLinux is a defunct Linux distribution that was created by the former Caldera Systems (now SCO Group) corporation "
Carlos Menem quits the Argentinian presidential race; fellow Peronist Néstor Kirchner is consequently expected to win. Carlos Saúl Menem Akil (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Peronism (Peronismo or Justicialism (Spanish Justicialismo) is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and programs associated with Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born February 25, 1950) was the President of Argentina from May 25, 2003 until December
The bodies of 17 Hispanics, suspected Mexican illegal immigrants, were found by police in Victoria, Texas. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country Victoria is a city in and the County seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. One more person, a man, died in a hospital, raising the death total to 18. 13 of the bodies were found inside a locked truck, and four of them outside it. A man was later arrested in Houston on suspicion of being the smuggler who led the 18 persons to their deaths.

May 15, 2003

The journal Nature reports that all species of large fish in the world's oceans have been so thoroughly overfished that just 10% of the population that there was in 1950 remains. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Nature is a prominent Scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869 Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two An ocean (from Greek, ''Okeanos'' (Oceanus) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the Hydrosphere. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The scientists who authored the report conclude that the world's oceans are no longer even close to their natural state. Sharks, Atlantic cod, and Pacific sardines are tapped as particularly imperilled with extinction. Sharks ( Superorder Selachimorpha) are a type of Fish with a full cartilaginous Skeleton and a highly streamlined body Cod is the common name for the Genus Gadus of Fish, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety For the hide and seek-like game see Hide and seek. Sardines, or pilchards, are a group of several types of small Oily In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa. The scientists recommend drastic measures to reduce ocean fishing. Nature, Environment News, BBC
The United States Senate approves a tax-cut bill designed to cut revenues by a total of $350 billion over ten years. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Senate takes a compromise position on the controversial issue of taxing stock dividends; the dividend tax is temporarily reduced, then eliminated, and reinstated for 2007. The bill will now go to a conference committee to resolve differences with a $550 billion tax cut passed by the House on May 10. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England.
China announces a new series of measures to combat SARS. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Foreign adoptions of Chinese babies are now suspended. The penalties for knowingly spreading the disease have been increased, and now include execution.
United States federal prosecutors indict Jamal Ahmed Ali al-Badawi and Fahd al-Quso, in absentia, in connection with the USS Cole bombing in Yemen on October 12, 2000. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jamal Mohammed al-Bedawi (جمال محمد البدوي (born July 22, 1960; or October 23, 1960; or 1963or 1969 is a Yemeni Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso (born November 12, 1974 in Aden Yemen) was wanted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection In absentia is Latin for "in the absence" In legal use it usually pertains to a defendant's right to be present in court proceedings The USS Cole bombing was a Suicide bombing attack against the U Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

May 16, 2003

2003 occupation of Iraq: United States and United Kingdom officials announce a change of policy concerning the redevelopment of Iraq. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Iraq War|2007 in Iraq|2008 in IraqThe post-invasion period in Iraq The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The establishment of an Iraq-led national assembly will be put off indefinitely, and Allied commanders will remain in charge, reportedly because no new government would have the necessary amount of real power.
Terrorist incidents: A series of explosions occurs in Casablanca. The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state Terrorism. Casablanca (in Standard Arabic: الدار البيضاء ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ; Moroccan Arabic: dar beïda الدار البيضا At least 41 people are believed to be dead including 12 suicide bombers. 100 are reported injured. See: Casablanca Attacks. The 2003 Casablanca bombings were a series of Suicide bombings on May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco. [18]
Astronomy: A total lunar eclipse is visible from Europe, the Americas and most of Africa from 01:46 to 05:34 GMT Nasa 1, Nasa 2. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's shadow The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London
The Guardian reports that the Republican Party of Texas had the help of the United States Department of Homeland Security to track down several Democratic Party state legislators who had fled the state to prevent the state's House of Representatives from meeting with a quorum. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. In Law, a quorum is the minimum number of members of a Deliberative body necessary to conduct the business of that group [19]
Three time defending NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers get eliminated from the 2002-2003 playoffs, losing 110-82 to the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles in Game 6 of their series. The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

May 17, 2003

Football (soccer): Arsenal beat Southampton 1 - 0 in the final of the FA Cup held in Wales at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. The final is the first in the history of the event to be played under cover.
Horse-racing: Funny Cide, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, wins the Preakness Stakes by 9 3/4 lengths. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Funny Cide (born April 20 2000 is a Thoroughbred Race horse who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2003 The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1
Flooding begins in Sri Lanka; it will leave 500 missing and 350,000 homeless. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island

May 18, 2003

The Guardian reporter Andrew Meldrum, the last foreign journalist in Zimbabwe, is forcibly deported after covering the country for the last 23 years. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Andrew Meldrum (born 1951 is an American reporter and journalist See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election
In Belgium federal elections take place. 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 The main winners are the social-democratic cartel SP.a-Spirit and the extreme right wing Vlaams Blok. Socialist Party – Different (Socialistische Partij – Anders ( SP The FlemishProgressives (VlaamsProgressieven or VlPro ProgressistesFlamands are a Belgian Flemish political party formed after the falling apart of the old The Vlaams Blok ( VB, English: Flemish Bloc) was a Belgian Secessionist Political party which advocated anti-immigration The biggest losses are for the green party Agalev. Green! (in Dutch Groen!; founded as Agalev (see name-section below is a Belgian green Political party.
A nationwide referendum on record nine issues takes place in Switzerland. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Abolishment of nuclear power is rejected. Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions Reduction and modernization of army is approved. An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces It ends requirement of nuclear bunker in every home and famous bicycle brigade. A military bunker is a hardened shelter often buried partly or fully underground designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind A brigade is a Military unit Echelon: is [20], [21], [22]
Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri declares martial law in the breakaway republic of Aceh. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri (born January 23, 1947) was President of Indonesia from July 2001 to October 20, See also Sultanate of Aceh Aceh (ʔaˈtɕɛh generally anglicized as ˈɑːtʃeɪ is a special territory ( daerah istimewa) of Indonesia
In Slovakia, voters approve a referendum on joining the European Union. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The referendum is only advisory, the decision is in the hands of the national legislature, but it is expected to be approved.

May 19, 2003

White House spokesman Ari Fleischer announces he will resign from his job in the summer, citing his desire to see his new wife more and to work in the private sector as reasons for his decision. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Lawrence Ari Fleischer (born October 13 1960) was the press secretary for U

May 20, 2003

Christine Todd-Whitman announces that on June 27 she will resign her position as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency^[1]
The Chelsea Flower Show opens
A case of BSE ("mad cow disease") in a single cow in Alberta is confirmed by Canadian federal and provincial officials. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Christine Todd "Christie" Whitman (born September 26, 1946) is an American Republican Politician and Author who Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, officially the Great Spring Show and part of London's summer Social season. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( BSE) commonly known as Mad-Cow Disease ( MCD) is a fatal Neurodegenerative disease in Cattle Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The animal had been destroyed and declared unfit for consumption prior to being diagnosed. The US issues a temporary ban on all Canadian beef. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is the first North American case of BSE since one in 1993 involving an animal born in Britain. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
DARPA's Congressional report announces that the controversial Total Information Awareness program will be known as the Terrorist Information Awareness program from now on, to emphasize that its purpose is to compile data on terrorists, and not to compile dossiers on US citizens. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new Technology 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 Information Awareness Office (IAO was established by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA the research and development agency of the United States ^[2]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired its series finale, concluding the seven year series. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e

May 21, 2003

An earthquake in northern Algeria measures 6. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. 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 Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's 7 on the Richter scale; at least 1,600 are feared dead and 7,000 injured. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released
An explosion occurs inside the Yale University's Sterling Law School Building in New Haven, Connecticut, damaging two rooms. An explosion is a sudden increase in Volume and release of Energy in an extreme manner usually with the generation of high Temperatures and the release John William Sterling ( May 12, 1844 - July 5, 1918) was a Philanthropist, corporate attorney and major benefactor to Yale University Investigators from the Joint Terrorism Task Force respond. A Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, other federal agencies (notably Department of Homeland Security components No injuries reported. Authorities strongly believe the explosion was caused by a pipe bomb. A pipe bomb is an Improvised explosive device, a tightly sealed section of pipe filled with an Explosive material.
In Britain, the convicted child-killer Mary Bell, now living under a new name and assumed identity, wins her High Court battle for anonymity. Mary Flora Bell (born on 26 May 1957 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) was convicted in December 1968 of the manslaughter of two boys Martin Brown For the Cameroonian court by this name see High Court of Justice (Cameroon, for the Israeli court of this name see Supreme Court of Israel. Anonymity is derived from the Greek word ανωνυμία, meaning "without a Name " or "namelessness"

May 22, 2003

2003 occupation of Iraq: Senators grill Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz on the status of the U. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Iraq War|2007 in Iraq|2008 in IraqThe post-invasion period in Iraq Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (born December 22, 1943) is a former United States Ambassador to Indonesia, U S. -led occupation of Iraq.
2003 occupation of Iraq: The United Nations Security Council votes to lift its sanctions on Iraq and to give the United States and United Kingdom control over the country indefinitely until a democratic government is formed. Iraq War|2007 in Iraq|2008 in IraqThe post-invasion period in Iraq For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
U.S. General Tommy Franks, who commanded American-led forces in the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, announces his retirement. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the General Tommy Ray Franks, United States Army (Ret KBE (Honorary (born June 17, 1945 in Wynnewood Oklahoma) is a retired The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U 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 Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely
Canadian two-time Olympic gold medallist speed skater Catriona Le May Doan announces her retirement. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Speed skating or speedskating is a competitive form of Skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance Catriona Ann Le May-Doan, OC (born December 23, 1970 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian speed skater
The WNBA's 2003 season begins. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

May 23, 2003

US Congress passes a $350 billion tax cut plan. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The plan is less than half the size of President Bush's original proposal. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Vice President Dick Cheney casts the deciding vote, breaking the 50-50 tie in the Senate [23]
The Euro breaks through its 1999 launch exchange rate of USD 1. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 1747 for the first time. [24]

May 24, 2003

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani marries his girlfriend Judith Nathan
Police in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana release information on a new suspect in the Baton Rouge Serial Killer case. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government KBE Per, "Postnominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with Judi Ann "Judith" Stish Giuliani (born December 16, 1954) is a United States medical Sales representative, Fundraiser, and Lafayette Parish (Paroisse de Lafayette is a Parish located in the U [25]

May 25, 2003

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wins cabinet approval for a peace plan that includes the creation of a Palestinian state by 2005. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (אריאל Proposals for a Palestinian state (دولة فلسطين refer to the proposed establishment of an independent state for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, which is currently Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Gus Van Sant is awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant

May 26, 2003

A Ukrainian YAk-42 plane crashes in northeast Turkey, near the city of Trabzon, killing all aboard. Gus Green Van Sant Jr he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Elephant is a 2003 crime - Drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The plane carried 12 crew-members and 62 Spanish soldiers returning from a six-month peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, ^[3]
A draft of the proposed European constitution is unveiled. The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE commonly referred to as the European Constitution, was an unimplemented international Treaty intended ^[4]
In the city of Munich (Germany), the SPD and Greens, who have a city hall majority, decide in separate meetings to migrate 14,000 city-owned Windows NT PC workstations to the SUSE Linux operating system. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Windows NT is a family of Operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993 SUSE Linux (ˈsuːsə is a major Operating system. The developer rights are owned by Novell Inc Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software component of a Computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination In spite of personal meetings with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and substantial rebates offered on a Microsoft solution, Munich now becomes the largest German city to migrate all of its client PCs to Linux. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Steve Anthony Ballmer (born March 24 1956 is an American Businessman. Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks As an office suite, OpenOffice.org will be used. OpenOfficeorg ( OOo or OOo) is a free Cross-platform office application suite available for a number of different computer ^[5]
Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia. Peter John Hollingworth (born 10 April 1935 is an Australian Anglican bishop and was the 23rd Governor-General of Australia. The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the monarch of Australia (currently Elizabeth II Queen of Australia)

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May 27, 2003

Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon states that the "occupation" of Palestinian territories is "a terrible thing for Israel and for the Palestinians" and "can't continue endlessly. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (אריאל Name There are differences of opinion as to what the Palestinian territories should be called The term Palestine and the related term Palestinian have several overlapping (and occasionally contradictory definitions " Sharon's phraseology prompts shock from many in Israel, leading to a clarification that by "occupation," Sharon meant control of millions of Palestinian lives rather than actual physical occupation of land. [26]
SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit: Novell enters the lawsuit between the SCO Group and IBM with a press release concerning the SCO Group's ownership of UNIX. SCO v IBM is a civil Lawsuit in the United States District Court of Utah. Novell Inc ( is a global Software Corporation based in the United States specializing in enterprise operating systems such as SUSE The SCO Group Inc ( TSG, informally SCO;) is a software company formerly called Caldera Systems and Caldera International. International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix with Small caps) is a computer "To Novell's knowledge, the 1995 agreement governing SCO's purchase of UNIX from Novell does not convey to SCO the associated copyrights," a letter to the SCO Group's CEO Darl McBride said in part. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Darl McBride (born 1959 is the CEO of The SCO Group. He became the CEO of Caldera International on June 28, 2002, and "We believe it unlikely that SCO can demonstrate that it has any ownership interest whatsoever in those copyrights. Apparently you share this view, since over the last few months you have repeatedly asked Novell to transfer the copyrights to SCO, requests that Novell has rejected. "

May 28, 2003

Belgian researchers report a link between trichloramine and rising numbers of childhood asthma cases. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling 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 Nitrogen trichloride, also known as trichloramine, trichlorine nitride is the Chemical compound with the formula NCl3 Asthma is a chronic Condition involving the Respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict become inflamed, and are Trichloramine is a byproduct of reactions between several organic substances and chlorine, a chemical used in large quantities to disinfect swimming pools. A chemical reaction is a process that always results in the interconversion of Chemical substances The substance or substances initially involved in a chemical reaction are called An organic compound is any member of a large class of Chemical compounds whose Molecules contain Carbon. Chlorine (ˈklɔriːn from the Greek word 'χλωρóς' ( khlôros, meaning 'pale green' is the Chemical element with Atomic number 17 and A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or [27]
CBS Evening News reports that the bunker the United States bombed in Baghdad on March 20 never existed. CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. [28]
In an interview held in Miami, Mike Tyson tells interviewer Greta Van Susteren that, because of his being labeled as a rapist, nowadays, he would like to rape Desiree Washington. Greta Van Susteren (born June 11, 1954 in Appleton Wisconsin, USA is an American Journalist and Television personality Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Desiree Washington (born 1973 a native of Coventry Rhode Island, was an eighteen-year-old Miss Black America Beauty pageant contestant representing her [29]
A.C. Milan win the 2002/2003 final of the UEFA Champions League by beating Juventus 3:2 (penalty shootout) at Old Trafford in Manchester. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of The game had ended 0-0 before the shootout.
EU countries will get more financial power. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in A convent which thinks about the future of EU is giving member countries more authority to decide of their own finance politics. Countries not belonging to EMU couldn't take part in these decisions. In economics a Monetary union is a situation where several countries have agreed to share a single currency amongst themselves

May 29, 2003

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster: NASA officials release experimental findings proving that the insulation known to have hit the leading edge of Columbia's left wing could have created a gap in between protective heat panels. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated over Texas The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program [30]
A Russian nuclear energy company founded a branch to promote its bid for Finland's new nuclear power plant. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions Competing bids have been submitted by French-German company Framatome and General Electric. AREVA ( is a French public Multinational industrial conglomerate that is mainly known for Nuclear power; it also has interests in other Finnish power company TVO will make its selection in the autumn at the earliest, but by the end of the year at the latest.
The Indian Ministry of Defence announced its purchase of Phalcon early warning radar systems from Israel. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The IAI EL/M-2075 Phalcon is an Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C Radar system in use by a number of countries to give intelligence to maintain Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The contract is worth 1. 2 billion US dollars.
Legendary entertainer Bob Hope celebrates his 100th birthday, quipping "I'm so old, they've canceled my blood type. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in " [31]

May 30, 2003

The election for leader of Britain's largest general trade union, the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G), is won convincingly by Tony Woodley, a left-winger. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Anthony Woodley (born Wallasey 2 January 1948) is a British Trade Union leader who is joint general secretary of Unite the Union
Iraqi Airways' management announces the airline plans to resume international services soon. Iraqi Airways ( Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العراقية also known as Air Iraq) is the National carrier of Iraq, based in
Burma: Massacre at Depayin Report See:UN Report [32][33] [34][35][36]

May 31, 2003

Eric Robert Rudolph, a suspect in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics and other bombings in the Atlanta, Georgia area, is arrested in the woods of North Carolina [37]
United States President George W. Bush visits the location of the former death camp at Auschwitz. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966) also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American radical described by the FBI as a Terrorist The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a terrorist Bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta Georgia during the 1996 Summer The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Extermination camps were two types of facilities that Nazi Germany built during World War II for the systematic killing of millions of people in what has become "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany He is only the second president to do so, after Gerald Ford toured the camp in 1975. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The final flight of an Air France Concorde takes place, landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Air France (formally Société Air France) is one of the world's largest Airlines Air France is based in Paris, France, and is a subsidiary of WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French in the Paris area is British Airways plans to retire its Concorde fleet at the end of October. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe [38]
Peter MacKay is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, replacing retiring leader Joe Clark. Peter Gordon MacKay, PC, QC, MP (born September 27, 1965) serves as the Member of Parliament (MP for Central Nova The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark PC CC AOE (born June 5 1939 is a Canadian Journalist, Politician, Statesman

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