1 January 2003QuoteBritney Spears
"I wish I had never said anything about being a virgin"
Historical records for United States of America in 2003, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
"I wish I had never said anything about being a virgin"
Reveals he shares his bed with young boys during "Living with Michael Jackson"
Powell presented evidence alleging that Iraq was actively producing chemical and biological weapons and had ties to al-Qaeda
His presentation to the United Nations Security Council contained a computer-generated image of a "mobile biological weapons laboratory.."
However, this information was based on claims of Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, codenamed "Curveball", an Iraqi emigrant living in Germany who later admitted that his claims had been false.
On 5 February 2003, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the United Nations General Assembly, continuing U.S. efforts to gain United Nations authorization for an invasion.
Fails to gain support from United Nations Security Council members France, Germany & Russia
Fails to gain support from United Nations Security Council members France, Germany & Russia
Bennett releases first WMAP results that refine the age, composition, and geometry of the universe
Anti-war protests are held, the largest of their kind since the Vietnam War took place with 6-10 million people in over 60 countries around the world
Routine Galileo flight-team operations end after the final playback of stored scientific data, months before the spacecraft's planned Jupiter impact.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the United Nations General Assembly, continuing US efforts to gain United Nations authorization for an invasion
US Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the United Nations General Assembly, continuing US efforts to gain United Nations authorization for an invasion
US Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the United Nations General Assembly, continuing US efforts to gain United Nations authorization for an invasion. Powell presented evidence alleging that Iraq was actively producing chemical and biological weapons and had ties to al-Qaeda
US Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the United Nations General Assembly, continuing US efforts to gain United Nations authorization for an invasion. Powell presented evidence alleging that Iraq was actively producing chemical and biological weapons and had ties to al-Qaeda
Discovers S 2003 J9 during a survey that greatly expands the known population of Jupiter's irregular moons.
Turkey rejects Americas plan to base 62,000 troops in its country
The day Bush issues his 48-hour ultimatum to Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq before the US invasion of Iraq, Obama addresses the largest Chicago anti War rally to date in Daley Plaza and tells the crowd that "its not too late" to stop the war
The day Bush issues his 48-hour ultimatum to Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq before the US invasion of Iraq, Obama addresses the largest Chicago anti War rally to date in Daley Plaza and tells the crowd that "its not too late" to stop the war
Bush addresses the nation, he demands that Hussein and his two sons Uday and Qusay leave Iraq, giving them a 48-hour deadline
Unlike the first Gulf War or the war in Afghanistan (2001), this war had no explicit United Nations authorisation. In his 2003 address to the nation, Bush demands that Hussein and his two sons, Uday and Qusay, surrender and leave Iraq, giving them a 48-hour deadline
The bombing of Iraq by the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Poland, Australia, and Denmark begins
The bombing of Iraq by the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Poland, Australia, and Denmark begins
The invasion is preceded by an air strike on the Presidential Palace in Baghdad
The invasion is preceded by an air strike on the Presidential Palace in Baghdad
America begins the war with air strikes on Baghdad
Coalition ground forces move from Kuwait into southern Iraq.
Prior to the invasion, the United States official position was that Iraq was in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force
Start of the conflict known as the Iraq War or Operation Iraqi Freedom in which a combined force of troops from the United States, alongside the United Kingdom, and smaller contingents from Australia and Poland.
The US launches the invasion of Iraq, termed "Operation Iraqi Freedom". The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, Italy and Poland supply the vast majority of the invading forces, in co-operation with Kurdish forces.
The invasion of Iraq was strongly opposed by some traditional US allies, including the Governments of France, Germany, New Zealand, and Canada.
The reasons for the invasion were "to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein's alleged support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people".
Franks commands United States Central Command during the opening invasion of Iraq.
The US launches the invasion of Iraq, termed "Operation Iraqi Freedom". Start of the conflict known as the Iraq War or Operation Iraqi Freedom in which a combined force of troops from the United States, alongside the United Kingdom, and smaller contingents from Australia and Poland
Kuwait serves as a principal staging base for the invasion.
Prior to the invasion, the United States official position was that Iraq was in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force
Prior to the invasion, the United States official position was that Iraq was in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force
Prior to the invasion, the United States official position was that Iraq was in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force
Prior to the invasion, the United States official position was that Iraq was in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force
Prior to the invasion, the United States official position was that Iraq was in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force
The threat of potential WMD in Iraq is used by President George W. Bush to generate public support for the invasion of Iraq. Prior to the invasion, the United States official position was that Iraq was in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force
Heavy fighting takes place in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah between Iraqi forces and US Marines over control of key bridges over the Euphrates River and the Saddam Canal
US Marines enter Nasiriyah in force, facing heavy resistance as they move to secure two major bridges in the city. The main invasion army moved into southern Iraq, occupying the region and engaging in the Battle of Nasiriyah.
With the Nasiriyah and Talil Airfields secured, Coalition forces gained an important logistical centre in southern Iraq and established FOB/EAF Jalibah, some 10 miles (16 km) outside of Nasiriyah.
The main invasion army moved into southern Iraq, occupying the region and engaging in the Battle of Nasiriyah
Winner of the Oscar for best actor, for "The Pianist"
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is airdropped near the northern city of Kirkuk where they joined forces with Kurdish rebels and fought several actions against the Iraqi army to secure the northern part of the country
Bond leads Hubble imaging of expanding light echoes produced when the eruptive star V838 Monocerotis illuminates surrounding dust.
The 101st Airborne Division on March 29, supported by a battalion from the 1st Armored Division attacked Iraqi forces in the southern part of the city, near the Imam Ali Mosque and captured Najafs airfield
US forces mass in Kuwait before the invasion of Iraq.
Oversees the ground advance into Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Directs the invasion plan using major forces assembled in Kuwait.
Coordinates land and air operations entering southern Iraq.
Directs the ground component during the opening invasion.
Commands I MEF as it crosses into southern Iraq.
Commands I MEF as units cross the border.
Kuwaiti bases become central staging areas for coalition ground forces.
Directs coalition operations launched from bases in Kuwait.
Commands coalition land forces preparing in Kuwait.
Leads Marine forces assembling in Kuwait for the invasion.
Prepares Marine formations in Kuwait for operations in southern Iraq.
Fighting continues in the city until 1st April when Iraqi resistance in the city is finally defeated
The Iraqi military is defeated & Baghdad falls. Most of the Iraqi military is quickly defeated and Baghdad was occupied on April 9th. Bush declares the end of major combat operations, terminating the Baath Party's rule and removing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from office
Bush declares the end of major combat operations, terminating the Baath Party's rule and removing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from office
Most of the Iraqi military is quickly defeated and Baghdad was occupied on April 9th
US forces invade Iraq after disputed intelligence claims.
The occupation of Kirkuk came as a result of approximately two weeks of fighting that included the Battle of the Green Line (the unofficial border of the Kurdish autonomous zone) and the subsequent Battle of Kani Domlan Ridge
The occupation of Kirkuk came as a result of approximately two weeks of fighting that included the Battle of the Green Line (the unofficial border of the Kurdish autonomous zone) and the subsequent Battle of Kani Domlan Ridge
Kurdish forces opposed to Saddam Hussein had already occupied for years an autonomous area in northern Iraq & with the assistance of US. Special Forces and air strikes, are able to rout the Iraqi units near them and to occupy oil-rich Kirkuk
Operations occurred against pockets of the Iraqi army including the capture and occupation of Kirkuk on April 10th, and the attack and capture of Tikrit on April 15th.
The occupation of Kirkuk came as a result of approximately two weeks of fighting that included the Battle of the Green Line (the unofficial border of the Kurdish autonomous zone) and the subsequent Battle of Kani Domlan Ridge.
US forces invade Iraq after disputed intelligence claims.
Operations occurred against pockets of the Iraqi army including the capture and occupation of Kirkuk on April 10th, and the attack and capture of Tikrit on April 15th
US forces invade Iraq after disputed intelligence claims.
US forces invade Iraq after disputed intelligence claims.
The occupation of Kirkuk came as a result of approximately two weeks of fighting that included the Battle of the Green Line (the unofficial border of the Kurdish autonomous zone) and the subsequent Battle of Kani Domlan Ridge. Operations occurred against pockets of the Iraqi army including the capture and occupation of Kirkuk on April 10th, and the attack and capture of Tikrit on April 15th
Operations occurred against pockets of the Iraqi army including the capture and occupation of Kirkuk on April 10th, and the attack and capture of Tikrit on April 15th
Many Iraqis celebrated the downfall of Saddam by vandalizing the many portraits and.
The final resistance to US forces is mounted but by late afternoon, all fighting had ceased & a total of 34 US soldiers and 2,320 Iraqi soldiers and Fedayeen were killed.
statues of him together with other pieces of his cult of personality & the dramatic toppling of a large statue of Saddam in Baghdads Fardus Square.
The final resistance to US forces is mounted but by late afternoon, all fighting had ceased & a total of 34 US soldiers and 2,320 Iraqi soldiers and Fedayeen were killed
The final resistance to US forces is mounted but by late afternoon, all fighting had ceased & a total of 34 US soldiers and 2,320 Iraqi soldiers and Fedayeen were killed
The final resistance to US forces is mounted but by late afternoon, all fighting had ceased & a total of 34 US soldiers and 2,320 Iraqi soldiers and Fedayeen were killed
US forces take control of Tikrit, the last major outpost in central Iraq, with an attack led by the Marines Task Force Tripoli
US forces take control of Tikrit, the last major outpost in central Iraq, with an attack led by the Marines Task Force Tripoli
Metallicas eighth full-length recording, St. Anger, debuts at number one on the album charts
Helps present the Quartet Road Map for a two-state settlement.
Attends the Peace Summit in Northern Ireland, fails to secure a breakthrough
Three weeks into the invasion, US-led Coalition forces move into Baghdad, units of the Iraqi Special Republican Guard led the defence of the city
US-led Coalition troops promptly began searching for the key members of Saddam Husseins Government identified by a variety of means, most famously through sets of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards. Three weeks into the invasion, US-led Coalition forces move into Baghdad, units of the Iraqi Special Republican Guard led the defence of the city
US-led Coalition troops promptly began searching for the key members of Saddam Husseins Government identified by a variety of means, most famously through sets of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards. US General Tommy Franks assumed control of Iraq as the supreme commander of the coalition occupation forces
Three weeks into the invasion, US-led Coalition forces move into Baghdad, units of the Iraqi Special Republican Guard led the defence of the city
Attends the Peace Summit in Northern Ireland, fails to secure a breakthrough
An end of major combat operations is declared, ending the invasion period and beginning the military occupation period
Resolution 1483 recognizes the authority, responsibilities, and obligations of the United States and the United Kingdom as occupying powers of Iraq under a unified command
Resolution 1483 recognizes the authority, responsibilities, and obligations of the United States and the United Kingdom as occupying powers of Iraq under a unified command
Meets Sharon and Abbas to launch Road Map commitments.
Death of Gregory Peck
Death of Katharine Hepburn
White House refuses to rule out the "military option" in dealing with Iran after IAEA says Iran "failed to report certain nuclear materials and activities"
Bush meets Abbas and Sharon at Aqaba to promote the Road Map peace initiative
White House refuses to rule out the "military option" in dealing with Iran after IAEA says Iran "failed to report certain nuclear materials and activities"
White House refuses to rule out the "military option" in dealing with Iran after IAEA says Iran "failed to report certain nuclear materials and activities"
During a raid by the US 101st Airborne Division and men from Task Force 20, Saddam Husseins sons Uday and Qusay, and one of his grandsons were killed in a massive fire-fight
Death of Charles Bronson
Produces Reality with David Bowie, continuing their renewed early-2000s collaboration.
Galileo is deliberately sent into Jupiter to prevent possible contamination of Europa.
As of February 2003, the IAEA "found no evidence or plausible indication of the revival of a nuclear weapons program in Iraq".
UNMOVIC "did not find evidence of the continuation or resumption of programs of weapons of mass destruction" or significant quantities of proscribed items.
the IAEA concluded that certain items which could have been used in nuclear enrichment centrifuges, such as aluminum tubes, were in fact intended for other uses.
As of February 2003, the IAEA "found no evidence or plausible indication of the revival of a nuclear weapons program in Iraq".
the IAEA concluded that certain items which could have been used in nuclear enrichment centrifuges, such as aluminum tubes, were in fact intended for other uses.
Arrives in Britain for a state visit
Gives himself up to police over allegations of child abuse
An article published in the Guardian alleged that Richard Perle, a senior member of the administrations Defence Policy Board Advisery Committee, conceded that the invasion was illegal but still justified
An article published in the Guardian alleged that Richard Perle, a senior member of the administrations Defence Policy Board Advisery Committee, conceded that the invasion was illegal but still justified
Saddam Hussein is captured by US soldiers in a 6ft by 8ft hole
Saddam Hussein was captured by the US Armys 4th Infantry Division and members of Task Force 121 during Operation Red Dawn
James Hickey of the 4th Infantry Division, with joint operations Task Force 121 with an elite and covert joint special operations team.
Operation Red Dawn was an American military operation conducted on 13 December 2003 in the town of ad-Dawr, Iraq, near Tikrit, that led to the capture of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein was captured by the US Army's 4th Infantry Division and members of Task Force 121 during Operation Red Dawn.
The mission was assigned to the first Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division, commanded by Maj. Gen. Raymond Odierno and led by Col.
Wins an Oscar for "Mystic River" as Jimmy Markum
Caldwell and collaborators show that sufficiently strong phantom dark energy could eventually tear apart bound structures in a future Big Rip.
Challenges the Dictabelt evidence used in the HSCA acoustics conclusion.
Appointed Chairman of the Illinois Senates Health and Human Services Committee when Democrats, after a decade in the minority, regained a majority
Publishes his memoirs, "Every Second Counts"
Tonry and collaborators combine new and published high-redshift supernovae to improve measurements of the universe's expansion history and dark-energy contribution.
Over its mission, Galileo returns about thirty gigabytes of scientific data and roughly fourteen thousand images from the Jupiter system.
Galileo's years in orbit provide the first long-duration investigation of the global structure and variability of a giant planet's magnetosphere.
Appointed Chairman of the Illinois Senates Health and Human Services Committee when Democrats, after a decade in the minority, regained a majority
Publishes his memoirs, "Every Second Counts"
Used various films from the day of the shooting to plot the locations and speeds of the motorcycle police officers during the assassination, and concluded that no police motorcycles were anywhere near a microphone concluded by the HSCA
Knop leads analysis of Supernova Cosmology Project events observed with Hubble, tightening constraints on matter density and the dark-energy component.
James Tague writes a book, Truth Withheld, detailing his experiences during and after the assassination
Directs Kill Bill: Volume 1, a stylized revenge film starring Uma Thurman.
Writes and directs Lost in Translation, following two Americans who form a friendship in Tokyo.
Myers uses a close-up examination of the Zapruder film to justify the "single bullet theory". Myers animation finds that the bullet wounds were consistent with JFKs and Connallys positions at the time of shooting, and that by following the bullets trajectory backwards could be found to have originated from the Texas School Book Depository
Publishes his memoirs, "Every Second Counts"
Metallicas eighth full-length recording, St. Anger, debuts at number one on the album charts
Robert Trujillo, formerly of Suicidal Tendencies, and Ozzy Osbournes band, is chosen as the new bassist. Metallicas eighth full-length recording, St. Anger, debuts at number one on the album charts
Metallicas eighth full-length recording, St. Anger, debuts at number one on the album charts
Directs Mystic River, a crime drama starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon.
Directs Piano Blues, part of Martin Scorsese's documentary series on blues music.
Hubble completes a series of observations later combined into detailed maps showing changes in Pluto's surface appearance.
Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House from President George W. Bush
Rolling Stone names Hendrix number 1 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
Her team uses the orbit of S0-2 around the Galactic Centre to strengthen the case for a compact supermassive black hole.
Reuters Sportsman of the Year
Myers animation finds that the bullet wounds were consistent with JFKs and Connallys positions at the time of shooting, and that by following the bullets trajectory backwards could be found to have originated from the Texas School Book Depository
Holman's team announces three newly discovered irregular satellites around Neptune, the first ground-based finds there since 1949.
Winner of the Tour de France, 5th time
The UK & USA attempt to get a United Nations Security Council resolution authorising military force, but withdraw because of a possible veto by France, Russia & China
The UK & USA attempt to get a United Nations Security Council resolution authorising military force, but withdraw because of a possible veto by France, Russia & China
As of February 2003, the IAEA "found no evidence or plausible indication of the revival of a nuclear weapons program in Iraq"; the IAEA concluded that certain items which could have been used in nuclear enrichment centrifuges, such as aluminum tubes, were in fact intended for other uses.
Despite the discovery of chemicals that are part of legitimate industrial use & could be possibly used as potential components of WMD, no actual weapons of mass destruction are found
Inspections by the United Nations restarted from November 2002 until March 2003 but hadn't turned up any evidence of actual WMDs when the United States and the "Coalition of the Willing" invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein in March 2003.
The United States and the UK asserted that Saddam Hussein still possessed large hidden stockpiles of WMD and that he was clandestinely procuring and producing more.
UNMOVIC "did not find evidence of the continuation or resumption of programs of weapons of mass destruction" or significant quantities of proscribed items.
Page contributes microwave background analysis from WMAP that sharpens cosmological parameters
Spergel interprets WMAP data to constrain the standard model of Big Bang cosmology
Bennett leads WMAP's first-year release, establishing a precision cosmic inventory in which dark energy is the dominant component of a nearly flat universe.
Spergel leads interpretation of WMAP first-year data, showing strong consistency with a flat Lambda-CDM universe containing a large dark-energy fraction.
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