Invasion of Iraq
An end of major combat operations is declared, ending the invasion period and beginning the military occupation period
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May
UN Resolution 1483
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
United Nations
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
June
Aqaba Summit
Meets Sharon and Abbas to launch Road Map commitments.
Death of Gregory Peck
Death of Gregory Peck
Death of Katharine Hepburn
Death of Katharine Hepburn
Government Report
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"
Mahmoud Abbas
Bush meets Abbas and Sharon at Aqaba to promote the Road Map peace initiative
Nuclear Power
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"
Report on 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"
July
Invasion of Iraq
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
August
Death of Charles Bronson
Death of Charles Bronson
September
Reality
Produces Reality with David Bowie, continuing their renewed early-2000s collaboration.
Galileo Mission End
Galileo is deliberately sent into Jupiter to prevent possible contamination of Europa.
Invasion of Iraq
As of February 2003, the IAEA "found no evidence or plausible indication of the revival of a nuclear weapons program in Iraq".
Invasion of Iraq
UNMOVIC "did not find evidence of the continuation or resumption of programs of weapons of mass destruction" or significant quantities of proscribed items.
Invasion of 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.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
As of February 2003, the IAEA "found no evidence or plausible indication of the revival of a nuclear weapons program in Iraq".
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
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.
October
Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act
Bush signs the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, creating a legal framework for substitute checks and helping the Federal Reserve and banking industry accelerate the transition toward electronic check processing.
November
Visit to London
Arrives in Britain for a state visit
Arrest of Michael Jackson
Gives himself up to police over allegations of child abuse
Defence Policy Board Advisery Committee
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
Invasion of Iraq
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
December
Arrest of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein is captured by US soldiers in a 6ft by 8ft hole
Invasion of Iraq
Saddam Hussein was captured by the US Armys 4th Infantry Division and members of Task Force 121 during Operation Red Dawn
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
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
Operation Red Dawn
Saddam Hussein was captured by the US Army's 4th Infantry Division and members of Task Force 121 during Operation Red Dawn.
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.
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Academy Award
Wins an Oscar for "Mystic River" as Jimmy Markum
Anything Else Film
In 2003, Woody Allen made Anything Else, a romantic comedy contrasting youthful aspiration and emotional uncertainty.
Big Rip Scenario
Caldwell and collaborators show that sufficiently strong phantom dark energy could eventually tear apart bound structures in a future Big Rip.
Dictabelt Criticism
Challenges the Dictabelt evidence used in the HSCA acoustics conclusion.
Election
Appointed Chairman of the Illinois Senates Health and Human Services Committee when Democrats, after a decade in the minority, regained a majority
Emmy Award Tony Soprano Actor
James Gandolfini won another Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the emotionally complex character Tony Soprano.
Every Second Counts
Publishes his memoirs, "Every Second Counts"
Expansion History from High-z Supernovae
Tonry and collaborators combine new and published high-redshift supernovae to improve measurements of the universe's expansion history and dark-energy contribution.
Galileo Data Return Legacy
Over its mission, Galileo returns about thirty gigabytes of scientific data and roughly fourteen thousand images from the Jupiter system.
Galileo Jupiter Magnetosphere Legacy
Galileo's years in orbit provide the first long-duration investigation of the global structure and variability of a giant planet's magnetosphere.
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