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What major historical events happened in 2003?

What Happened in 2003 Significant Events, Popular Culture, Prices

  • Human Genome Project.
  • United States – Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster.
  • United Kingdom — Ronaldo’s Manchester United Debut.
  • World – Final Concorde Flight.
  • Space – Oldest Exoplanet Found.
  • ESA Launches SMART-1.
  • China — Shenzhou 5.

What major events happened in 2000s in the United States?

George W. Bush Elected President.

  • Al-Qaeda Attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon. Anthrax Scare.
  • Department of Homeland Security Established. Coverup of Priest Pedophilia Exposed.
  • Invasion of Iraq. Abu Ghraib.
  • Tsunami in Asia.
  • Hurricane Katrina.
  • Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
  • Nancy Pelosi First Woman Speaker of the House.

    • What historical events happened in 2004?

    What Happened in 2004 Major News Events, Popular Culture, History Prices

    • Greece — Summer Olympics.
    • Strongest earthquake in 40 years.
    • United States – Mars Spirit Rover.
    • EU undergoes it’s largest expansion so far.
    • Space – Cassini-Huygens Probe.
    • Boston Red Sox win the World Series.
    • NASA Launches Gravity Probe B.

    What happened in the year 2005?

    August 18 – Peace Mission 2005, the first joint China–Russia military exercise, begins its eight-day training on the Shandong Peninsula. August 29 – Hurricane Katrina makes landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast, causing severe damage and killing over a thousand people and dealing an estimated $108 billion in damage.

    What major events happened in 2006?

    Introduction. 2006. The headlines in 2006 were marked by death, scandal and politics: 12 die in Sago Mine disaster.

  • Sago Mine disaster. January 5.
  • Immigration protests. April 10.
  • McCartney-Mills separate. May 17.
  • Enron trial. May 25.
  • Al-Zarqawi killed. June 7.
  • World Cup final. July 9.
  • Mumbai train blasts. July 11.

    • What significant events happened in 2005?

    September 1 – Oil prices rise sharply following the economic effects of Hurricane Katrina. September 3 – Chief Justice William Rehnquist dies at 80 of anaplastic thyroid cancer, creating a vacancy on the Supreme Court. September 5 – John Roberts is nominated by President George W.

    What happened in 2006 in the world?

    The headlines in 2006 were marked by death, scandal and politics: 12 die in Sago Mine disaster. Former Enron executives guilty. Death sentence for Saddam Hussein. Iraq insurgent al-Zarqawi killed.

    What event happened in 2005?

    Worldwide protests occur against the Iraq War, with over 150,000 protesters in Washington, D.C. (see Opposition to the Iraq War). Hurricane Rita hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, devastating areas near Beaumont, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana.

    What happened in 2005 in the world?