Human genome project
The human genome project will conclude in April. Scientists from all over the world have succeeded in sequencing around 99% of the human genome. They identified more than 20,000 individual genes and base pairs that make up the basic structure of human DNA. The project started in1990and was a collaborative global effort led by the National Institutes of Health. Upon completion, scientists hoped the research would help understand how certain diseases could be predicted and cured in the future.
United States - Columbia space shuttle disaster
The Columbia Space Shuttle disaster occurs onFebruary 1st. NASA's STS-107 mission carried seven crew members (Rick Husband, William McCool, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Michael Anderson, Laurel Clark and Ilan Ramon) into space where they conducted 16 days of science experiments. The Columbia broke up on re-entry, tragically killing everyone on board. The disaster was likely caused by damage to the left wing during takeoff when a piece of foam hit the wing. After the disaster, NASA's space shuttle program was suspended for two years while they investigated the disaster and tried to improve the program.
United Kingdom – Ronaldo's Manchester United debut
Portuguese football sensation Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, made his Premier League debut for Manchester UnitedAugustat the age of 18. Ronaldo played at Manchester United until 2009, when he left the Premier League to join La Liga as a striker for Real Madrid, earning a record-breaking €94million. Considered by many to be one of the greatest footballers of all time, he has won more than 20 trophies and holds dozens of records, including most goals in all UEFA competitions and becoming the first player to score 100 goals in the UEFA Champions League. League.
World - last Concorde flight
The last Concorde flight took place in November. The Concorde was a high-end supersonic aircraft that flew at twice the speed of sound. The first flight of the Concorde took place1969and regular flights began1976. Round-trip tickets cost thousands of dollars, and the service was mostly used by wealthy customers. After a tragic Concorde accident in 2000 and the11. September, 2001 terrorist attacks, the demand for the service dropped and they closed the service due to low passenger numbers.
Outer Space: Oldest exoplanets found
1. NASA confirms discovery of one of the oldest known exoplanets, PSR B1620-26 b.
2. The planet, nicknamed "Methuselah" was believed to be about 12.7 billion years old and about 12,400 light years from Earth.
3. Originally found in1993but its status was not officially confirmed until 10 years later with the help of the Hubble telescope.
4. Astronomers determined that it was the first confirmed planet with a circumbinary orbit (around a pulsar and a white dwarf) and the first in a globular cluster.
5. They also found that the exoplanet has about 2.6 times the mass of Jupiter and takes about 100 years to complete its orbit.
ESA launches SMART-1
The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the SMART-1 (Small Missions Advanced Research in Technology-1) spacecraft in September. The unmanned satellite was launched from a site in Kourou, French Guiana. This was ESA's first mission to the moon and the spacecraft was in orbit around the moon for about three years. He conducted several experiments measuring the chemical and mineral elements visible on the lunar surface and solar activity. It crashed intentionally onto the lunar surface after 2,890 orbits.
China-Shenzhen 5
China launched Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission, in October 2003. The Shenzhou 5 mission carried China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei, who was a pilot. The flight lasted just over 21 hours and landed successfully in Inner Mongolia. Achieving this feat made China the third nation, after the Soviet Union (Russia) and the United States, to launch its own human spaceflight.
Department of Homeland Security
The new United StatesDepartment of Homeland Securityofficially start working
US invasion plan for Iraq
USA plansProInvasion of Iraqdue to an imminent threat of weapons of mass destruction
Shock and Awe Campaign
The United States and the United Kingdom begin theirsShock and Awe Campaignwith massive airstrikes on military targets in Baghdad before the invasion ofIrakby the ground forces.
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein, former President of IraqCaughtin Tikrit by the US 4th Infantry Division
EE. UU. 393 Tornados
A major outbreak of severe weather spawned more tornadoes than any week in US history.393 tornadoes were reported in 19 states
Earthquake in Algeria
earthquakein the Boumerdès region ofNorthern Algeria- 2.200 Muertos
Francia Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrongwins his fifth Tour de France
no call log
The Do-Not-Call list starts by providing consumers27. Junewith the ability to limit telemarketing calls.
Sky Marshals
Armed undercover "sky marshals" are deployed on airplanes to prevent terrorist attacks after 9/11.
freedom fries
Americans change their name from "French Fries" to "Freedom Fries" to protest France's stance on Iraq
Toyota
Toyota overtakes Chrysler for third place in US auto sales.
Johannes Mohammed
Ex-soldier John Muhammad convicted of Washington sniper shooting
Cost of Living 2003
how much things cost in 2003
Median new home cost$246.300,00
average median income$45.016,00
costs a gallon of gas1,83 $
Pop Culture 2003
ABC's 20/20 will air the controversial Granada Television documentary Living with Michael Jackson
Keiko, the orca made famous by the Free Willy movies, dies
The Recording Industry Association of America (or RIAA) files copyright lawsuits against Internet users for selling songs online
Apple launches iTunes, which becomes a huge hit within 4 months of launch, selling 10 million songs.
A white tiger attacks Roy Horn of the duo "Siegfried & Roy", leaving him partially paralyzed
Michael Jackson charged with suspected multiple child abuse (later clarified)
JK Rowling's fifth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is published
popular movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Find Nemo
Matrix Reloaded
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Bruce Almighty
The Last Samurai
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Matrix Revolutions
X2: X-Men United
Bad Boys II
Lost in translation
Popular musicians
Amanda Perez
Elton John
Beyonce
Christina Aguilera
Travis
david grade
Flabby Bizkit
Evanescencia
Coldplay
Sheryl Crow
Hilary Duff
Norah Jones
Blink 182
Rosado
Shania Twain
Virgo
Avril Lavigne
50 Cent
Arcilla Aiken
Kylie Minogue
Stereophonie
Kelly Clarkson
Blur
Ashanti
Justin Timberlake
Fleetwood Mac
Eminem
nelly
P Diddy
100 years of Harley Davidson
Tens of thousands of Harley owners gather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to celebrate 100 years of Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles.
Volkswagen Beetle
Isnewest old style Volkswagen Beetleperformed in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico by Band
Nationwide power outage in Italy
Italy suffers a blackout almost across the country when the electricity supply goes out
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Britain
Ishottest temperature ever recorded in Britain-38,5 °C (101,3 °F) in Brogdale bei Faversham in Kent
car bombing in Iraq
A car bomb blast in Iraq's holy city of Najaf has killed nearly 100 people, including a prominent Shia Muslim politician, Ayatollah Hakim.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Voters remove Governor Gray Davis from office and voteArnold Schwarzeneggerhappen to him.
Car bombs in India
Two large car bombs explode in a crowded area of Mumbai, killing 50 and injuring nearly 150.
Irak Abu Abbas
The wanted terrorist Abu Abbas is arrested in Baghdad
Army soldier. Jessica Lynch
Army soldier. Jessica Lynch is one of the captured US troops who release them 9 days later
Earthquake in Iran
a mighty oneearthquakerockSoutheast Iran. More than 40,000 dead
Francia hello from the heat
In France, a 104-degree heatwave kills about 5,000 people
Darfur rebels in Sudan
Darfur rebels begin attacking Sudanese government targets, bringing a rapid military and police campaign into Darfur, driving millions to flee.
President George W Bush
President George W. Bush announces on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln that the major fighting in Iraq is overMay 1
US interest rates
US interest rates at 45-year record low of 1% and core inflation at 37-year record low of 1.3%
Juez Roy Moore
Judge Roy Moore is suspended for refusing to tear down the Ten Commandments from an Alabama courthouse.
Hurricane Isabella
Hurricane Isabel claims 40 lives and leaves six million people without power
Kyoto-Protokoll
The Kyoto Protocol threatens to fail after the international climate conference in Moscow
Terrorist attack in Iraq
Terrorists bomb the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad
terrorist turkey
Al Qaeda terrorists drive two trucks full of explosives and bombs into the Bet Israel and Neve Shalom synagogues in Istanbul, Turkey, killing 27
Suicide bombers in Turkey
A suicide bomb attack targeting British interests in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed 27 and wounded 400
Technology 2003
IsSpace Shuttle from Colombiadisintegrates on re-entry over Texas, killing all seven astronauts on board.
highly contagious diseaseSARS(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)extends from China, Singapore and VietnamAlmost 9,000 people in 15 countries are affected worldwide and more than 800 die as a result.
Human genome projectsuccessfully completed with99% of the human genomesequenced with 99.99% accuracy.
Secretary of State Colin Powell urges the UN Security Council to take action against Iraq over its possession of weapons of mass destruction
insidemajor power outageinsideStoryIn North America, around 50 million people in the northeastern United States and southern Canada are without power.
IsBirth of Promethea, thefirst cloned horseby Italian scientists.
the spacecraftGalileiPlunging fiery into Jupiter's atmosphere, it was launched in 1989 and is one of NASA's most successful projects.
Concordedoes hislast commercial flight, bringing the era of supersonic aircraft to an end, at least for the time being.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California
Libya agrees to renounce chemical weapons
Saddam Hussein is captured by US forces
Concerns about a possible outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, in Asia continue to grow.
Top politicians in the world 2003
Australian Prime MinisterJuan Howard
President of BrazilFernando Henrique Cardoso Bis zum 1. Januar
President of BrazilLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva Seit de 1. Januar
Prime Minister of CanadaJean Chrétien until December 12
Prime Minister of CanadaPaul Martin of December 12th
China President of the People's Republic of ChinaJiang Zemin by March 23
China President of the People's Republic of ChinaSeit Hu JintaoThis day in history March 23rd
France's PresidentJacques Chirac
Chancellor of GermanyGerhard Schröder
Indian Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Prime Minister of ItalySilvio Berlusconi
Prime Minister of JapanJunichiro Koizumi
President of MexicoVicente Fuchs
Russia/Soviet Union General Secretary of the CPSUWladimir Putin
President of the State of South AfricaThabo Mbeki - The Best of Thabo Mbeki
President of the United StatesGeorge W. Bush
British Prime MinisterTony Blair