The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct The Akkala Sami language, also known as Áhkkila Sámi, is one of the…
Tag: 2003
12 March 2003
The World Health Organization officially release a global warning of outbreaks of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) In 2003, the world was gripped by a…
27 August 2003
Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant. Mars and Earth have varying distances between them…
30 July 2003
In Mexico, the last ‘old style’ Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line. The “old style” Volkswagen Beetle, also known as the Type 1 or…
1 May 2003
In what becomes known as the “Mission Accomplished” speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush…
1 February 2003
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
13 December 2003
Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.