United States Special Forces kill Saddam Hussein’s sons Uday and Qusay. Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s sons, Qusay and Uday Hussein, are killed after a…
Tag: 2003
13 March 2003
The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old footprints have been found in Italy. Scientists in Italy have discovered 350,000-year-old tracks that may be the oldest known…
30 January 2003
Belgium officially recognizes same sex marriages. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in Belgium have been seen as some of the most progressive in Europe…
18 January 2003
A bushfire in Canberra, Australia kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes. On Saturday 18 January 2003, the bushfires which had been burning…
20 March 2003
The United States and three other countries begin military operations to invade Iraq.
13 December 2003
Operation Red Dawn captures former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein near his home town of Tikrit