WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MARCH 2003
Find out what all happened February to March 2003

In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed by a Hamas suicide bomb in the Haifa bus 37 massacre. (5. March 2003)

In a friendly fire incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing British soldier Matty Hull. (28. March 2003)

The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague. (1. March 2003)

The Bengali Hindus declares the independence of the Republic of Bangabhumi from Bangladesh. (4. February 2003)

Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea. (18. February 2003)

Human evolution: The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old footprints of an upright-walking human had been found in Italy. (13. March 2003)

Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. (1. February 2003)

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is officially renamed Serbia and Montenegro and adopts a new constitution. (4. February 2003)

2003 invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq. (20. March 2003)

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (17. March 2003)

An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275. (19. February 2003)

Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history. (15. February 2003)

Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security. (1. March 2003)

Battle of Nasiriyah, first major conflict during the invasion of Iraq. (23. March 2003)

During a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a pyrotechnics display sets the Station nightclub ablaze, killing 100 and injuring over 200 others. (20. February 2003)

Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American woman involved with the International Solidarity Movement, is killed trying to prevent a Palestinian home from being destroyed by a bulldozer in Rafah. (16. March 2003)

France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq. (10. February 2003)

Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade. (12. March 2003)

The London Congestion Charge scheme begins. (17. February 2003)

The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq. (24. March 2003)