WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 2003
Find out what all happened January to May 2003

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

The Riyadh compound bombings, carried out by Al Qaeda, kill 26 people. (12. May 2003)

The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress. (27. January 2003)

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless. (21. January 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)

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

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

The Waterfall rail accident occurs near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia. (31. January 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)

The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry. (16. January 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)

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

Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashes near Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, killing the entire crew and 70 of 75 passengers. (8. January 2003)

In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years. (22. May 2003)

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

An earthquake hits northern Algeria, killing more than 2,000 people. (21. May 2003)

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

2003 Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations. (25. January 2003)

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