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What were some major events thet happened in 2003?
In 2003, the United States and its allies invaded Iraq, leading to the eventual capture of Saddam Hussein. The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry, resulting in the tragic loss of all seven crew members. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) a global health threat, leading to widespread concern and precautions worldwide.
What are the significant events that occurred from 2002 to 2008?
Historic events 2002-2008 January 1, 2002 - The Euro currency is introduced in 12 EU member states January 29, 2002 - George W. Bush speaks of an 'axis of evil'. April 11, 2002 - US led coup in Venezuela, however Hugo Chavez is soon reinstated as president June 30, 2002 - Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup for a record fifth time. September 22, 2002 - Gerhard Schroeder reelected as German chancellor October 31/November 1, 2002 - Strong earthquakes strike central Italy March 20, 2003 - US led invasion of Iraq begins. April 9, 2003 - Fall of Baghdad August 2003 - Europe hit by immense heatwave September 10, 2003 - Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh is fatally stabbed. November 15/20, 2003 - Terrorist attacks in Istanbul March 11, 2004 - Madrid Train bombings kill over 190 people. May 1, 2004 - The EU undergoes its biggest enlargement with the addition of 10 new member states August 2004 - Athens Olympics September 3, 2004 - School massacre in Beslan, Russia November 21, 2004 - Disputed Ukrainian election sparks orange revolution. December 26, 2004 - South Asian tsunami disaster kills more than 300,000 people. January 20, 2005 - George W. Bush inaugurated for second term. April 2, 2005 - Pope John Paul II dies aged 84. April 19, 2005 - Joseph Ratzinger elected as Pope Benedict XVI. July 2, 2005 - Live8 July 7, 2005 - London terrorist bombings kill 52 people. August 29, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina strikes southern US. November 22, 2005 - Angela Merkel becomes Chancellor of Germany. June 3, 2006 - Montenegro becomes independent. July 12 - August 14, 2006 - War between Israel and Lebanon November 23, 2006 - Russian former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko dies in London. This leads to a polonium 210 trail across Europe. December 2006 - Five women are murdered in Ipswich in one of the UK's worst killing sprees. January 1, 2007 - Romania and Bulgaria join the EU. Slovenia adopts the Euro. April 23, 2007 - Boris Yeltsin dies aged 76. May 3, 2007 - Disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal sparks worldwide attention. May 16, 2007 - Nicolas Sarkozy becomes President of France. June 27, 2007 - Gordon Brown replaces Tony Blair as British Prime Minister. June 30, 2007 - Attempted attack at Glasgow airport puts the UK on high terrorism alert. November 24, 2007 - Kevin Rudd is elected Prime Minister of Australia. January 1, 2008 - Cyprus and Malta adopt the Euro. February 19, 2008 - Fidel Castro steps down as President of Cuba. August 2008 - Beijing Olympics November 4, 2008 - Barack Obama is elected US President November 26 - 29, 2008 - Terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. December 27, 2008 - January 17, 2009 - War between Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip.
What are Historical events from 1992-2008?
January 20, 1993 - Bill Clinton is elected president.August 31, 1997 - The death of Princess Diana.January 17, 1998 - News of the Lewinsky scandal first breaks.April 20, 1999 - The Columbine High School massacre happens.December 31, 1999/January 1, 2000 - The clocks pass into 2000 without being disrupted by the Y2K computer virus.January 20, 2001 - George W. Bush is elected president.September 11, 2001 - 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.March 20, 2003 - The Iraq War begins.August 23 - 30, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina forms and causes great damage to New Orleans.May 1 2011 - Osama Bin Laden Killed.
What are some important events of the 2000s?
2000s events January 1, 2000 - People around the world celebrate the start of the year 2000. August 4, 2000 - Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother turns 100. September 15 - October 1, 2000 - Sydney Olympics November 7, 2000 - US Presidential election runs into controversy over votes cast in Florida. December 13, 2000 - George W. Bush is declared as the winner of the US election over Al Gore January 1, 2001 - Official start of the new millennium January 13, 2001 - Strong earthquake hits El Salvador. January 20, 2001 - George W. Bush is inaugurated as 43rd President of the United States January 20, 2001 - Gloria Macapagal Arroyo becomes President of the Philippines. January 26, 2001 - Strong earthquake hits the state of Gujarat in Northwestern India. February 13, 2001 - El Salvador is hit by a second strong earthquake. February 19, 2001 - The British Foot and Mouth crisis begins. June 1, 2001 - The Nepalese royal family is massacred. June 7, 2001 - The British Labour Party is elected to a second term in office. September 11, 2001 - Tragic events of 9/11- The twin towers of New York's world trade center and Washington's Pentagon are hit by devastating terrorist attacks. A fourth hijacked plane is crashed into a field in Pennsylvania September 17, 2001 - George W. Bush launches his 'War on Terror'. December 13, 2001 - The Indian Parliament Building is attacked. January 1, 2002 - The Euro currency is introduced in 12 EU countries. January 29, 2002 - George W. Bush speaks of an 'Axis of Evil'. March 30, 2002 - Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother dies aged 101. April 26, 2002 - School shooting at the Gutenberg Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany May 2002 - Jacques Chirac is reelected as President of France. June 1, 2002 - Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Golden Jubilee. June 22, 2002 - Devastating earthquake hits Iran. June 30, 2002 - Brazil wins FIFA World Cup for a record fifth time. September 22, 2002 - Gerhard Schroeder is reelected as chancellor of Germany. October 31/November 1, 2002 - Two devastating earthquakes hit central Italy. February 1, 2003 - Space shuttle Columbia blows up over Texas killing all 7 astronauts on board. March 2003 - SARS pandemic March 20, 2003 - The US led invasion of Iraq begins. April 9, 2003 - Fall of Baghdad August 2003 - Europe is hit by a strong heatwave. September 10, 2003 - Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh is fatally stabbed. October 2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected Governor of California. November 15/20, 2003 - Two devastating terrorist bombings hit Istanbul. December 13, 2003 - Saddam Hussein is captured. December 26, 2003 - The Iranian city of Bam is hit by a devastating earthquake. March 11, 2004 - More than 190 people are killed as devastating terrorist bombings occur on commuter trains in Madrid. March 14, 2004 - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is elected as Prime Minister of Spain, succeeding Jose Maria Aznar. May 1, 2004 - The EU undergoes its biggest enlargement as 10 new member states join. May 22, 2004 - Manmohan Singh becomes Prime Minister of India. June 5, 2004 - Ronald Raegan dies aged 93. August 13 -29, 2004 - Athens Olympics September 3, 2004 - School massacre in Beslan, southern Russia November 2, 2004 - George W. Bush is reelected as US President November 21, 2004 - A Disputed election result leads to the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. December 26, 2004 - The south Asian tsunami disaster occurs, killing more than 300,000 people, after an under sea quake off Sumatra, Indonesia. January 20, 2005 - George W. Bush is inaugurated for a second term as US President. March 28, 2005 - Devastating earthquake off Sumatra, Indonesia April 2, 2005 - Pope John Paul II dies aged 84. April 6, 2005 - Prince Rainier III of Monaco dies aged 81. April 8, 2005 - Worldwide dignitaries attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II. April 9, 2005 - Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles. April 19, 2005 - Joseph Ratzinger is elected as Pope Benedict XVI. May 29, 2005 - French voters reject the new EU constitution. June 1, 2005 - Dutch voters reject the new EU constitution. July 1, 2005 - German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder loses a vote of confidence. July 2, 2005 - Live8 concerts take place worldwide. July 6 - 9, 2005 - G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland July 6, 2005 - London is awarded the 2012 Olympics. July 7, 2005 - Devastating terrorist bombings hit London, killing 52 people. July 21, 2005 - Attempted terrorist bombings are foiled in London. July 22, 2005 - Innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes is shot dead by London Metropolitan Police. July 23, 2005 - Terrorist bombings in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt August 14, 2005 - Plane crash in Greece kills all on board. August 29, 2005 - Hurricane hits the Gulf coast of the United States, and floods New Orleans. September 18, 2005 - German chancellor's election ends in stalemate. October 27 - November 9, 2005 - Riots occur in cities across France. November 22, 2005 - Angela Merkel becomes Chancellor of Germany. March 11, 2006 - Michelle Bachelet becomes Chile's first female President. March 11, 2006 - Slobodan Milosevic dies aged 64. June 3, 2006 - Montenegro becomes independent. July 9, 2006 - Italy wins the FIFA World Cup. July 9, 2006 - Devastating plane crash occurs in Siberia. July 12 - August 14, 2006 - War between Israel and Lebanon. November 5, 2006 - Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death. November 23, 2006 - Former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko dies in London aged 46. This leads to a trail of Polonium 210 across Europe. December 2006 - Five women are murdered in Ipswich in one of the UK's worst killing sprees. December 26, 2006 - Gerald Ford dies aged 93. December 30, 2006 - Saddam Hussein is executed. January 1, 2007 - Romania and Bulgaria join the EU. Slovenia adopts the Euro. April 16, 2007 - The worst mass shooting in US history occurs at Virginia Tech. April 23, 2007 - Boris Yeltsin dies aged 76. May 3, 2007 - The disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal sparks a worldwide search. May 16, 2007 - Nicolas Sarkozy becomes President of France. June 27, 2007 - Gordon Brown replaces Tony Blair as British Prime Minister. June 30, 2007 - An attempted attack on Glasgow Airport puts the UK on high terrorism alert. July 17, 2007 - Brazil's deadliest plane crash occurs. July 2007 - Anglo-Russian diplomatic crisis July 25, 2007 - Pratibha Patil becomes India's first female President. September 16, 2007 - Deadly plane crash occurs at Phuket, Thailand. September 23 - 30, 2007 - Anti-regime demonstrations in Burma December 10, 2007 - Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner becomes Argentina's first female President. December 27, 2007 - Benazir Bhutto is killed in a bomb attack, aged 54. December 27, 2007 - Disputed election result in Kenya results in massive unrest. January 1, 2008 - Cyprus and Malta adopt the Euro. February 17, 2008 - Kosovo declares independence from Serbia. February 19, 2008 - Fidel Castro steps down as President of Cuba. He is replaced by his brother, Raul. March 16, 2008 - Anti-China protests are brutally crushed in Tibet. April 26, 2008 - 73 year old Austrian Josef Fritzl is revealed to have imprisoned his daughter, Elisabeth in a cellar for 24 years, fathering seven children with her. May 3, 2008 - Cyclone Nargis devastates southern Burma. May 12, 2008 - China's Sichuan province is hit by a massive earthquake. June 27, 2008 - Zimbabwe's 'election' re-run is marred by intimidation and fraud. August 8 - 24, 2008 - Beijing Olympics September 11, 2008 - New power sharing deal reached in Zimbabwe. September 15, 2008 - Economic Crisis: Meltdown Monday, as Lehman Brothers collapses. September 29, 2008 - Meltdown Monday nr. 2 November 4, 2008 - Barack Obama is elected President of the United States. December 27, 2008 - January 18, 2009 - Conflict in the Gaza Strip January 1, 2009 - Slovakia adopts the Euro. January 20, 2009 - Barack Obama is inaugurated as 44th President of the United States. January 26, 2009 - Icelandic financial system collapses. March 2, 2009 - Guinea Bissau's President Joao Bernardo Vieira is killed in a coup. April 2, 2009 - G20 summit in London June 12 - 22, 2009 - Disputed Iranian election result leads to widespread protests. Ongoing events - Darfur crisis, North Korean nuclear tests
