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I was Born
The day that my life really started. -
NASA loses radio contact
NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere. -
Lawsuit against Napster
The RIAA files a lawsuit against the Napster file-sharing client, on charges of copyright infringement. The outcome eventually defined the rules of online, peer-to-peer file sharing networks. -
United Nations General Assembly passes resolution 54/134
The United Nations General Assembly passes resolution 54/134 designating November 25 as the annual International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women. -
NEAR first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid
The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid. -
Indian Point II nuclear power plant vents radioactive steam
Indian Point II nuclear power plant in New York State vents a small amount of radioactive steam when a steam generator fails. -
Man With Two Hats Monument
Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveils the Man With Two Hats monument in Apeldoorn and the other in Ottawa on May 11, 2000. Symbolically linking both Netherlands and Canada for their assistance throughout World War II. -
Philippines explosions
In the Philippines an explosion rocks Glorietta 2 injuring 13 persons, mostly teenagers. According to local authorities, the homemade bomb was placed in front of a toilet beside a video arcade. -
Bill Clinton ends Vietnam War
Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. -
Nisqually Earthquake
The Nisqually Earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley and the Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia area of the U.S. state of Washington. -
auction 6 million acres of potentially oil-and-gas-rich
A letter between Gale Norton and Jeb Bush is released, stating that the Bush administration has decided to go ahead with plans to auction 6 million acres of potentially oil-and-gas-rich seabed in the Gulf of Mexico -
Natural gas futures plunge 6%
Natural gas futures plunge 6% to a 10-month low on speculation that growing US inventories will help power plants meet summer demand for air-conditioning -
Tropical Storm Allison
Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm caused $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history. -
US and UK reject plan to fund infrastructure for iraq
US and UK reject a proposal by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to permit the Iraqi government to use $1 billion per year to fund infrastructure improvements and to increase oil production capacity -
9/11
A terrorist group hijacked 4 planes, two planes flew into the world trade center, one plane flew into the pentagon, and the last plane crashed into a field. The plane that crashed into the field was crashed due to the passengers retaking the plane, its target was expected to be the white house. -
freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden
The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, and the remaining members of the Taliban. -
Multinational Force in Afghanistan
Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers are killed as they attempt to infiltrate the Shahi Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission. -
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
Operation Anaconda ends (started on March 2) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities -
killing of reporter
In Pakistan, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh along with three other suspects are charged with murder for their part in the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. -
Pioneer 10
The last successful telemetry from the NASA space probe Pioneer 10. -
38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity
The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected militants among them deported to several different countries. -
Space Shuttle Columbia takes off
The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry. -
France and Belgium break the NATO
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. -
massive corporation fraud
FBI agents raid the corporate headquarters of HealthSouth Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama on suspicion of massive corporate fraud led by the company's top executives. -
Friendly Fire
In a "friendly fire" incident, two US A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 190th Fighter Squadron attack British tanks participating in the invasion of Iraq, killing British soldier Matty Hull -
Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99% -
Nobel Prize
Peter Agre and Roderick MacKinnon win the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes -
Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes
In a vote of confidence, Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College and is "deemed to be elected" as President according to Pakistan Constitution (Article 41(8)) -
Train of Death
Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Neyshabur in Iran when a run-away freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertiliser catches fire and explodes. -
Blackwater contractors are killed
In Fallujah, Iraq, 4 American private military contractors working for Blackwater USA, are killed and their bodies mutilated after being ambushed. -
9/11 comission
U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice testifies before the 9/11 Commission -
F4 Tornado Wipes out town of hallam
The U.S. town of Hallam, Nebraska, is wiped out by a powerful F4 tornado that broke a width record at an astounding 2.5 miles wide. It also kills one local resident. -
Freedom Tower
The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. (This was largely a symbolic event; actual construction would not start for several weeks) -
Mudslide in California
A mudslide occurs in La Conchita, California, killing 10 people, injuring many more and closing the Highway 101, the main coastal corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles, for 10 days. -
Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first African American woman to hold the post. -
Slovakia Summit 2005 begins
Slovakia Summit 2005 begins, marking the first occasion when a sitting American President visits Slovakia; George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin are in attendance. -
Fly Around the world
Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane around the world solo without any stops without refueling - a journey of 40,234 km/25,000 mi completed in 67 hours and 2 minutes. -
Longest gas explosion
The longest oil/natural gas explosion in the Houston, Texas area occurs in Crosby, Texas. The drill was owned by the Louisiana Oil and Gas Company. -
Four terrorist bomber target London's public transportation system
Four terrorist bomber target London's public transportation system, exactly two weeks after the July 7 bombings, All four bombs fail to detonate and all four suspected suicide bombers are captured -
Fred Shuttlesworth gives his final sermon
On the weekend of his 84th birthday, Fred Shuttlesworth gives his final sermon in front of 300 people at the Greater New Light Baptist Church -
Protesters demanding a re-election in Belarus
Protesters demanding a re-election in Belarus following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006 clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested. -
Freedom Tower Construction
Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City. -
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law. -
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law. -
Scream Recovered
Stolen on August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream" is recovered from a raid by Norwegian police. The painting was said to be in a better-than-expected condition. -
Bulgaria and Romania officially join the European Union
Bulgaria and Romania officially join the European Union. Also, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Irish become official languages of the European Union, joining 20 other official languages. -
First female speaker of the house
The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history. -
A train derails injuring 22
A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 22. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents. -
Virginia Tech massacre
The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. The gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, kills 32 people and injures 23 others before committing suicide. -
Released 2-17 years early
Jack Kevorkian is released from prison after serving eight years of his 10-25 year prison term for second-degree murder in the 1998 death of Thomas Youk, 52, of Oakland County, Michigan. -
Meltdown
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and aftershock of 6.6 occurs off the Niigata coast, Japan, killing 8 people with at least 800 injured and damaging a nuclear power plant. -
Largest fall since 9/11
Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%. -
B-2 Spirit of the USAF crashes at Guam
Crew survives but aircraft written off, the most expensive air crash in human history (aircraft alone cost $1.2Bn). B-2 had a perfect safety record before the crash; not one B-2 ever crashed. -
GRB 080319B
A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye was briefly observed on this day. -
Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless -
Imelda Marcos illegal transfer of wealth totaling $863 million
Philippine court acquits Imelda Marcos in a 17-year-old case of 32 counts of illegal transfer of wealth totaling $863 million in Swiss bank accounts. -
Dow Jones Falls
Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, its largest single-day point loss, following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual -
US Airways Flight 1549 lands on Hudson River
Chesley Sullenberger lands US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in NYC. All passengers and crew members survive in what becomes known as the "Miracle on the Hudson" -
Barack Obama
Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becomes the United States' first African-American president -
Kenya oil spill
In Kenya, at least 113 people are killed and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at least 25 people. -
Malaysia has a 50% chance of slipping into the recession
Malaysia has a 50% chance of slipping into the recession as growth is expected to reach just 0.5% for the year, announces the executive director Datuk Mohamed Ariff Abdul Kareem of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research -
North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng
North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks -
6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing at least 253. -
HIV removed from communicable diseases
The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed HIV infection from its list of communicable diseases of public health significance. -
Execution
Five murderers of Bangladeshi President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman hanged: Lieutenant Colonel Syed Faruq Rahman, Lieutenant Colonel Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Major AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, Major Bazlul Huda and Lieutenant Colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed -
Criminals Devistate enviroment
Unknown criminals pour more than 2.5 million litres of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in Northern Italy, causing an environmental disaster. -
Double recession
Europe risks a double-dip recession after bad results emerge from France, Germany and Italy, it is reported today; the Eurozone only grew by 0.1% in the last quarter of 2009 -
Police Uniform makes owner uncomfortable
Police officer James Crooker is asked to leave the Red and Black Café in Portland, Oregon after co-owner John Langley claimed Crooker's uniformed presence made him uncomfortable -
"Miracle at the New Meadowlands"
"Miracle at the New Meadowlands", Philadelphia Eagles trail New York Giants by 21 points with eight minutes to play, before scoring 4 touchdowns in final 7 minutes, including dramatic walk-off punt returned for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson -
Attempted assassination of Arizona congresswoman
Attempted assassination of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and subsequent shooting in Casas Adobes, Arizona at a Safeway grocery store kills 6 and wounds 13, including Giffords -
National Front Party
French politician Marine Le Pen becomes the leader of the National Front Party -
shock contraction
UK authorities announced UK has suffered shock contraction of 0.5% in the 2010 fourth quarter, due to severe winter weather and budget cuts implemented by the coalition government, increasing fears UK headed for a double-dip recession -
9.0 magnitude earthquake
9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes 130 km (80 miles) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people and causing the second worst nuclear accident in history -
9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes
9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes 130 km (80 miles) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people and causing the second worst nuclear accident in history -
Fidel Castro resigns
Fidel Castro resigns from the Communist Party of Cuba's central committee after 45 years of holding the title. -
Anonymous attacks government sites
FBI shuts down Megaupload.com for alleged copyright infringement, hacker group Anonymous responds by attacking government and entertainment industry websites -
Queen Elizabeth II marks the 60th anniversary
Queen Elizabeth II marks the 60th anniversary of becoming British monarch, becoming only the second to do so -
regenerating flowering plants
Scientists successfully regenerate the flowering plant, Silene stenophylla from a 31,800 year old piece of fruit, greatly surpassing the previous record of 2,000 years -
Civil disobedience
George Clooney and other several prominent participants, including Martin Luther King III, are arrested outside the Sundanese Embassy for civil disobedience -
Democratic nomination
US President Barack Obama officially secures Democratic presidential nomination -
US F-18 Hornet crashes
US F-18 Hornet crashes into side of apartment building in Virginia with no fatalities -
John Kerry succeedes Hillary Clinton as US Secretary of State
John Kerry succeedes Hillary Clinton as US Secretary of State -
Massive Blizzard
A massive blizzard begins in the US and Canada that resulted in 15 deaths, 5,300 cancelled flights, and loss of power for 900,000 people -
Largest Particle Collider Getting an upgrade
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, will be switched off for two years for upgrading -
Nasa's Curiosity
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity discovers further evidence of water-bearing minerals -
Korean War
North Korea declares it is at a state of war with South Korea -
118th Boston Marathon
Meb Keflezighi of United States 1st man in 2:08:37 and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya 1st woman in 2:18:57 -
miners killed in turkey
301 miners are killed by an underground explosion and mine fire in Soma Mine, Manisa, Turkey -
Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion
President Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion fund to increase deployment of US troops to Europe -
NASA's Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres
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copyright infringement
The family of Marvin Gaye win a record $7.3 million lawsuit for music copyright infringement against Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and T.I. -
Bernie for Democratic nomination
US senator Bernie Sanders announces he will seek the Democratic Party's nomination for President -
Space Plants
First ever flower grown in space - a zinnia aboard the International Space Station using NASA Veggie system -
Zika Virus
Zika virus outbreak in Brazil prompts Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Jamaica to recommend women delay pregnancies for up to 2 years -
Obama Visits first US mosque
US President Barack Obama visits his first US mosque - the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Maryland -
Inaguration
Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America and Mike Pence as the 48th Vice President -
Attorney General Fired
US President Donald Trump fires Attorney General Sally Yates after she instructs Justice Department officials not to defend Trump's travel ban -
repeal of obamacare
US President Donald Trump and Republican party forced to pull their attempt to repeal Obamacare after internal opposition
