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4 days ago · The year began during an El Niño period that continued until April. A major heatwave occurred in Europe during the summer, causing approximately 70,000 deaths, 14,000 in France alone. Severe cold weather affected Asia, North America, and Peru. 2003 saw low precipitation, causing droughts in Australia, the United States, and Zimbabwe.
May 16, 2024 · Iraq War, (2003–11), conflict in Iraq that consisted of two phases. The first of these was a brief, conventionally fought war in March–April 2003, in which a combined force of troops from the United States and Great Britain (with smaller contingents from several other countries) invaded Iraq and rapidly defeated Iraqi military and ...
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- What was the cause of the Iraq War?U.S. President George W. Bush argued that the vulnerability of the United States following the September 11 attacks of 2001, combined with Iraq’s a...
- When did the Iraq War begin?The Iraq War, also called the Second Persian Gulf War, began on March 20, 2003.
- Which United States president started the Iraq War?U.S. President George W. Bush argued for launching a military attack on Iraq. On March 17, 2003, Bush declared an end to diplomacy and issued an ul...
- When did the Iraq War end?The U.S. military formally declared the end of the Iraq War in a ceremony in Baghdad on December 15, 2011, as U.S. troops prepared to withdraw from...
3 days ago · This is a list of wars that began from 2003 onwards. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity . 2003–2009. 2010–2019. 2020–2024.
May 13, 2024 · In 2003, the United States, along with a coalition of mostly Western allies, launched a military invasion of Iraq. The Bush administration justified the invasion by claiming that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and had ties to terrorist organisations, although these claims were later proven to be unfounded.
6 days ago · 1929 - 2003. Major Events: World War II. Paris Peace Conference. Resistance. Helsinki Accords. Tripartite Pact. Key People: Bill Clinton. Josip Broz Tito. Slobodan Milosevic. Vojislav Kotunica. George F. Kennan. Related Topics: Partisan. Comecon. Little Entente.
May 6, 2024 · Google released Google Print in December 2003, later becoming Google Book Search. 4chan came online on October 1, 2003. 802.11i was introduced with WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption in 2003. FactHound.com was released in 2003. IBM announced the eServer zSeries 990, the world's most sophisticated server and the new flagship of the eServer ...
5 days ago · The 2003 World Series (also known as the Centennial World Series) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2003 season. The 99th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Florida Marlins and the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees ; the Marlins upset the ...
