May 2003

Thursday 01:

War in Iraq: U.S. President George W. Bush announces the end of major combat operations in Iraq.

Saturday 03:

Funny Cide becomes the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby.

Sunday 04:

The Outbreak of 2003 begins. Ninety-four tornadoes begin the week-long outbreak.

Saturday 10:

May 2003 tornado outbreak ends.

Sunday 11:

Benvenuto Cellini's Saliera is stolen from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Friday 16:

In Casablanca, Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks.

Saturday 17:

Mozilla Firefox. Browser renamed from Phoenix to Firebird.

Wednesday 21:

An earthquake hits northern Algeria, killing more than 2,000 people.

Thursday 22:

In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years.

Friday 23:

2004 - Part of Paris Charles De Gaulle International Airport Terminal 2E collapses, killing five people and injuring three others.

Sunday 25:

Néstor Kirchner becomes President of Argentina after defeating Carlos Menem. He is the first elected President since the December 2001 economic crisis.

Monday 26:

Only three days after a previous record, Sherpa Lakpa Gelu climbs Mount Everest in 10 hours 56 minutes. The tourism ministry of Nepal confirms this record in July that year.

Friday 30:

The final flight of an Air France Concorde takes place.

Saturday 31:

Bomber Eric Rudolph is captured in Murphy, North Carolina.