Portal:Current events/June 2003

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June 2003 was the sixth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Sunday, ended on a Monday after 30 days.

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This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from June 2003.

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June 1, 2003 (Sunday)[edit]

June 2, 2003 (Monday)[edit]

  • Ohio Lawyer J. Anthony Rich began his 2-year stint as an Assistant Prosecutor in Marion County, Ohio.

June 3, 2003 (Tuesday)[edit]

June 4, 2003 (Wednesday)[edit]

June 5, 2003 (Thursday)[edit]

June 6, 2003 (Friday)[edit]

  • NASA investigators cracked a reinforced carbon fiber wing by shooting it with a piece of insulation, providing more evidence that falling insulation may have caused the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.[7]

June 7, 2003 (Saturday)[edit]

June 8, 2003 (Sunday)[edit]

  • After several days of violence and confusion in Mauritania, Pro-Israeli President Maaouiya Ould Taya appears to have defeated the uprising against him.[8]
  • The Polish referendum on EU enlargement entrance finishes today; 78% of the voters voted to join the EU, with approximately 59% turnout.[9]
  • The presence of the monkeypox virus in the United States is confirmed with four cases in Wisconsin, sparking the first discovery of the virus in the Western Hemisphere. Dozens of suspected cases have appeared across three Midwest states, where pet enthusiasts came into contact with infected domestic prairie dogs, which caught the disease from the Gambian giant rat.

June 9, 2003 (Monday)[edit]

June 10, 2003 (Tuesday)[edit]

June 11, 2003 (Wednesday)[edit]

June 12, 2003 (Thursday)[edit]

June 13, 2003 (Friday)[edit]

June 14, 2003 (Saturday)[edit]

June 15, 2003 (Sunday)[edit]

June 16, 2003 (Monday)[edit]

June 17, 2003 (Tuesday)[edit]

June 18, 2003 (Wednesday)[edit]

June 19, 2003 (Thursday)[edit]

  • The widely syndicated comic strip Garfield celebrates its 25th anniversary.

June 20, 2003 (Friday)[edit]

June 22, 2003 (Sunday)[edit]

June 23, 2003 (Monday)[edit]

June 24, 2003 (Tuesday)[edit]

June 26, 2003 (Thursday)[edit]

June 27, 2003 (Friday)[edit]

June 28, 2003 (Saturday)[edit]

June 29, 2003 (Sunday)[edit]

June 30, 2003 (Monday)[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ "Software". CNET. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
  5. ^ "Pope Arrives in Croatia for Landmark 100th Foreign Trip". Fox News. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
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  8. ^ "Africa | Mauritania 'foils' coup attempt". BBC News. 2003-06-09. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
  9. ^ "Europe | Poland says big Yes to EU". BBC News. 2003-06-09. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
  10. ^ "Breaking News, Top News & Latest News Headlines". Reuters.com. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
  11. ^ Bernbaum, Brian (2003-06-09). "Pond Drained In Anthrax Clue Hunt". CBS News. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
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  13. ^ "Science and technology news │New Scientist". Newscientist.com. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
  14. ^ "Haaretz - Israeli News source". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
  15. ^ "Official New York Yankees Website | MLB.com". Yankees.mlb.com. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
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  18. ^ "UK | Politics | Blair rings changes in historic reshuffle". BBC News. 2003-06-12. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
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  20. ^ http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=415304
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  25. ^ "Narrow use of affirmative action preserved in college admissions - Dec. 25, 2003". CNN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
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  27. ^ 04.13 EDT. "Six British soldiers dead, eight hurt as a fragile peace fractures | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-12-22. 
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