What Else Was Happening in 2003?

The year 2003 saw the 40th anniversary of First Presbyterian Church of Sun City and... 

• The new United States Department of Homeland Security officially began operation. 
• The invasion of Iraq by an American and British led coalition began without United Nations support.
• The space shuttle Columbia blew up over Texas.
• The Spirit Rover was launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.
• Arnold Schwartzenegger was elected governor of California.
• The first deer and the first horse were cloned.
• The Human Genome Project was completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.
• The Concorde made its last commercial flight.
• The "Do Not Call" anti-telemarketing list was implemented.
• The journal "Nature" reported that 350,000-year-old footprints of an upright-walking human had been found in Italy.
• Apple launched iTunes.
• "Chicago" won the Academy Award for best film.
• "Come Away With Me" by Norah Jones was album of the year.
•  The average cost of a gallon of gas was $1.83.

For more 2003 trivia, see:
http://triviafrog.com/?p=568
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/2003.html
http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2003