What Happened in Aug 2003

First Recorded Instance of "O RLY?"

O RLY? is an Internet phenomenon, typically presented as an image macro featuring a Snowy Owl. The phrase "O RLY?" ("Oh, really?") is typically... Read more

French Heat Wave of 2003

Between August 3 and August 13, temperatures regularly exceeded 40 C (104 F), TF1 reported. Typically, the temperature in August in Paris is around... Read more

Skid Row release Thickskin

Thickskin is the fourth full-length studio album released by Skid Row, and first to feature Sebastian Bach replacement Johnny Solinger and both... Read more

"Gangstaz Roll" Is Released

"Gangstaz Roll" was a 2003 single by hip-hop group Mobb Deep. It was the group's debut on Jive Records having left their previous label Loud... Read more

FDA Approves IPR's Crestor

Crestor is in a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins." Rosuvastatin reduces levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density... Read more

Shaun Micheel wins his first major at the 85th PGA Championship

The 2003 PGA Championship was the 85th PGA Championship held from August 14-17, 2003 at Oak Hill Country Club, East Course in Rochester, New York.... Read more

A Good Lawyer's Wife

A Good Lawyer's Wife (바람난 가족, Baramnan Kajok) is a 2003 South Korean film written and directed by Im Sang-soo. The film is about the various... Read more

Michael Vick fractures his leg in a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens

During a pre-season game against the Baltimore Ravens on August 16, Vick suffered a fractured right fibula and missed the first 11 games of the... Read more

Radiohead releases "Go To Sleep" single

"Go to Sleep" is a song by Radiohead, released as the second single from their sixth album Hail to the Thief in 2003. The song has an initial time... Read more

FDA Approves Bayer Healthcare's Levitra

Levitra is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor. It works by helping to relax muscles and increase blood flow into the penis during sexual stimulation.... Read more

The Canal Hotel Bombing - At Least 22 Killed in Baghdad

The Canal Hotel Bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, in the afternoon of August 19, 2003, killed at least 22 people, including the United Nations' Special... Read more

Alcântara VLS Accident

On August 22, 2003, at 13:30 (local time) an explosion destroyed a Brazilian Space Agency VLS-1 (VLS-1 V03) rocket as it stood on its launch pad at... Read more

The Bouncing Souls release Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh is the sixth studio album by New Jersey punk band the Bouncing Souls. It was released on August 26, 2003. "Todd's Song" is a tribute... Read more