What Happened in 2003

Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh is Fatally Stabbed While Shopping

A Serbian man has confessed to the killing of Anna Lindh, the Swedish foreign minister who died after being stabbed in a Stockholm department store... Read more

Johnny Cash Dies

In 1997, Cash was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease Shy-Drager syndrome. The diagnosis was later altered to autonomic neuropathy... Read more

"Billy Talent" Is Released

Billy Talent is the second full-length album of Canadian band Billy Talent, after their first, Watoosh!, was released under their old name of Pezz... Read more

David Bowie releases Reality

Reality is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2003. The album was well received by fans and critics and was one of... Read more

David Bowie releases Heathen

Heathen is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2002. Heathen was considered something of a comeback for Bowie in... Read more

"Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring" is Released

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (UK: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring) is a 2003 South Korean film about a Buddhist... Read more

Morbid Angel releases Heretic

Heretic is the seventh studio album by the death metal band Morbid Angel. This would be their last under Earache Records, as the band decided not... Read more

Muse Releases "Absolution"

Absolution is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Muse. It was released on 21 September 2003 in the UK and on March 23, 2004 in... Read more

Limp Bizkit release Results May Vary

Results May Vary is the fourth album by Limp Bizkit, released on September 23, 2003 through Interscope Records. The album was certified Platinum on... Read more

Alice Cooper releases The Eyes of Alice Cooper

The Eyes of Alice Cooper is the twenty third album by Alice Cooper, that was released in 2003. Although it has been said that the title is a... Read more

UFC 44: Undisputed

UFC 44: Undisputed was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 26, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Events... Read more

Elia Kazan Dies

Elia Kazan was married three times. His first wife was playwright Molly Day Thacher. They were married from 1932 until her death in 1963; this... Read more

Kanye West releases his first single "Through the Wire"

"Through the Wire" is the debut single performed by rapper Kanye West. Released in 2003 as the lead single from his debut album The College Dropout... Read more

AOL Time Warner Drops "AOL" From Name in Wake of Dot-Com Bubble Burst

In 2000, a new company called AOL Time Warner, with Steve Case as chairman, was created when AOL purchased Time Warner for US$164 bn. The deal,... Read more

The Ramadan Offensive

In October 2003, the intensity and pace of insurgent attacks began to increase. Finally, at the end of October, a series of four simultaneous... Read more

School of Rock is released

School of Rock, also called The School of Rock, is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Mike White, and starring... Read more

Primus releases Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People

Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People is a career-spanning retrospective DVD plus bonus EP by Primus, released on October 7, 2003. The title... Read more

Living Colour release Collideøscope

Collideøscope is the fourth album by Living Colour. Released in 2003, it is the first studio album by the band in more than a decade. After they... Read more

"Kill Bill" Is Released

Kill Bill is the fourth film by writer-director Quentin Tarantino, starring Uma Thurman as The Bride. Originally conceived as one film, it was... Read more

Keane releases "This Is the Last Time" single

"This Is the Last Time" is a song performed and composed by English rock band Keane released in October 13, 2003 as their second commercial single,... Read more

Clay Aiken Releases 'Measure of a Man'

Measure of a Man is Clay Aiken's debut album, released on October 14, 2003, five months after the conclusion of the second season of American Idol.... Read more

Louis Armstrong House Museum opens to the public

The house where Louis Armstrong lived for close to 28 years was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977 and is now a museum. The Louis... Read more

FDA Approves Forest Labs' Namenda

Namenda reduces the actions of chemicals in the brain that may contribute to the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Namenda is used to treat... Read more

2003 World Series

2003 World Series The biggest story of the 2003 World Series may not have been the actual Fall Classic, but more so the dramatic pennant race... Read more

King Diamond releases The Puppet Master

The Puppet Master is an album by King Diamond released in 2003. A limited edition includes a DVD on which King Diamond is telling the story of The... Read more