2003


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This includes events of 2003.

First Quarter 2003

Jan 1. Luis Inacio Lula da Silva became the 37th president of Brazil.

Jan 24. The new US Department of Homeland Security began operation.

Feb 1. US Space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas during reentry.

Mar 15. Hu Jintao became President of China.

Mar 19. US Invasion of Iraq began with air strikes on Baghdad.

Second Quarter 2003

Apr 9. US forces took control of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.

Jun 1. The People's Republic of China began filling the reservoir behind the Three Gorges dam.

Jun 26. The US Supreme Court declared sodomy laws unconstitutional.

Third Quarter 2003

July 18. European Constitution proposed.

Fourth Quarter 2003

Oct 15. China launched its first manned space mission, joining the USA and Russia as spacefaring nations.

Nov 18. Massachussets Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting same-sex marriage are unconstitutional.

Dec 15. Saddam Hussein was captured.


Other History This is only weakly connected to other periods of histury up through prehistory, antiquity, classical and medieval history, to modern histury through the 19th century, and to the 20th century through the late 20th century, including the late 1990s. It is being treated as part of the early 21st century. In the early 2000s, this is preceded by 2002. It is followed by 2004 and weakly connected to the late 2000s. Connections to the future are not yet well examined.	Links to other sites: Wikipedia- 2003
Sociology Social structure and change Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure can be considered. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be connected. Social change including social change factors, social change processes, and particular changes and movements can be considered. Communities will include Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City. Connections to peoples of the world including African peoples will be significant. Particular nations, such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and the Philippines will be significant. Western Civilization will be important. For Brazil I have no specific events. Among Anglic peoples, In the United States the US invaded Iraq. Although Saddam Hussein was deposed and later captured, a prolonged insurgent movement continued to cause casualties. Asiatic peoples will be important. In Indonesia, I have no recorded events for this year. Among South Asian peoples, in India, the Congress party gained a majority of seats in the parliamentary election. Among Oriental peoples, in China, Hu Jintao became President of China. The reservoir behind the controversial Three Gorges Dam began to fill. American Indian peoples found in the United States and Brazil are less directly significant. Institutions Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families may be useful. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools can be connected. Economics including economic activity, industries, and economic systems can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular governments will be important. Religion including religious beliefs, religions practice, and religious organization will be important. Particular traditions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be connected. Culture including material culture can be connected. Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events can be considered. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography. Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected.

Other History

This is only weakly connected to other periods of histury up through prehistory, antiquity, classical and medieval history, to modern histury through the 19th century, and to the 20th century through the late 20th century, including the late 1990s. It is being treated as part of the early 21st century. In the early 2000s, this is preceded by 2002.

It is followed by 2004 and weakly connected to the late 2000s. Connections to the future are not yet well examined.

Links to other sites:

Wikipedia- 2003

Sociology

Social structure and change

Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure can be considered. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be connected. Social change including social change factors, social change processes, and particular changes and movements can be considered.

Communities will include Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City.

Connections to peoples of the world including African peoples will be significant. Particular nations, such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and the Philippines will be significant. Western Civilization will be important. For Brazil I have no specific events. Among Anglic peoples, In the United States the US invaded Iraq. Although Saddam Hussein was deposed and later captured, a prolonged insurgent movement continued to cause casualties. Asiatic peoples will be important. In Indonesia, I have no recorded events for this year. Among South Asian peoples, in India, the Congress party gained a majority of seats in the parliamentary election. Among Oriental peoples, in China, Hu Jintao became President of China. The reservoir behind the controversial Three Gorges Dam began to fill. American Indian peoples found in the United States and Brazil are less directly significant.

Institutions

Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families may be useful. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools can be connected. Economics including economic activity, industries, and economic systems can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular governments will be important. Religion including religious beliefs, religions practice, and religious organization will be important. Particular traditions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be connected.

Culture including material culture can be connected. Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events can be considered. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected.

Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography. Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected.