An assassination attempt was made on President George W. Bush.
NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with a small communication satellite.
NASA celebrated April Fool's Day by telling the world that they found water on Mars.
NASA's Deep Impact space probe launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
George W. Bush secured his second term as President of the United States.
The Statue of Liberty pedestal reopened after the 9/11 disaster that occurred in 2001.
NASA's Messenger probe launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.
Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
The first Abu Ghraib torture pictures are published.
The Stardust space probe collected a sample of comet dust.
Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Californian Governor.
The Cedar Fire swept through San Diego County, California, destroying 2,232 homes and killing fifteen people.
The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
Arnold Schwarzenegger became Governor of California.
After 14 years in space, NASA's Galileo spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in Jupiter's atmosphere.
World's biggest battery switched on in Alaska.
A major blackout occurred in the Northeastern and Midwestern US along with Ontario, Canada.
Saddam sons killed in US operation.
NASA's Opportunity Mars rover launched from the Florida Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Tesla Motors was incorporated in Palo Alto, California, US.
The Wikimedia Foundation Inc. was founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
US forces pulled down a statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad to symbolize the end of the Iraqi president's brutal reign.
Ground troops from the USA, UK, Australia, and Poland invaded Iraq.
The Second Iraq War began after an airstrike took place in the country by combined US and British forces.
The Station nightclub in Rhode Island burned down, killing 100 people.
The first reusable spacecraft called ''Space Shuttle Columbia" broke apart when returning to Earth, and all seven astronauts on board died.
The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in New York.
Beltway sniper attacks begin.
American businessman, Steve Fossett completes the first solo around-the-world Balloon Flight.
The USA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched the NOAA-17 satellite.
The United States withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
The United States and Russia signed the Moscow Treaty, agreeing to limit their nuclear arsenals.
President George W. Bush gave his State of Union Address.
The first prisoners arrive in Guantanamo Bay.
Winona Ryder was arrested.
American Airlines Flight 587 from New York City to the Dominican Republic crashed during takeoff.
Patriot Act comes into effect in the US.
NASA's Galileo spacecraft skimmed by Jupiter's moon, Lo, at just 112 miles (180 km).
U.S.‑led attack on Afghanistan begins.
American President, George W. Bush Declares War on Terror.
The New York Stock Exchange reopened for trading after the September 11 attacks.
Two planes crashed into the World Trade Towers in New York City.
George W. Bush renewed the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) for an additional five years.
Jurassic Park III premiered in Los Angeles, California.
NASA's Atlantis space shuttle took off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-104.
World's First Self-Contained Artificial Heart Transplant.
32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer from Boulder, Colorado, became the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey space probe from Cape Canaveral.
