1. President: George W. Bush
2. Vice President: Dick Cheney
3. The last signal is received from NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft, some 7.5 billion miles from Earth.
4. The United States Department of Homeland Security begins operations.
5. Super Bowl XXXVII
6. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers win!
7. Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over Texas upon re-entry, killing all seven astronauts on board.
8. The Iraq War begins.
9. The 75th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Steve Martin
10. Chicago wins best picture
11. Myspace launches.
12. 2003 World Series
13. Florida Marlins win.
14. Michael Jackson is arrested on charges of child molestation.