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May 1, 2003

  • The Labour Party under the leadership of Rhodri Morgan win a landslide victory in the Welsh Assembly elections.
  • President Bush safely lands in an S-3B Viking jet on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln returning from operations in Iraq while 100 miles off the coast of San Diego, California. It is the first time a sitting president has arrived on the deck of an aircraft carrier by plane. Bush makes a primetime address, surrounded by hundreds of sailors, in which he declares major combat operations in Iraq over.
  • A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Bingol, Turkey, killing at least 87 people and injuring 400.
  • United States Navy forces start moving out of Vieques. A big celebration erupts on Vieques' streets at 12:01 AM EST, to celebrate the military's move out of the island.
  • The British Columbia Supreme Court becomes the third provincial supreme court to rule that the Canadian government must legally recognize same-sex marriage.
  • The Canadian dollar exceeds 70 cents US for the first time in five years, reaching $0.7044 US.
May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Rhodri Morgan, pictured while on an eve of poll visit during the National Assembly of Wales election in 2003. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² Ethnicity: 97. ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... This page has been frequently vandalized recently. ... The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a United States Navy jet aircraft used to hunt and destroy enemy submarines and provide surveillance of surface shipping. ... The second USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), nicknamed Abe, is the fifth Nimitz-class supercarrier in the United States Navy. ... City nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Government County San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders takes oath of office 12/05/05 Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 372. ... An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft—in effect acting as a sea-going airbase. ... The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths surface. ... Bingol (Turkish Bingöl for: a thousand lakes) is a town in the Anatolia region of Turkey. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Vieques is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) • Land 925,186 km² • Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Same-sex marriage is marriage between individuals who are of the same legal or biological sex. ... The Canadian dollar, CAD or C$, is the unit of currency of Canada. ... USD redirects here. ...

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May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years).
These events are today commemorated as May Day or Labour Day in most industrialized countries.
2003 - War in Iraq: U.S. President George W. Bush announces the end of major combat operations in Iraq.
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May 2 is the last day of the current legislative session.
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