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 Bingöl, 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.