A Look Back At

Born in 2003

What Was Life Like in 2003?

Who Was in Charge?

President

George W. Bush

Gas (per gallon)

$1.59

Loaf of Bread

$1.17

Average House

$195,000

Weekly Wage

$603

A selection from Wikipedia's '2003 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

March 23 – The 75th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Steve Martin, is held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Rob Marshall's Chicago wins six awards out of 13 nominations, including Best Picture (the first musical to win the award since 1968's Oliver!).
April 9 – Iraq War: U.S. forces seize control of Baghdad, ending the regime of Saddam Hussein.
April 18 – Holes, directed by Andrew Davis is released in theaters.
May 1 – President George W. Bush lands on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, where he gives a speech announcing the end of major combat in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. A banner behind him declares "Mission Accomplished".
May 30 – Finding Nemo, Pixar Animation Studios' fifth feature film, is released in theaters, becoming the studio's biggest financial success up to that point.
July 1 – Tesla Inc., the American electric car company, is founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in San Carlos, California.
July 9 – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, directed by Gore Verbinski, is released in theaters as the first film in the Pirates of the Caribbean film Series.
August 1 – The social network Myspace launches.