Historical eventSeptember 122003
United Nations
The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
In context
- When
- Friday, September 12 200323 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2000s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
At a glance
Dates: From 2003.
What happened
The United Nations (UN) is an international intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals.
September 12 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 2003United Nations
- 2005Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2007Joseph Estrada
- 20072007 Bengkulu earthquakes
- 2008Metrolink (California)
- 20082008 Chatsworth train collision
- 2012Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012)
- 2013NASA
- 2014Synagogue Church of All Nations
- 2015Petlawad explosion
- 2021Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51
Also in 2003
- September 14Kumba YalaPresident Kumba Ialá (pictured) of Guinea-Bissau was deposed in a bloodless military coup.
- September 142003 Estonian European Union membership referendumIn a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
- November 17Arnold SchwarzeneggerActor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure as the governor of California begins.
- October 20Sloan Great WallThe Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structures known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University.
- July 13Directorate General for External SecurityFrench Directorate General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt from FAR…
- August 10Okinawa Urban MonorailThe Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
- August 14Northeast blackout of 2003A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
- June 26Supreme Court of the United StatesThe U.S. Supreme Court struck down sodomy laws in the country in the landmark decision Lawrence v. Texas.
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September 12 2003 — 23 years ago, on a Friday.
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