What happend on 5th March

04.03
06.03
2003

Nature withdraws several papers as a result of the Jan Hendrik Schön scandal.

2003

Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks provokes controversy in the U.S. by stating that the band was "ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."

2003

University of Manchester and UMIST announce agreement to merge operations.

2002

MTV begins airing The Osbournes.

2001

In Mecca, 35 Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

1999

Paul Okalik is elected first Premier of Nunavut.

1998

NASA announces that the Clementine probe orbiting the Moon has found enough water to support a human colony.

1998

NASA announces the choice of United States Air Force Lt. Col. Eileen Collins as the first woman commander of a space shuttle mission.

1993

Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is banned from international competition for life after testing positive for banned substances for the second time.

1991

Iraq releases all Gulf War prisoners