Portal:Current events/2003 August 15
August 15, 2003 (Friday)
- Power is restored to many, but not all areas of the north-eastern United States and Canada affected by the previous day's blackout.[1] Investigations into the root cause of the grid collapse are currently focusing on transmission lines circling Lake Erie.[2]
- Libya formally accepts responsibility for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. It consists of general language that lacks expression of remorse for lives lost.[3] Although some claim the acceptance is just a business deal and not a true admission of guilt.[4]
- Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein announces that he will abdicate the throne in 2004, in favor of his son, Prince Alois.
- ^ "Power returning to US east coast | US news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-05-12. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Barringer, Felicity (2003-08-16). "Libya Admits Culpability in Crash of Pan Am Plane". Libya: NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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