June 25, 2003
A Big Mac cost $2.71 that summer of 2003, and the Dow Jones sat at 10,454 — American troops were navigating an increasingly hostile occupation in Iraq, facing guerrilla-style attacks in cities like Baghdad and Mosul. On television, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" dominated the ratings, while Beyonce and Jay-Z's "Crazy In Love" played out of nearly every radio and open car window across the country. That July, NASA launched the Opportunity rover toward Mars, the second of two rovers sent that summer as part of a mission designed to search for signs of past water activity on the planet's surface.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — June 25, 2003
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 25, 2003
C.I.A. Said To Find Nuclear Advances By North Koreans
World Events — June 2003
Time Person of the Year — 2003
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 25, 2003
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2002–03 Season
Emmy Winners — 2003
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 25, 2003
Ebert 4-Star Films — June 25, 2003
On the field
Sports Champions — June 25, 2003
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