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Celebrating Our History in 2003 Events
A compact look at 2003 as a year of historic milestones. It notes the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase signed by Thomas Jefferson in 1803, Clark and Lewis expedition preparations, the Wright brothers 1903 flight, Ford's first mass produced car in 1903, Mickey Mouse debut with sound in 1928, and the UN naming 2003 the International Year of Fresh Water.
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Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
United States
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Ford Motor Co
Mickey Mouse
United Nations