This day in history

AUGUST 03

1914 - Germany declared war on France at the start of World War One.

2000 - The Indonesian attorney-general's office formally charged ex-president Suharto with corruption.

2001 - Thailand's Constitutional Court cleared PM Thaksin Shinawatra of charges that he had deliberately concealed assets, allowing him to carry on in the post.

2004 - The Statue of Liberty in New York reopened to visitors for the first time since the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, following security and safety improvements.