Boeing 707 Crashes Near Bangui Airport, 28 Killed – July 4, 2002
Date: July 4, 2002
Date: July 4, 2002
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights. Date: April 8, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅…
Civil rights movement: A jury in Birmingham, Alabama, convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murder of four girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. Date: May 22, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On…
Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. Date: November 10, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Israeli…
The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and three years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976). Date: May 20, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in…
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria. Date: October 16, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Ho Chi Minh City Department Store Fire Kills 60+ – October 29, 2002Hugo…
During the religious violence in Gujarat, 97 people are killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in the Gulbarg Society massacre. Date: February 28, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Nanterre Massacre: Gunman…