Date: February 28, 2002
The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017. Date: September 4, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Daniel Pearl Kidnapped and Murdered…
A Boeing 707 crashes near Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing 28. Date: July 4, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Erfurt School Shooting: Robert Steinhäuser Kills 16, April 26,…
China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait, with the loss of all 225 people on board. Date: May 25, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Bashkirian Airlines Flight…
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 2002Israel Launches Operation Defensive Shield in West Bank March 29, 2002Rubens’ Massacre of…
President of the United States George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act. Date: January 8, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-112 for ISS Assembly,…
Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people. Date: January 17, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Operation Anaconda Begins in Eastern Afghanistan, March 1, 2002Ukraine Airshow…