Date: May 10, 2002
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-111, carrying the Expedition 5 crew to the International Space Station to replace the Expedition 4 crew. Astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz becomes the second person to have flown on seven spaceflights. Date: June 5, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day…
The 2002 Lyon car attack takes place. Date: March 30, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002John Walker Lindh Pleads Guilty to Enemy Aid, Explosives Charges, July 15, 2002Mombasa Hotel Bombing and Arkia Flight…
The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries. Date: May 9, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅…
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage. Date: October 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Jonas Savimbi Killed in Military…
A cooking gas cylinder explodes on board an Egyptian National Railways train in El Ayyat, causing a fire and killing over 370 people. Date: February 20, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Israel Launches…
A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three. Date: November 6, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Hugo Chávez Returns to Office After Ouster, April 14, 2002Iraqi Dissidents Seize Berlin…