Date: May 26, 2002
U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan and subsequently murdered. Date: January 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Northwestern Iran Earthquake Kills 261, Injures 1,300 June 22, 2002Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Crash…
Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress. Date: November 4, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002George W. Bush Signs No Child Left Behind…
The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history. Date: June 24, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Operation Anaconda Begins in Afghanistan, U.S. Assault, March 2, 2002Northwestern…
FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds. Date: May 10, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated. Date: November 15, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002African Union Established in Addis Ababa,…
The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City. Date: May 28, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)…