Date: May 22, 2002
Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq. Date: November 18, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Ukraine Airshow Disaster: Su-27 Crash Kills 77, Injures 500+ July 27,…
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 📅…
Terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200. Date: October 12, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Operation Anaconda Begins in Eastern Afghanistan, March 1, 2002Last…
Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before. Date: October 26, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 2002…
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…
A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. Date: May 7, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Afghanistan Shah-i-Kot Valley Battle Kills 7 U.S. Soldiers, 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters March…