Date: December 13, 2002
In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea. Date: January 29, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This…
The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland. Date: May 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Caracas Protest March Demands Chávez Resignation, 19 Killed – April…
Arturo Guzmán Decena, founder of Los Zetas and high-member of the Gulf Cartel, is killed in a shoot-out with the Mexican Army and the police. Date: November 21, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War. Date: March 29, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This…
War in Afghanistan: The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban. Date: January 16, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day…
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 2002Top Gear Revived British TV Motoring…