Date: February 12, 2002
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California gubernatorial recall: Then Governor of California Gray Davis announces that the state would face a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier. Date: December 18, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 18 π Events on this day in…
Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC. Date: October 20, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 20 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Mindanao Earthquake Kills 15, Injures 100+ – March 5, 2002Ukraine Airshow Disaster: Su-27…
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 β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This…
NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system. Date: February 19, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Jonas Savimbi Killed in Military Ambush, February…
Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations. Date: September 10, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 10 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Sierra Leone Civil War Declared Over, January 18, 2002Envisat Environmental Satellite Launches…
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 β π Other events on May 28 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day (Today)…