Date: May 12, 2002
NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members. 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 2002Ariane 4 Launches Intelsat 904 from Guiana Space Centre February 23, 2002George…
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…
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military. Date: April 14, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Grozny Truck Bombs Kill 72 at Chechen…
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities). Date: March 2, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Ghriba Synagogue…
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 2002Jimmy Carter…
The MPLA government of Angola and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War. Date: April 4, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002California Gubernatorial Recall: Gray Davis Announces $35 Billion…