Date: November 11, 2002
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 → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Portugal Recognizes East Timor Independence, Ending Indonesian…
Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors. Date: February 1, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport causing minor injuries. Date: February 27, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-110 to ISS, Jerry Ross Makes History April 8,…
An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119. Date: February 12, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Quecreek Mine Miners…
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…
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…