Portugal Recognizes East Timor Independence, Ending Indonesian Rule – May 20, 2002
Date: May 20, 2002
Date: May 20, 2002
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-113 to the International Space Station carrying the Expedition 6 crew and the P1 truss. Date: November 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Chinese Authorities Arrest Cyber-Dissident He…
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage. Date: October 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Godhra Train Burning Kills 59…
The Ghriba synagogue bombing by al-Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia. Date: April 11, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Church of the Nativity Standoff Ends with Deportations, May 9, 2002Israeli Forces Seize Karine A…
A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104. Date: April 12, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Iran Airtour Tu-154 Crashes Near…
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since the Cuban Revolution. Date: May 12, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events 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…