Date: December 17, 2002
The Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over. Date: January 18, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Tugboat Robert Y. Love Collides with I-40 Bridge, 14 Dead May 26, 2002Church of the Nativity Standoff…
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…
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…
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154, and DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757, collide in mid-air over Überlingen, southern Germany, killing all 71 on board both planes. Date: July 1, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum. Date: May 6, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002George W. Bush Signs No Child Left Behind Act -…
European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members on May 1, 2004. Date: December 13, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More…