Date: March 16, 2002
Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq. Date: November 18, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002UN Security Council Imposes Arms Embargo on al-Qaeda and Taliban, January…
A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft. Date: December 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002China Northern Airlines…
An Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre carrying Intelsat 904. Date: February 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Bibliotheca Alexandrina Opens in Egypt, Commemorating Ancient Library of Alexandria -…
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…
The trial of Slobodan Milošević, the former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, begins at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. He dies four years later before its conclusion. Date: February 12, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This…