56 events found for 2002
Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, killing 23 of the 31 people on…
Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, makes landfall, killing at least 236 people.
The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians…
Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.
Total Linhas Aéreas Flight 5561 crashes near Paranapanema, Brazil, killing both pilots on board.
The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of…
A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
Terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200.
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria.
Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC.
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately…
Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building…
A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people…