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December 5 – Roone Arledge, sports and news broadcasting executive (b. 1931) December 6. Father Philip Berrigan, priest, member of the Plowshares Movement and political activist (b. 1923) Charles Rosen, pioneer in artificial intelligence (b. 1927) December 9 – Stan Rice, painter and poet (b. 1942) December 26 – Herb Ritts, photographer (b ...
2002 was the second hottest year on record, exceeded only by 1998. [31] There was below average precipitation in 2002, with droughts in Australia, northern China, India, and western United States. [31] Heavy rains in late 2002 caused significant flooding in eastern Asia [31] and in central Europe.
The magazine Science chose the discovery of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) as the top science story of the year. The molecular switches have the potential to treat such diseases as HIV and cancer. Scientists at California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of clouds of methane on Titan , the largest moon of Saturn .
On this day, June 29th, in 2002, Vice President Dick Cheney served as president for a total of two and a half hours, while President Bush underwent a routine colonoscopy at the Camp David ...
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Stock market downturn of 2002: Global indices sink heavily today, with the Nasdaq falling 3% to a 6-year low of 1,184.94. The yield of the U.S. Treasury's 10-year bond sank to a 40-year low of 3.70%, with the 2-year bond yield falling to a record low of 1.89%.
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Speed skating: world championships sprint, Hamar, Norway.Katriona Lemay-Doan of Canada wins in the women's event (2. Andrea Nuyt, Neth., 3. Anzhela Kotyuaga, Bel.), Jeremy Wotherspoon, also of Canada becomes the champion in the men's competition (2.