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July 4 – 2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting: Egyptian immigrant Hesham Mohamed Hadayet kills two and injures six before being killed by a security officer. The incident is called an act of terrorism .
In 2002, the Dow lost 16.76% of its value (10,021.60 to 8,341.63) Here is a historical view of the stock market downturn of 2002 including figures from the stock market bubble of the late 1990s: Date
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.
February 4 – President Bush presents Congress with a wartime budget of $2.1 trillion, which sees a return to deficit spending by the federal government. [7]February 7 – President Bush signs the "Humane Treatment of Taliban and al Qaeda Detainees" memorandum, reversing American's commitments to parts of the Geneva Convention.
2002 — 10 people are killed and 3 are injured in the Beltway sniper attacks around the Washington D.C. area. 2003 — Republicans retake narrow control of the Senate following 2002 elections. 2003 — Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates upon re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts and resulting in a 29-month ...
October 2002 events in the United States (2 C, 4 P) November 2002 events in the United States (3 C, 40 P) December 2002 events in the United States (2 C, 4 P) C.
August 10: 2002 renaming of Turkmen months and days of week. September 19: The First Ivorian Civil War begins. October 2 – 23: Beltway sniper attacks. October 12: The 2002 Bali bombings killed 202 people and injured 209 more. October 23 – 26: Chechen rebels seize a theater in Moscow. Amid this siege, around 200 people died.
2002 January 1:Michael Bloomberg becomes the 108th Mayor of New York. January: New York City is put in a "Drought Warning" after a warm and dry winter. That is upgraded to a "Drought Emergency" in March until the Fall. March 11: The Tribute in Light memorial is unveiled and lit up every day for the next month. It has since been lit up every ...