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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.
July 21 – Telecommunications giant WorldCom files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the largest such filing in United States history. July 24 – Congressman James Traficant of Ohio is expelled from the House of Representatives by a vote of 420–1 following his ten felony convictions.
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It stands as the worst mass shooting in U.S. history until 2016 and spurs a series of debates on gun control and journalism ethics. 2007 — The first IPhone is released for sale in the U.S. 2007 — The I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapses, killing 13 people. The bridge collapse brings to national attention the ...
2002 Denali earthquake: An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the moment magnitude scale occurs near Denali National Park in Alaska.The earthquake was the largest recorded in the interior of the United States for more than 150 years and was the strongest ever recorded in the interior of Alaska.
Robert Mugabe wins the Zimbabwe elections with 54% of the vote to Morgan Tsvangirai's 40% on a turnout of 55.9%. His victory is controversial and comes amid claims that many have been prevented from voting and there has been a campaign of intimidation.
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 ...
Law and crime Lawrence Lessig argues Eldred v. Ashcroft in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. The case challenges retroactive copyright extensions passed by Congress, and potentially affects millions of copyrighted works. October 10, 2002 (2002-10-10) (Thursday) edit history watch Armed conflicts and attacks France confirms that an explosion aboard French oil tanker Limburg off the coast of ...