The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._sniper_attacks’]
Tag: 2002
26 September 2002
The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Le_Joola’]
13 June 2002
The United States pulls out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Statement on Formal Withdrawal From the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty June 13, 2002. Six months…
2 October 2002
The Beltway sniper attacks start. D.C. sniper attacks of 2002, shooting spree in the Washington, D.C., area that killed 10 people and injured 3 over…
12 October 2002
The Bali Bombings bombs are detonated in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali. Two bombs ripped through the Kuta area of the Indonesian tourist island…
19 February 2002
The Mars Odyssey space probe starts mapping the surface of Mars using the thermal emission imaging system.
12 October 2002
“Bali Bombing”: Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Kuta. 202 are killed.