2002 in the United States

Events from the year 2002 in the United States.

2002
in
the United States

Decades:
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Incumbents

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Federal government

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Events

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January

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January 8: President George W. Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law
 
January 11: Camp X-Ray (Guantanamo)

February

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February 8 – February 24: The Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City

March

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April

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May 26: I-40 bridge disaster

June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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November 25: The Department of Homeland Security is established

December

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Ongoing

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Births

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January

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Caitlin Clark
 
Lil Mosey

February

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March

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April

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Skai Jackson
 
Sadie Sink
 
Cree Cicchino
 
Trinity Rodman

June

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Chandler Smith

July

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August

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September

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Asher Angel
 
Gaten Matarazzo
 
Jenna Ortega
 
Maddie Ziegler

October

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Jacob Sartorius

November

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NLE Choppa
 
Madisyn Shipman
 
Giovanni Reyna

December

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Full date unknown

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Deaths

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January

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Cyrus Vance
 
Peggy Lee

February

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Waylon Jennings
 
Chuck Jones

March

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Milton Berle

April

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Robert Urich

June

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Rosemary Clooney

July

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August

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Lionel Hampton

September

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Bob Hayes

October

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Stephen E. Ambrose

November

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James Coburn

December

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Full date unknown

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "William Rehnquist Biography". biography.com. A&E Television Networks. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Choking on Pretzel, Bush Faints Briefly". Los Angeles Times. 2002-01-14. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 650–652. ISBN 9780304357307.
  4. ^ Ali Jafaar, "'Road' to understanding" Variety, March 23, 2007
  5. ^ a b Paula Bernstein (January 18, 2002). "4Kids buys 4 hours from Fox Kids". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  6. ^ Paula Bernstein (September 29, 2002). "Kid skeds tread on joint strategy". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "Toxicologist Found Guilty of Killing Husband". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 2002.
  8. ^ "United Airlines files for bankruptcy". The Guardian. 9 December 2002. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  9. ^ Stevenson, Richard W.; Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (13 December 2002). "President Bush Announces Smallpox Vaccination Plan". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  10. ^ Malveaux, Suzanne (21 December 2002). "Bush gets smallpox vaccine". CNN. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  11. ^ Zenko, Micah (3 August 2010). Between Threats and War: U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World. Stanford University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-8047-7190-0.
  12. ^ Bronson, Fred (2024-04-23). "Meet 2024's 'American Idol' Top 10 Contestants". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  13. ^ "Paolo Banchero | Orlando Magic". NBA. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  14. ^ "Giovanni Reyna" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Madisyn Shipman". Africa Health Organisation. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  16. ^ Martin, Douglas (2002-01-25). "Edith Bouvier Beale, 84, 'Little Edie,' Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  17. ^ Willis, John (2004). Screen World 2003. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 355. ISBN 9781557835284. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Arthur W. Coats Jr., Candidate Biography". joincalifornia.com. Alex Vassar & Shane Meyers. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  19. ^ Fielder, Jim (2003). Slow Death. Kensington Pub. p. 315. ISBN 9780786011995. OCLC 51455524.
  20. ^ "Obituary: Bill Blass". The Guardian. 15 June 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Galen H. Schlosser, 90, architect". Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA. December 10, 2002. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. This newspaper article incorrectly identifies Schlosser as the designer of the Salk Institute
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