2002 in the United States

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2002 in the United States
Decades: 1980s 1990s – 2000s – 2010s 2020s
Years: 1999 2000 200120022003 2004 2005

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Events from the year 2002 in the United States.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

  • September 5 – The Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, which burned 499,570 acres (2,022 km²), is contained.
  • September 12 – Iraq disarmament crisis: U.S. President George W. Bush addresses the U.N., and challenges its members to confront the "grave and gathering danger" of Iraq, or stand aside as the United States and likeminded nations act.[1]

October

November

November 25: The Department of Homeland Security is established

December

  • December 9 – United Airlines, the second largest airline in the world, files for bankruptcy.

Ongoing

Births

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

  • December 6
    • Father Philip Berrigan, priest and political activist (born 1923)
    • Charles Rosen, pianist and pioneer in artificial intelligence (born 1927)
  • December 9 – Stan Rice, painter and poet (born 1942)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 650–652. 

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