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2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - DecemberA timeline of events in the news for January, 2002.
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1 January 29January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 336 days remaining, (337 in leap years). Events 1676 Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia. 1845 The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is published for the first time New York Evening Mirror ., 2002
- George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. His first four-year term as President began on January 20, 2001 following the controversial U. presidential election, 2000, where for the first time in American delivered his State of the Union AddressThe State of the Union Address is an annual event in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the U. Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). The address is also used to o to Congress.
2 January 24January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 341 days remaining (342 in leap years). Events 41 Claudius is appointed Emperor of Rome after his nephew, Caligula, is assassinated. 1458 Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hunga, 2002
- Enron hearings begin.
- Terrorist suspect John Walker LindhJohn Phillip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) is an American citizen of European heritage who was captured in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom while fighting for the Taliban. His capture made worldwide headlines, and the media dubbed him's hearing begins.
3 January 23January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 342 days remaining, 343 in leap years. Events 1556 The deadliest earthquake in history kills 830,000 people in Shanxi Province, China. 1570 The assassination of regent James Stewa, 2002
- Speed skating: world championships sprint, Hamar, Norway. Katriona Lemay-Doan of Canada wins in the women's event (2. Andrea Nuyt, Neth., 3. Anzhela Kotyuaga, Bel.), Jeremy Wotherspoon, also of Canada becomes the champion in the men's competition (2. Casey Fitzrandolph, USA, 3. Michael Ireland, Can.).
