government reorganization since the creation of the Department of Defense in 1947.
Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty to replace the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972 and the START II Treaty of 1993. May 25 – A Boeing 747 operating as China Airlines Flight 611 breaks up and crashes in the Taiwan Strait, killing all 225 passengers and crew on board. May 26 – A penumbral lunar eclipse was visible in eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific, western Americas.
2002 was designated as the International Year of Ecotourism and the International Year of Mountains. ==Events== ===January=== January 1 * The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially enters into force. * The Euro is officially introduced in the Eurozone countries.
Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty to replace the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972 and the START II Treaty of 1993. May 25 – A Boeing 747 operating as China Airlines Flight 611 breaks up and crashes in the Taiwan Strait, killing all 225 passengers and crew on board. May 26 – A penumbral lunar eclipse was visible in eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific, western Americas.
The penumbral lunar eclipse had a penumbral magnitude of 0.68933, umbral magnitude of -0.28877, was the 66th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 111 (descending node). May 31 – June 30 – The 2002 FIFA World Cup takes place in South Korea and Japan; which is ultimately won by Brazil. ===June=== June 4 – 2002 FIFA World Cup: The South Koreans achieve their first ever FIFA World Cup match victory (not the whole tournament).
Following a several month-long transitional period, it commences operations the following year. November 28 – 2002 Mombasa attacks: Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, but their colleagues failed in their attempt to bring down an Arkia Israel Airlines charter flight with surface-to-air-missiles. ===December=== December 23 – A U.S.
Sulston ==References== ==External links== 2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist – Google's Yearly List of Major Events and Top Searches for 2002 Top Stories of 2002 - CNN Year in Review - Netscape
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