Thirteen things that happened in 2002 in honor of my 5th anniversary: 1. January 5 - Charles Bishop, a 15 year-old student pilot, crashes a light aircraft into a Tampa, Florida building, evoking fear of a copycat 9/11 terrorist attack. 2. January 22 - Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in American history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 3. February 8–February 24 - The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City, Utah. 4.February 1 - Kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is murdered in Karachi, Pakistan 5. March 1 - U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: In eastern Afghanistan, Operation Anaconda begins. 6. March 14 - 125 vehicles are involved in a massive pile up on Interstate 75 in Ringgold, Georgia 7. March 30 - Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother dies. 8. Israeli forces besiege the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, when militants take shelter there 9. May 3–May 5 - Spider-Man (film) is the first film to open $100+ million on the first weekend in theatres. 10. May 16 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is released in theaters. 11. June 1st- My husband and I got married. 12. July 13 - A lighting strike sets off the Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, which is left to burn 499,570 acres (2,022 km²). 13. December 18 - Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is released into theaters Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!) |
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