January 2002 - January 2002 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2002. See also: Afghanistan timeline January 1-16, 2002 Afghanistan timeline January 17-31, 2002 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 January 29, 2002 2 January 24, 2002 3 January 23, 2002 4 January 20, 2002 5 January 8, 2002 6 January 4, 2002 7 January 4, 2002 8 January 3, 2002 9 January 1, 2002 10 Topics in the news in January 2002 11 Background for events in January 2002 January 29, 2002 George W. Bush delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress. January 24, 2002 Enron hearings begin. Terrorist suspect.
June 2002 - June 2002 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2002. See also: Afghanistan timeline June 2002 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 June 27, 2002 2 June 26, 2002 3 June 22, 2002 4 June 20, 2002 5 June 17, 2002 6 June 15, 2002 7 June 14, 2002 8 June 11, 2002 9 June 10, 2002 10 June 8, 2002 11 June 6, 2002 12 June 5, 2002 June 27, 2002 Accountancy scandals - The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun fraud action against WorldCom. Finance - The Euro approaches parity with the United States dollar. June 26, 2002 Law.
July 2002 - July 2002 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2002. See also: Afghanistan timeline July 2002 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 July 31, 2002 2 July 30, 2002 3 July 29, 2002 4 July 28, 2002 5 July 27, 2002 6 July 25, 2002 7 July 24, 2002 8 July 23, 2002 9 July 22, 2002 10 July 18, 2002 11 July 15, 2002 12 July 14, 2002 13 July 10, 2002 14 July 9, 2002 15 July 8, 2002 16 July 5, 2002 17 July 2, 2002 July 31, 2002 The Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Senate.
KANU - British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002. From October 1952 to December 1959, Kenya was under a state of emergency arising from the "Mau Mau" rebellion against British colonial rule. During this period, African participation in the political process increased rapidly. The first direct elections for Africans to the Legislative Council took place in 1957. The Kenya African National Union was founded in 1960. The Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) was founded in 1960, to challenge KANU. KADU's aim was to defend the interests of the small minority tribes, such as the Kalenjin to which Moi belonged, against the dominance of the big Luo and Kikuyu tribes that comprised the majority of Kanu's membership (Kenyatta himself being a Kikuyu). KADU pressed for a federal.
Kalpana Chawla - NASA's Ames Research Center. Kalpana Chawla became a naturalized USA citizen, and married Jean-Pierre Harrison, a freelance flying instructor. Chawla held a certified flight instructor's license with airplane and glider ratings, and has commercial pilot's licenses for single and multiengine land and seaplanes. NASA Career Dr. Chawla entered NASA's astronaut program in 1994 and was selected for flight in 1996. Chawla's first mission to space began on November 19, 1997 as part of the 6 astronaut crew that flew the Space Shuttle Columbia Flight STS-87. Chawla was the first Indian-born woman in space, as well as the first Indian-American in space. (She was the second person from India to fly into space, after cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma who went into space in 1984 in a Soviet spacecraft.) On her first mission Chawla.
Katherine Harris - in Spain, Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia and at Harvard University, and was a real estate broker, a member of the Florida Senate and Florida Secretary of State (1999-2002) before entering the House. While she was Secretary of State, Harris presided over the contested Presidential election of 2000. It was Harris who certified that the Republican candidate, George W. Bush, had carried the State of Florida, thus giving him the election over Al Gore. Her ruling was challenged but was upheld in the Supreme Court of the United States. Harris was been accused of acting in a partisan manner in conducting the Florida election count, but no allegations of misconduct have been proved. Her book, Center of the Storm, gives her version of events. Harris is considering contesting the Republican.
Katherine Heigl - Katherine Heigl Katherine Marie Heigl (b. November 24 1978) was born in Washington D.C, USA on the 24th of November 1978 to parents Nancy and Paul. A short time afterwards, the Heigl family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut, where Katherine was to spend the majority of her childhood. The youngest member of her family, Katherine, or “Katie” as she is known affectionately, has two elder siblings, John and Meg. Tragically, her older brother Jason died in 1986 of brain injuries suffered in a car accident, after being thrown from the back of a pickup truck. When doctors determined Jason was brain-dead, the family made the difficult decision to donate his organs. Not only did this painful chapter give Katherine a greater perspective and appreciation for life, but it has motivated her.
Ken Livingstone - relatively slim twenty-three vote margin. The GLC was formally abolished at midnight on March 31 1986. Livingstone in Parliament Livingstone again stood for Parliament in the 1987 general election, winning a seat in the Northwest London constituency of Brent East. As a mere Labour backbencher, Livingstone lost the public platform he possessed as head of the GLC; furthermore, his brand of radical socialism was increasingly out of step with the Labour leadership, which had moved sharply towards the centre under the chairmanship of Neil Kinnock and now blamed leftists like Livingstone for Labour's "unelectability." Nevertheless, he was elected to the party's National Executive Committee in September 1987, although he lost this position two years later (he regained it in 1997 in what some interpreted as a stinging rebuke to Tony Blair)..
Kevin Mitnick - "in order to prevent a possible nuclear strike being initiated by me from a prison payphone". The course of his trial and punishment became a cause celebre amongst the hacker community. This movement was spearheaded by 2600's "Free Kevin" campaign. He was released from prison in January 2002, but banned from using the Internet until the midnight of January 21, 2003. On January 21, 2003, on the live television show The Screen Savers on TechTV, Kevin Mitnick visited the first website since his release, the blog of his girlfriend. Mitnick is now working in consulting, and will be a keynote speaker at a security conference for executives held in November 2003. He also is CEO of the security company Defensive Thinking. His arrest is detailed in the book Takedown. Other media.
Kenyan hotel bombing - Kenyan hotel bombing On November 28, 2002, the Kenyan hotel bombing terrorist attack took place. Three suicide bombers detonated themselves at a hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, killing 13 other people, including three Israeli tourists who have been presumed to be the targets of the attack. At the same time two anti-aircraft missiles were fired at an Arkia Boeing 757 airliner, which only narrowly missed. The two attacks are suspected to be connected, and it is suspected that al-Qaeda may be involved in the attacks. 12 people were detained in connection with the hotel bombing, including six Pakistanis and four Somalis, as well as an American and her Spanish husband, both of whom were later released. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for this attack on the Jehad.net website, which since had.
Kefallinia - is well equipped to handle them. Most tourists stay in or around Lassi, a serene resort a few kilometers from Argostoli. A spectacular view of the Ionian Sea can be seen from west of Skála to north of Fiskárdo. Most of Eastern half of Paliki is an exception. Forestry and Fishing Forestry is very rare on the island, however production is one of the highest in Ionian, but fewer than Elia in the Peloponnese. Forest fires were common during the 1990s and the early 2000s, they are handled safely by the island's fire service. Fishing is very common throughout the waters within and around the island. The harbors of Argostoli and Lixouri are the main fishing centres on the island. Overfishing can be a problem in Kefallinia, and the Ionian at.
Keith Sweat - commodities market in the New York Stock Exchange. He sang at nightclubs until he was discovered in 1987. On November 25, 1987, Sweat released his debut album Make It Last Forever, the biggest hit from this album was I Want Her (#1 R&B/#5 Pop), and the title track from the album was hit #3 on the R&B charts. Make It Last Forever (album) sold three million copies. He continued to chart fairly well on the charts. His sophomore album I'll Give All My Love To You hit #6 on the Billboard 200 chart, and Keep It Comin' debuted in the Top 20 of the album chart. In 1992, Sweat discovered the group Silk and they released their debut album Lose Control. It hit #7 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The.
Khalil el-Moumni - and pigs". Forty-nine individuals and organizations filed official complaints about his statements on the Nova program, under Dutch anti-discrimination laws. However a drawn-out period of reconciliation followed, involving supporters of el-Moumni, Dutch politicians, homosexuals and religious groups, in which he was gradually moved to apologize. He said that some of the Arabic statements were mistranslated. In December 2001, the justice ministry decided to prosecute him anyway. On April 4, 2002 a court in Rotterdam announced its verdict: although in principle his statements had been discriminatory against homosexuals, they were permitted on grounds of freedom of religious expression, since they were based on the Koran and other holy documents. The justice ministry appealed the decision but lost again on November 18, 2002. See also Islamic views of homosexuality. Notes [1] Original Dutch,.
Kingdom of the Netherlands - of the kingdom and each country individually. The monarch is represented by governors in the Netherland Antilles and Aruba. Other affairs of the kingdom are: Defence Foreign affairs Citizenship Extradition Other affairs are delegated to the national governments. The statute ended the colonial relationship between the Netherlands on the one side and the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname on the other side. On November 25, 1975 Suriname became independent of the Kingdom. Aruba obtained a separate status from the remainder of the Caribbean islands. Each of the countries has its own document describing the foundation of its government: the Constitution of the Netherlands -- the grondwet. Although the title refers to the kingdom, the document applies only to the Netherlands. the Constitution of Aruba is the staatsregeling of Aruba. the Constitution of.
Kim Campbell - Campbell Rank: 19th Term: June 25 - November 4, 1993 Predecessor: Brian Mulroney Successor: Jean Chrétien Date of Birth: March 10, 1947 Place of Birth: Port Alberni, British Columbia Profession: politician Political Party: Progressive Conservative Kim Campbell was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. She was born Avril Phaedra Douglas Campbell on March 10, 1947, but was not particularly fond of any of her given names, and consequently adopted the first name Kim in her teens. She was educated at the University of British Columbia (B.A., LL.B.) and obtained a doctorate at the London School of Economics. She entered politics with Vancouver School Board, and lectured in political science. Campbell was first elected to the Canadian House of Parliament in 1988, Campbell was Canada's.
Kim Hunter - Kim Hunter Kim Hunter (November 12, 1922 - September 11, 2002) was an American actress, winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). She also appeared in the classic Micheal Powell/Emeric Pressburger film A Matter of Life and Death (1945), playing the role of David Niven's fiance, and some of the "Planet of the Apes" movies and in television soap operas..
Kim Clijsters - Kim Clijsters Clijsters at the 2002 US Open Kim Clijsters, (born on June 8, 1983) is a Belgian tennis player. On 10 august, 2003 she achieved the first rank on the WTA list, but she lost it again to fellow Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne. She announced her engagement to long-time partner, Australian player Lleyton Hewitt in November 2003. Grand Slam achievements French Open final - 2001 -- lost to Jennifer Capriati French Open final - 2003 -- lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne US Open final - 2003 -- lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne Also see List of female tennis players.
Kim Howells - Howells Dr Kim Howells (born November 27, 1946) is a Labour politician in Wales, and member of Parliament for Pontypridd. He entered the House of Commons in a by-election in 1989. He has been a junior minister in various departments since the 1997 election, and currently serves as a minister at the Department for Transport. In 2002 when Minister for Culture, he criticised the Turner Prize by writing a note that read If this is the best British artists can produce then British art is lost. It is cold mechanical, conceptual bullshit. Kim Howells. P.S. The attempts at conceptualisation are particularly pathetic and symptomatic of a lack of conviction.
Verne Winchell - Winchell Verne H. Winchell (approx:1915 - November 26, 2002) was founder of Winchell's Donuts. On October 8, 1948 he opened his first donut shop in Temple City, California and earned the nickname "The Donut King" while making a fortune with a chain of Winchell's-branded donut shops in the western United States during the 1940s and 1950s. He sold his interest in the company for $600 million in 1984 and became chairman of Denny's Restaurants for several years. Winchell was also a successful horse breeder and owner. One of his colts, named "Donut King", was one of the favorites for the 1962 Kentucky Derby. Verne Winchell died of a heart attack at the age of 87..
Kopete - on the Kit AIM engine, while the ICQ plugin was based on the KxICQ engine, called KxEngine. Duncan continues working on the core library and a basic MSN plugin, based on KMerlin protocol code. March 3, 2002 - Kopete 0.2 released April 5, 2002 - Kopete 0.3 released. New features include an event notifier, an IRC plugin from Nick Betcher, Emoticons and history support. Various hackers join the team, including Martijn Klingens, who will be responsible for leading a deep Kopete restructure to make maintenance easier. June 1, 2002 - Kopete 0.4 is released. New Jabber plugin by Daniel Stone. Big refactorings were introduced thanks to Martijn Klingens and Ryan Cumming. June 16, 2002 - Kopete 0.4.2 is released September 30, 2002 - Kopete 0.5 is released. At this time, Olivier.
