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President George Bush signs Act
President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act. -
Michael Jackson receives award
Michael Jackson receives the Artist of the Century award at the American music awards -
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan -
Passover Massacre
Passover Massacre: A suicide bomber kills 29 people in Netanya, Israel. -
US. re-elected to the United Nations
The United States is re-elected to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, one year after losing the seat it had held for 50 years. -
Dutch politician shot and killed
Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is shot and killed by an animal rights activist. -
China plane crashes in yellow sea
A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. -
Russia and US sign treaty
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty -
Astriod nearly misses Earth
Near earth asteroid 2002 MN missed the Earth by 75,000 miles (120,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon -
Beltway sniper attack begins
Oct 2nd - The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
