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Michael Jordan become 3rd player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points
He hits a free throw in 2nd quarter of an 89-83 win against his old team, the Chicago Bulls -
Earthquake in El Salvador
Earthquake measuring magnitude 7.6 strikes El Salvador, killing more than 840 people -
President Inaugurated
George W. Bush inaugurated as 43rd US President, Dick Cheney becomes 46th Vice President -
Mars Odyssey Mission
Mars Odyssey globally mapped the amount and distribution of the numerous chemical elements and minerals in the Martian surface and also tracked the radiation environment in low Mars orbit, both necessary before humans can effectively explore the Martian surface. -
Attack on New York's World Trade Towers
Two passenger planes hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists crash into New York's World Trade Towers causing the collapse of both and deaths of 2,606 people -
Harry Potter
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", 1st film adaptation of the book series by J. K. Rowling starring Daniel Radcliffe, premieres in US -
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SARs Outbreak
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), which causes SARS, is found in China. From late 2002 to early 2004, it causes about 8,000 illnesses and 700 deaths. It spreads to 29 countries and then it disappears. -
George W. Bush
US President George W. Bush in his State of the Union address describes "regimes that sponsor terror" an "Axis of Evil", which includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea. -
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
US conventional forces first deployed as part of Operation Anaconda. Its mission was to destroy or capture al Qaeda and Taliban forces in mountain positions located in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of the city of Zurmat -
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother's death
Queen Mother died in her sleep at the Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park, with Queen Elizabeth II at her bedside. She had been suffering from a cold for the previous four months. -
Elon Musks founds SpaceX
In 2002 he founded Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to make more affordable rockets. Its first two rockets were the Falcon 1 (first launched in 2006) and the larger Falcon 9 (first launched in 2010) -
Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. -
People protesting against war
An estimated 6-11 million people around the world take to the streets to protest against war with Iraq -
Invasion of Iraq
Airstrikes by an American and British-led coalition signal the beginning of the Invasion of Iraq, without United Nations support and in defiance of world opinion -
Spirit Rover
The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission -
Tragedy of Bethany Hamilton
Bethany Hamilton, aged 13, has her arm bitten off by a shark while surfing in Hawaii -
Facebook Launch
Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room -
Same Sex Marriage
Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage -
Jordan 7
The first Air Jordan 7 "Olympics" were released. -
Boxing Day Tsunami
9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and edges of the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people -
Charles and Camilla's Wedding
Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales announces engagement to Camilla Parker Bowles -
Terrorist Bomb Blast
Coordinated terrorist bomb blasts strike London's public transport system during the morning rush hour killing 52 and injuring 700 -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina forms over the Bahamas, later becoming a category 5 hurricane -
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My Birthday
I was born lmao -
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“When Did the Queen Mother Die and How Old Was She?” The US Sun, The US Sun, 19 Sept. 2022, www.the-sun.com/news/1834370/queen-mother-queen-die-elizabeth-bowes-lyon-king-george-vi/. Accessed September 22, 2005. “SpaceX.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/SpaceX. Accessed September 22, 2005. -
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