June 2002: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December Contents 1 Events 1.1 June 5 2002 1.2 June 6 2002 1.3 June 8 2002 1.4 June 10 2002 1.5 June 11 2002 1.6 June 14 2002 1.7 June 15 2002 1.8 June 16 2002 1.9 June 17 2002 1.10 June 20 2002 1.11 June 22 2002 1.12 June 25 2002 1.13 June 26 2002 1.14 June 27 2002 Events June 5 2002 Sweden passes a law that allows homosexual couples to apply for both the national and the international adoption of children. In a watershed moment for soccer in the United States the United States men's national soccer team upsets pre-tournament favorites Portugal 32 in their opening match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. June 6 2002 Singer and Grammy Award winner Robert Kelly (aka R. Kelly) was arrested and charged with having sex with an underaged girl. A 32-foot meteor explodes in the airspace west of Kashmir raising fears that misidentifited meteor explosions could spark a nuclear war. 1 June 8 2002 Lennox Lewis knocks out Mike Tyson in an IBF and WBC championship boxing match in Memphis. Croatia beats Italy 21 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. June 10 2002 Terrorism: The U.S. government announced that it had prevented an al-Qaida attempt to construct and detonate a radiological weapon (sometimes called a "dirty bomb") in the United States. Kashmir crisis: Pakistan and India appear to have stepped down their rhetoric over the Kashmir crisis reducing the threat of nuclear war in the subcontinent slightly. Recent celebrity deaths: Former mob boss John "Teflon Don" Gotti dies of cancer. June 11 2002 Mohammed Zahir Shah opened a loya jirga in Afghanistan. Technology Microsoft's .Net service is being examined by the European Union for possible breaking of data privacy laws. Nanotech IBM creates punched cards with a diameter of just 10 nanometers. Hit reality show American Idol premiered its first episode on Fox Network. June 14 2002 Astrophysics An asteroid (2002 MN) the size of a soccer field barely misses hitting the Earth. (Closest approach 0.3 LD or less than 200 000 km)

It was the second closest asteroid approach to Earth in recorded history. The asteroid was first observed three days after its close approach on June 17 2002.2 A new terrorist organisation Al Qanoon claimed responsibility for an earlier suicide bomb attack aimed at the US consulate in Karachi in Pakistan. 11 people were killed in the bomb attack and approximately 45 injured. The US has subsequently closed all diplomatic missions in Pakistan. (See also 2002 Karachi consulate attack.) June 15 2002 Accountancy scandals Accountants Arthur Andersen convicted of obstruction of justice for shredding documents related to the Enron inquiry. Hannah Montana imposter Maya Bair was born. June 16 2002

Pope John Paul II declared Padre Pio a saint. June 17 2002 A federal forester ignites a massive wildfire that chars more than 100000 acres (400 km2) near Denver as she attempts to burn a letter from her estranged husband. Forestry technician Terry Barton 38 acknowledges that she started the so-called Hayman fire while patrolling the Pike National Forest to enforce the campfire ban. Barton had earlier reported "discovering" a wildfire. See Hayman fire. June 20 2002 Law The United States Supreme Court is asked about requiring Internet filters. Law Go Daddy Software pursues VeriSign for damages. Technology Toshiba clones Apple Computer's iPod. June 22 2002 Medicine Europe is declared polio-free by the World Health Organization. Natural disaster a major earthquake hit Iran with its epicentre at Bou'in-Zahra measuring at least 6.0 on the Richter scale. Recent celebrity deaths: Columnist Ann Landers dies of myeloma at age 83. June 25 2002 Entertainment - June 26 2002 Law A federal court in San Francisco California ruled that the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional because of its "under God" clause. Accountancy scandals There are reports of alleged fraud at WorldCom one of the world's largest telcos and internet service providers. June 27 2002 Accountancy scandals The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun fraud action against WorldCom. Finance The euro approaches parity with the United States dollar. Music The Who's bassist John Entwistle dies of a heart attack at age 57. v d eList of events by month 2009: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2008: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2007: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2006: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2005: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2004: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2003: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2002: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2001: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December 2000: January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December