At A Glance

2 June 2002 at a glance

Day of the week
2 June 2002 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Foolish” by Ashanti.
Top Film of 2002
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2002 was The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Bestselling Novel of 2002
“The Summons” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2002.
Top-Rated TV Show
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2002–03 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 June 2002 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 June 2002 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 2 June

  • 1979 Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
  • 1998 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program.
  • 2003 Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
  • 2014 Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh.
  • 2022 Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changes the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye".

Famous people born on June 2

  • Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress (born 1979)
  • Justin Long, American actor (born 1978)
  • Awkwafina, American actress, rapper, and comedian (born 1988)
  • Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer (born 1977)

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Events of 2002 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2002 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 8 – The No Child Left Behind Act is signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush.
  • March 1 – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: In eastern Afghanistan, Operation Anaconda begins.
  • March 14 – SpaceX is founded by Elon Musk in El Segundo, California.
More events of 2002 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 2002

President

George W. Bush

Gas (per gallon)

$1.36

Loaf of Bread

$1.14

Average House

$187,600

Weekly Wage

$591

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