At A Glance

29 June 2002 at a glance

Day of the week
29 June 2002 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Hot in Herre” by Nelly.
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 29 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 June 2002 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 June 2002 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 29 June

  • 1987 Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.
  • 1995 Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.
  • 2006 Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
  • 2007 Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
  • 2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.

Famous people born on June 29

  • Jude Bellingham, English footballer (born 2003)
  • Oliver Tree, American singer-songwriter (1993–2026)
  • Colin Jost, American comedian (born 1982)
  • Kawhi Leonard, American basketball player (born 1991)

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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.

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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