At A Glance

5 June 2002 at a glance

Day of the week
5 June 2002 was a Wednesday.
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 5 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 June 2002 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 June 2002 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 5 June

  • 2000 The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed.
  • 2001 Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the second costliest tropical storm in U.S. history.
  • 2002 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-111, carrying the Expedition 5 crew to the International Space Station to replace the Expedition 4 crew. Astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz becomes the second person to have flown on seven spaceflights.
  • 2003 A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50 °C (122 °F) in the region.
  • 2004 Noël Mamère, Mayor of Bègles, celebrates marriage for two men for the first time in France.

Famous people born on June 5

  • Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper (born 1971)
  • Sam Darnold, American football player (born 1997)
  • Troye Sivan, South African–born Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber (born 1995)
  • Ron Livingston, American actor (born 1967)

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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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