What is 2002?
{{more sources|date=March 2020}} {{Year nav|2002}} {{Year in various calendars|2002}} '''2002''' ([[Roman numerals|MMII]]) was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], the 2002nd year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations,{{Year article header/year number|2002}}. == Events == * [[January 1]] – The [[Treaty on Open Skies]], initially signed in [[1992]], officially enters into * [[January 1]] – [[Euro]] notes and coins started to be used in [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], [[Greece]], [[Finland]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Belgium]], [[Austria]], the [[Republic of Ireland]], and the [[Netherlands]]. * [[January 5]] – A light aircraft crashes into a [[Tampa, Florida]] building, bringing fear of a repeat [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]. * [[January 10]] – [[Enrique Bolaños]] became the President of the Republic of [[Nicaragua]]. * [[January 16]] – The [[UN Security Council]] agreed to forbid selling arms to [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Al-Qaida]], and the [[Taliban]] and freezes their assets. * [[January 17]] – [[Mount Nyiragongo]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] [[Volcanic eruption|erupts]], leaving about 400,000 people without a home. * [[January 23]] – ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' reporter [[Daniel Pearl]] is kidnapped in [[Pakistan]], accused of being a [[CIA]] agent. * [[January 31]] – A large section of the [[Antarctic]] Larsen Ice Shelf begins breaking up, eventually consuming about 3,250&nbsp;km² (1,254&nbsp;miles²) after 35 days. * [[February|February 8-24]] – The [[2002 Winter Olympics|19th Olympic Winter Games]] were held in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Past-Olympic-Games/Winter/Salt-Lake-City-2002/|title=Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics|author=International Olympic Committee|date=2009|accessdate=1 October 2010}}</ref> * [[March 1]] – The [[US]] [[United States Army|military]] and coalition forces launched [[Operation Anaconda]] in [[Afghanistan]]. * [[