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June 2002 was the sixth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Sunday after 30 days.

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This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from June 2002.

June 5, 2002 (2002-06-05) (Wednesday) 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 3–2, in their opening match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. June 6, 2002 (2002-06-06) (Thursday) Singer and Grammy Award winner Robert Kelly (aka R. Kelly) was arrested and charged with having sex with an underaged girl. He was sentenced 2 years. A 32-foot meteor explodes in the airspace west of Kashmir, raising fears that misidentifited meteor explosions could spark a nuclear war. Robbin Crosby of Ratt dies from a heroin overdose. June 8, 2002 (2002-06-08) (Saturday) Lennox Lewis knocks out Mike Tyson in an IBF and WBC championship boxing match in Memphis. Croatia beats Italy 2–1 at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The Hayman Fire begins, the largest of the Colorado wildfires. June 10, 2002 (2002-06-10) (Monday) 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. Technology - The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom. June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11) (Tuesday) 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 (2002-06-14) (Friday) 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. Astrophysics – An asteroid (2002 MN), the size of a soccer field, passed the Earth at a distance of about 120,000 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. June 16, 2002 (2002-06-16) (Sunday) Pope John Paul II declared Pio of Pietrelcina a saint June 18, 2002 (2002-06-18) (Tuesday) BT Cellnet is rebranded as O2 at 6 PM. Soap actress Nancy Addison died of cancer. June 20, 2002 (2002-06-20) (Thursday) 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 (2002-06-22) (Saturday) Medicine – Europe is declared polio-free by the World Health Organization. Recent celebrity deaths: Columnist Ann Landers dies of myeloma at age 83. Natural disaster – a major earthquake hit Iran, with its epicentre at Bou'in-Zahra, measuring at least 6.0 on the Richter scale. June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) (Wednesday) 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 (2002-06-27) (Thursday) 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. June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) (Sunday) The Final of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place in Yokohama, Japan. Brazil defeated Germany and claimed the title for a record fifth time.

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