From 8 November 2001-24 March 2002, The British Museum had an exhibit named “ Agatha Christie and Archaeology: Mystery in Mesopotamia ”, which presented a fascinating look at the secret life of Agatha Christie and the influences of archaeology in her life and works.

* 2002 – Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated.

As of 2002, the city of Seattle had paid over $ 200, 000 in settlements of lawsuits filed against the Seattle Police Department for assault and wrongful arrest, with a class action lawsuit still pending.

As of late 2002, the Navy had reportedly become responsible for flying all aircraft with the rivalry having subsided between the two branches of the armed forces.

From a base of 90 % of trains arriving on time in 1998, the measure dipped to 75 % in mid 2001 and, by the end of the 2002 – 3 period, had recovered to only 80 %.

The 2003 All-Star Game had the same U. S. viewership as 2002 ( 9. 5 rating ; 17 share ) and the ratings declined in 2004 ( 8. 8 rating ; 15 share ) and 2005 ( 8. 1 rating ; 14 share ).

In September 2002 it was revealed that, prior to his promotion to the cabinet, Major had himself had a long-standing extramarital affair with a fellow MP, Edwina Currie.

* In 2002, Edwina Currie revealed that she had had an affair, beginning in 1984, with John Major before he became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

In 2002, Be Inc. sued Microsoft claiming that Hitachi had been dissuaded from selling PCs loaded with BeOS, and that Compaq had been pressured not to market an Internet appliance in partnership with Be.

In 2002, the country had 23, 810 km ( 14, 796 mi ) of roads, of which only 429 km ( 267 mi ) were paved.

Soon after that, in May 2002, the former liberal politician of conservative leanings Álvaro Uribe, whose father had been killed by left-wing guerrillas, was sworn in as Colombian president.

The Chinese government in 2003 acknowledged that it had lost track of 121 tons of ivory between 1991 and 2002.

By 14 he had already written a short adventure novel called The Black Diamonds which was lost for years until published in 2002.

By 2002, the cross had been rebuilt and the area around it was redesigned to protect and enhance its appearance.

Carolina had several rivalries within the NFC West from 1995 to 2001, before Carolina moved to the NFC South in 2002.

Carolina had a rivalry with St. Louis during their time in the NFC West, but since moving to the NFC South in 2002 the rivalry has faded.

The Cubs had high expectations in 2002, but the squad played poorly.

In a 2002 study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, only 33 % of women who were self-treating for a yeast infection actually had a yeast infection, while most had either bacterial vaginosis or a mixed-type infection.

Elwes had a recurring role in the final season ( from 2001 to 2002 ) of The X-Files as FBI Assistant Director Brad Follmer.

The Moravians had been partners in mission and dialogue since 2002, but joined as a member communion after the October 2006 consultation on Episkope.

It was subsequently disclosed that HP had retained Deutsche Bank's investment banking division in January 2002 to assist in the merger.

Notable jazz bassists from the 1940s to the 1950s included bassist Jimmy Blanton ( 1918 – 1942 ) whose short tenure in the Duke Ellington Swing band ( cut short by his death from tuberculosis ) introduced new melodic and harmonic solo ideas for the instrument ; bassist Ray Brown ( 1926 – 2002 ), known for backing Beboppers Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Charlie Parker, and forming the Modern Jazz Quartet ; hard bop bassist Ron Carter ( born 1937 ), who has appeared on 3, 500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, including LPs by Thelonious Monk and Wes Montgomery and many Blue Note Records artists ; and Paul Chambers ( 1935 – 1969 ), a member of the Miles Davis Quintet ( including the landmark modal jazz recording Kind of Blue ) and many other 1950s and 1960s rhythm sections, was known for his virtuosic improvisations.

His solo album Don't Worry About Me was released posthumously in 2002, and features the single " What a Wonderful World ", a cover of the Louis Armstrong standard.

* 2002 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.

At the end of 2002, Uncle Kracker left the band to pursue a solo career, and Detroit underground rapper Paradime replaced him.

Meanwhile, in 2002 material from the band's original 17-track demo tape was released as an EP, Pixies, on Cooking Vinyl in the U. K. and SpinArt Records in the U. S .; Frank Black has also used these labels to release solo work and albums with The Catholics.

After the end of her solo tour, Nicks convened with the other members of the band for recording during 2002.

* William Susman: Amores Montuños ( 2008 ) for flute & marimba, Marimba Montuño ( 2002 ) for solo marimba

Howarth was expelled from the painting degree course at Camberwell college for his paintings, and had the first solo exhibit at the Stuckism International Gallery in 2002, named I Don't Want a Painting Degree if it Means Not Painting.

In 2002 Scruggs won a second Grammy award for the 2001 recording of " Foggy Mountain Breakdown ", which featured artists such as Steve Martin on 2nd banjo solo ( Martin played the banjo tune on his 1970s stand-up comic acts ), Vince Gill and Albert Lee on electric guitar solos, Paul Shaffer on piano, Leon Russell on organ, and Marty Stuart on mandolin.

His first solo single, " Blowin ' Me Up ( With Her Love )", co-produced by Dallas Austin, was released on the 2002 Drumline soundtrack.

released her long-awaited solo effort ' Z-A ' in the fall of 2002.

In 2002, Feldman released a solo album, Former Child Actor, and promoted it with a second US tour.

In his solo career, Plant again tapped from these influences many times, most notably in the 2002 album, Dreamland.

Neal played keyboards and was the lead vocalist, as well as being the primary songwriter before leaving the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career.

In 2002, he began recording a solo CD with vocalist Glen Lystne ; they call themselves Larry.

The group officially disbanded in 2002 and its members began solo careers and other projects.

She performed a rare, short, acoustic set of some of her solo songs during an Indochine show in Paris, February 22, 2002.

More recently, in 2002, he recorded a masterful solo jazz piano album reworking fourteen of his classic songs, Michel Legrand by Michel Legrand.

Following Bush's separation in 2002, which lasted for eight years, he was the lead singer and guitarist for Institute, and later began a solo career.

Landy made little art in the year following Break Down before returning with a solo show in late 2002, entitled Nourishment.

Sykes released two solo albums in the gap in between 2002 – 03, while Gorham worked with his band 21 Guns.

In 2002, it was released as the closing song on Parish's second solo album, How Animals Move.

In 2002, Williams released her solo album, Heart to Yours, a contemporary gospel collection.

To capitalize on the success of " Dilemma ", Rowland's solo debut album Simply Deep was brought forward from its early 2003 release to September 2002.