* 2002 – A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside of Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.

However, some of the more successful American League teams of recent memory, including the 2002 Anaheim Angels, the 2001 Seattle Mariners and the 2005 Chicago White Sox have experienced their success in part as a result of playing " small ball ," advancing runners through means such as the stolen base and the related hit and run play.

One was recorded in 1812 ; one measuring 7. 6 on the Richter Scale hit on November 30, 1983 at 21: 46 local time and lasted 142 seconds, resulting in a small tsunami which raised wave height in the lagoon to 1. 5 metres ( 5 ft ), and another on December 2, 2002, an earthquake measuring 4. 6 on the Richter Scale struck the island at 12: 21 a. m.

Upon the show's American debut in 1999, it was an instant hit and became a regular part of ABC's prime time lineup until 2002.

* Greg Ham sang their hit " Helpless Automaton " on the Oprah series in 2002

After being hit hard by El Niño in 1998, fisheries exports have recovered, and minerals and metals exports recorded large gains in 2001 and 2002, mostly as a result of the opening of the Antamina copper-zinc mine.

Crow's fourth studio album, C ' mon, C ' mon was released in 2002, spawning the hit single " Soak Up the Sun.

" Boss of Me " became the band's second top-40 hit in the UK which they performed on long running UK television programme Top of the Pops, and in 2002, won the duo a Grammy Award.

The hardest hit sectors in the worst recession years, 2002 – 2003, were construction (− 55. 9 %), petroleum (− 26. 5 %), commerce (− 23. 6 %) and manufacturing (− 22. 5 %).

When the single was released in late 2002, it became Williams ' biggest international hit, going number one in countries like The Netherlands and Italy, as well as reaching the top ten in almost every single European country.

When Williams ' fifth studio album, Escapology, was released in late 2002, it hit number one in at least 10 countries around the world.

In Japan, divorces were on a generally upward trend from the 1960s until 2002 when they hit a peak of 290, 000.

In 2002, Queen's " Bohemian Rhapsody " was voted " the UK's favourite hit of all time "

The band Basement Jaxx had a huge hit in 2002 with " Where's Your Head At?

From 1984 to 2002, he hit the honorary starting tee shot at The Masters.

In 2002, the group hit the headlines once more when, following an acrimonius split and legal action, the Rubettes became the latest in a long line of bands ( including the Beach Boys and Spandau Ballet ) to end up in the courts in a dispute over ownership of the band's name.

Godrèche was nominated for a 2002 César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the surprise European hit, L ' Auberge espagnole.

Exports were also expected to pick up in 2002, helped by the weakness of the Swedish krona, which hit record lows against both the dollar and the Euro in 2001.

The album was an instant hit, leading to a successful tour that resulted in the 2002 live album Radio Bemba Sound System.

Yoshi's Island also proved to be a critical and commercial hit in its Game Boy Advance version, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, which was released in 2002.

2001 marked her career's turning point with the breakout role as Elle Woods in the box office hit Legally Blonde, and in 2002 she starred in Sweet Home Alabama, which became her biggest commercial film success to date.

But the biggest political disaster hit his government between December 2001 and March 2002: the VHP held the Government hostage in a major standoff in Ayodhya over the Ram Mandir.

In 2002, when asked what he wanted for his 50th birthday, he requested " a second hit ".

In 2002 the lighthouse was partially destroyed when it was hit by lightning.

* April 21, 2002, the Nozomi Mars Probe was hit by a large Solar Energetic Particles event which caused large-scale failure.

In 2002 and 2005 a stage show of Bagpuss songs toured UK folk festivals and theatres with original singers Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner, along with Kerr's daughter Nancy Kerr and her husband, James Fagan.

In 2002 she returned to the concert stage ; she later went on the Backwoods Barbie Tour in 2008 promoting Backwoods Barbie.

In 2002, Lineker took on his first acting role, barring roles playing himself in films such as Bend It Like Beckham or in the adapted-for-television stage play An Evening with Gary Lineker, as the voice of Underground Ernie on the BBC's children's channel, CBeebies.

Beginning in 2002, Lee dispensed with using a single bass guitar amplifier in favour of a chain of amplifiers and DI units, which allow the bass guitar to be connected directly to the stage and front-of-house mixers without involving microphones.

For the 2002 Vapor Trails tour, Lee lined his side of the stage with three coin-operated Maytag dryers.

In recent years the Royal Thai Armed Forces has begun increasing its role on the international stage by providing Peacekeeping forces to the United Nations ( UN ), in the International Force for East Timor ( INTERFET ), from 1999 to 2002.

In The Importance of Being Earnest ( 1952 ), Dame Edith Evans reprised her celebrated interpretation of Lady Bracknell ; The Importance of Being Earnest ( 1992 ) by Kurt Baker used an all-black cast ; and Oliver Parker's The Importance of Being Earnest ( 2002 ) incorporated some material cut during the preparation of the original stage production.

The participation from 1998 to 2002 in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo set the stage for this deterioration by draining the country for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Lisa Nicole Lopes ( May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002 ), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, dancer, and singer-songwriter.

Most characteristic are the productions of Jerzy Grzegorzewski ( Theatre director between 1997 – 2002 ), who, employing complicated stage equipment ( metaphoric scenographic elements such as pantographs, huge musical instruments, or symbolic props ) and creating his own montage of classic texts, testing their value, searching for their relevance to the here and now.

Emerson used the Royal Festival Hall pipe organ again in October 2002 for the introductory quotation from Dvorak's 9th Symphony ( From The New World ), before running back to the stage and performing " America ( 2nd Amendment )".

Reginald " Leo " McKern, AO ( 16 March 192023 July 2002 ) was an Australian actor who appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and movies, and more than 200 stage roles.

In 2002, Tony Curtis performed in a stage production of the film.

An injury prevented Zidane from playing in France's first two matches in the 2002 World Cup, and he rushed back prematurely for the third game despite not being fully fit, but could not prevent France from being eliminated in the group stage.

CONTOUR launched on a Delta 7425 ( a Delta II Lite launch vehicle with four strap-on solid-rocket boosters and a Star 27 third stage ) on July 3, 2002 at 6: 47: 41 UT ( 2: 47: 41 a. m. EDT ) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

As detailed in her 2002 autobiography, I'm the One That I Want, in 1995 her substance abuse was evident during a performance in Monroe, Louisiana, where she was booed off the stage by 800 college students after going on the stage drunk.

* Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros played a gig in support of striking firefighters on November 15, 2002 at Acton Old Town Hall, and Mick Jones joined Strummer on stage, marking the first time they performed together since Jones's departure from The Clash.

This new stage adaption is mostly based on Hallmark's movie Snow Queen from 2002, adding some material from original plot.

For the 2002 M. Night Shyamalan movie Signs, starring Mel Gibson, a stage set was built inside a warehouse on State Road for many of the interior shots.

During his presidency, he introduced South Korea's contemporary welfare state, successfully shepherded South Korea's economic recovery, brought in a new era of economic transparency and fostered a greater role of South Korea in the world stage, including the FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by Korea and Japan in 2002.

To support the album, Down toured on the second stage of Ozzfest in 2002.

In 2002, West made his stage directorial debut with The Lady's Not for Burning at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester.

Bow Wow dropped the " Lil " from his stage name in April 2002 ; he told MTV News: " I changed my name because I'm getting older now and it's too many Lil's.

John Graham Mellor ( 21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002 ), best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was a British musician who was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash.