The Wayback Machine - http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com:80/2002
Thursday, 31 May 2012
fullscreen
Fifa world cup 2002 - top ten super skills
Free To Fly by 2002
HHH return in 2002
Explosive Demolition- 2002 Best Building Implosions
Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe 2002 high quality
2002 World Cup Soccer Commercial
Chicago (2002)
Faithless - Insomnia - Live at Glastonbury 2002
Avril Lavigne - Mobile (Official Unreleased Music Video 2002)
Michael Jordan 2002: NBA Record 51 pts at age 38
Ron Paul's 2002 Predictions All Come True - Incredible Video!
Majstri sveta 2002

2002

  • WN Shopping
  • Ebay
  • Publications
RELEASE


ALBUMS













Make changes yourself !



Fifa world cup 2002 - top ten super skills
  • Order:
  • Published: 24 Jun 2007
  • Duration: 4:10
  • Updated: 26 Apr 2012
Author: boromir866
www.miniclip.totalh.com Football world cup 2002 - top ten super skills made by fifa not by me 10 Larsson - Sweden vs. Senegal 9 Denilson - Brazil vs. Germany 8 Diouf - Sewden vs. Senegal 7 Sas - Brazil vs. Turkey 6 Ronaldinho - Brazil vs. China 5 Gomez - Costa Rica vs. Brazil 4 Blanco - Mexico vs. Italy 3 Figo - Portugal vs. USA 2 Mansiz - Brazil vs. Turkey 1 Svensson - Sweden vs. Senegal
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Fifa world cup 2002 - top ten super skills
Free To Fly by 2002
  • Order:
  • Published: 25 Jan 2009
  • Duration: 5:01
  • Updated: 25 Apr 2012
Author: opus27
We created this video using performance footage of our band (2002) mixed with elements from our new DVD "A Word in the Wind". Be sure and click on "Watch in HD" if you can! (bottom, right)
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Free To Fly by 2002
HHH return in 2002
  • Order:
  • Published: 25 Oct 2007
  • Duration: 10:48
  • Updated: 27 Apr 2012
Author: nwomatt125
*All footage courtesy of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. No copyright infringement is intended.* the return of Triple H in 2002
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/HHH return in 2002
Explosive Demolition- 2002 Best Building Implosions
  • Order:
  • Published: 29 May 2009
  • Duration: 4:24
  • Updated: 27 Apr 2012
Author: blbpdsusa
Video from Jan 2003 Int'l Society of Explosive Engineers (ISEE) conference in Las Vegas. It is one of four such "year end highlight videos" produced by Protec/Implosionworld for the annual conference between 1999 & 2003. Approximately 70 implosions from 2002 are seen through our photographer's unique persective... which sometimes involved losing a few cameras. Unfortunately the ISEE eventually alienated the structural blasting component of the society, so these highlight videos were discontinued. Implosionworld's footage is now mostly seen on Discovery Channel and Nat Geo documentaries, etc. NOTE: 9/11 conspiracy folks & politicos save your time, this is not your forum. All 'truther' comments will be removed & accts blocked. Just enjoy the video.... . .
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Explosive Demolition- 2002 Best Building Implosions
Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe 2002 high quality
  • Order:
  • Published: 04 May 2008
  • Duration: 3:44
  • Updated: 27 Apr 2012
Author: haoshop
www.hao.ru presents Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe - 2002 high quality rip
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe 2002 high quality
2002 World Cup Soccer Commercial
  • Order:
  • Published: 30 Jan 2007
  • Duration: 3:00
  • Updated: 27 Apr 2012
Author: PedjaK
One of the best soccer commercials
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/2002 World Cup Soccer Commercial
Chicago (2002)
  • Order:
  • Published: 07 Jan 2008
  • Duration: 2:26
  • Updated: 26 Apr 2012
Author: bohemianmoviefreak
Theatrical trailer for the hit movie musical "Chicago"
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Chicago (2002)
Faithless - Insomnia - Live at Glastonbury 2002
  • Order:
  • Published: 19 Feb 2007
  • Duration: 5:00
  • Updated: 27 Apr 2012
Author: mikeyb37
Faithless performing Insomnia as the sun sets over the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2002... wish i'd been there, but i'm gonna make up for it this year... Bring on June 27th!
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Faithless - Insomnia - Live at Glastonbury 2002
Avril Lavigne - Mobile (Official Unreleased Music Video 2002)
  • Order:
  • Published: 05 Jan 2011
  • Duration: 3:33
  • Updated: 27 Apr 2012
Author: avrilwhatthehell
Unreleased music video for Avril's song Mobile, from her debut album Let Go
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Avril Lavigne - Mobile (Official Unreleased Music Video 2002)
Michael Jordan 2002: NBA Record 51 pts at age 38
  • Order:
  • Published: 20 Jul 2006
  • Duration: 4:32
  • Updated: 26 Apr 2012
Author: hoopsencyclopedia
LEARN TO SCORE LIKE MJ: cli.gs At age 38 and 315 days, MJ shattered the record for the oldest player to score 50+. The game prior had MJ scoring just 6 due to injury which stopped his NBA-record double-figures scoring streak at 866 games. MJ came out to make up for that here. It should be mentioned that MJ's injury limited him to just 2 full-game scrimmages the entire year in practice. One must wonder, without the injury, what might have been possible at ages 38-40? Zone was allowed starting that year with hand-checking tighter than today as one-legged, twilight MJ broke a few records that day.
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Michael Jordan 2002: NBA Record 51 pts at age 38
Ron Paul's 2002 Predictions All Come True - Incredible Video!
  • Order:
  • Published: 03 Jan 2012
  • Duration: 5:52
  • Updated: 26 Apr 2012
Author: KramerDSP
This video was made by CollectiveCheckup at www.youtube.com and ripped to add CC. This video is a famous Ron Paul speech from April 24, 2002 where he makes a series of predictions, and it is juxtaposed with actual news headlines from years later that confirm his predictions all came true.
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Ron Paul's 2002 Predictions All Come True - Incredible Video!
Majstri sveta 2002
  • Order:
  • Published: 13 Apr 2009
  • Duration: 3:10
  • Updated: 25 Apr 2012
Author: oksoraMM
MS 2002
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Majstri sveta 2002
Yes - Soon [Live 2002]
  • Order:
  • Published: 02 Feb 2007
  • Duration: 7:36
  • Updated: 26 Apr 2012
Author: Zoso666
En vivo en Amsterdam
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Yes - Soon [Live 2002]
Improv Everywhere - No Pants Subway Ride (2002)
  • Order:
  • Published: 22 May 2007
  • Duration: 3:08
  • Updated: 25 Apr 2012
Author: ImprovEverywhere
www.improveverywhere.com - The original No Pants Subway Ride. Filmed with a hidden camera in a bag. Pantless riders board the subway car for seven consecutive stops in the middle of a cold New York winter.
http://web.archive.org./web/20120601000641/http://wn.com/Improv Everywhere - No Pants Subway Ride (2002)
  • Fifa world cup 2002 - top ten super skills...4:10
  • Free To Fly by 2002...5:01
  • HHH return in 2002...10:48
  • Explosive Demolition- 2002 Best Building Implosions...4:24
  • Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe 2002 high quality...3:44
  • 2002 World Cup Soccer Commercial...3:00
  • Chicago (2002)...2:26
  • Faithless - Insomnia - Live at Glastonbury 2002...5:00
  • Avril Lavigne - Mobile (Official Unreleased Music Video 2002)...3:33
  • Michael Jordan 2002: NBA Record 51 pts at age 38...4:32
  • Ron Paul's 2002 Predictions All Come True - Incredible Video!...5:52
  • Yes - Soon [Live 2002]...7:36
  • Improv Everywhere - No Pants Subway Ride (2002)...3:08
www.miniclip.totalh.com Football world cup 2002 - top ten super skills made by fifa not by me 10 Larsson - Sweden vs. Senegal 9 Denilson - Brazil vs. Germany 8 Diouf - Sewden vs. Senegal 7 Sas - Brazil vs. Turkey 6 Ronaldinho - Brazil vs. China 5 Gomez - Costa Rica vs. Brazil 4 Blanco - Mexico vs. Italy 3 Figo - Portugal vs. USA 2 Mansiz - Brazil vs. Turkey 1 Svensson - Sweden vs. Senegal
4:10
Fifa world cup 2002 - top ten super skills
5:01
Free To Fly by 2002
10:48
HHH re­turn in 2002
4:24
Ex­plo­sive De­mo­li­tion- 2002 Best Build­ing Im­plo­sions
3:44
Red­nex - Cot­ton Eye Joe 2002 high qual­i­ty
3:00
2002 World Cup Soc­cer Com­mer­cial
2:26
Chica­go (2002)
5:00
Faith­less - In­som­nia - Live at Glas­ton­bury 2002
3:33
Avril Lav­i­gne - Mo­bile (Of­fi­cial Un­re­leased Music Video 2002)
4:32
Michael Jor­dan 2002: NBA Record 51 pts at age 38
5:52
Ron Paul's 2002 Pre­dic­tions All Come True - In­cred­i­ble Video!
3:10
Ma­jstri sveta 2002
7:36
Yes - Soon [Live 2002]
3:08
Im­prov Ev­ery­where - No Pants Sub­way Ride (2002)
7:58
2002 NBA All-Star Game
105:41
Bloody Sun­day 2002 ENG
3:46
Ronald­in­ho - World Cup 2002 Com­pi­la­tion
122:52
Frida
6:36
U2 - MLK + Where The Streets Have No Name (2002 Super Bowl Live)
5:52
Ron Paul Was Right (2002)
9:47
The 30 best songs of 2002
4:38
Tom Waits- Let­ter­man in­ter­view 2002


  • Former Liberian President Charles Taylor waits for the start of his sentencing judgement in the courtroom of the Special Court for Sierra Leone(SCSL) in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday May 30, 2012. The SCSL found Taylor guilty last month on 11 charges of aiding and abetting the rebels who went on a bloody rampage during the decade-long war that ended in 2002 with more than 50,000 dead. Taylor became the first former head of state convicted by an international war crimes cou
    AP / Toussaint Kluiters
  • Chain sizzlers mounted on a Paiste 11
    Creative Commons
  • Bowie (left) on-stage with Sterling Campbell during the Heathen Tour in 2002.
    Creative Commons
  • Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks at Pentagon Force Protection Agency's 10 year anniversary celebration Wednesday, May 2, 2012. PFPA was established as a Defense Agency on May 3, 2002, in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and the October 2001 anthrax attacks. (DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett)(Released)
    US DoD / Glenn Fawcett
  • Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta places his hand over his heart as the National Anthem is played during the Pentagon Force Protection Agency's 10 year anniversary celebration Wednesday, May 2, 2012. PFPA was established as a Defense Agency on May 3, 2002, in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and the October 2001 anthrax attacks. (DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett)(Released)
    US DoD / Glenn Fawcett
  • Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks at Pentagon Force Protection Agency's 10 year anniversary celebration Wednesday, May 2, 2012. PFPA was established as a Defense Agency on May 3, 2002, in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and the October 2001 anthrax attacks. (DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett)(Released)
    US DoD / Glenn Fawcett
  • Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta is greeted by an honor cordon prior to the Pentagon Force Protection Agency's 10 year anniversary celebration Wednesday, May 2, 2012. PFPA was established as a Defense Agency on May 3, 2002, in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and the October 2001 anthrax attacks. (DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett)(Released)
    US DoD / Glenn Fawcett
  • Oulu City Hospital was built in two stages - first part of the hospital was opned in 2002 and second in 2004. Hospital was designed by architect office UKI Arkkitehdit.
    Public Domain / Estormiz
  • The Holy Trinity Cathedral is the Greek Orthodox church in Oulu, Finland. Oulu is one of the three orthodox dioceses in Finland headed by Metropolitan Panteleimon in April 2002.
    Public Domain / Estormiz
  • Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is seen at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Naomi Campbell appeared at a Dutch courthouse to give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor after the supermodel lost her battle to avoid testifying. Campbell will be questioned about claims made by actress Mia Farrow that Taylor gave the British model an uncut diamond after a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mand
    AP / Vincent Jannink
  • US Marines traveling in Urozgan. In June, 2002, a wedding party in Urozgan was bombed by the United States Air Force, with 30 or more killed.
    US Army
  • Guernsey, Wyo. (Oct. 22, 2002) -- Platte County Volunteer Firefighters Rob Niemczyk (left) and Bob Wilhelm man a 2-inch fire hose and spray down a simulated motor vehicle accident with foam during the opening phase of Diligent Warrior 2003. Diligent Warrior is a nuclear weapons accident training exercise directed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and sponsored by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to ensure the readiness of military, federal, state, and local response agenc
    Public Domain / U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson.
  • Barclay House on the NRHP since April 18, 2002. At 535 and 539 North Church Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
    Public Domain / Smallbones
  • Meuse near Appeltern. An international agreement was signed in 2002 in Ghent, Belgium about the management of the river amongst France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
    Creative Commons / Michielverbeek
  • A football stadium in Bamako. The most popular sport in Mali is football (soccer),[66][67] which became more prominent after Mali hosted the 2002 African Cup of Nations
    Creative Commons / Matthew Julson (ZeekLTK)
  • Spanish and U.S. Marines, marched together in a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Rota, Spain (July 2002)
    Creative Commons / Raymond Enriques.
  • President George W. Bush signs The Flight 93 National Memorial Act in the Oval Office Tuesday, Sept. 24. The bill authorizes the building of a national memorial to the passengers and crew who died aboard Flight 93 when it crashed into Shanksville, Pa., during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Standing with the President are Pennsylvania Congressman Sen. Rick Santorum, far left; Rep. John Murtha, center; and Sen. Arlen Specter. Date 24 September 2002
    Public Domain / White House photo by Tina Hager
  • The river Mulde near Dessau is situated on a floodplain where the Mulde flows into the Elbe. This causes yearly floods. The worst flood took place in the year 2002, when the Waldersee district was nearly completely flooded.
    Creative Commons / Thomas Guffler
  • The town hall with its modern part and the wing of the old castle. Since 2002, Markt Schwaben's
    Creative Commons / J. Patrick Fischer
  • Striding antelope, the Holsten Gate Museum was modernized in 2002. Not only was the torture chamber removed; all rooms were redesigned according tor a new concept that involved the integration of image and sound documentation.
    Creative Commons / MrsMyerDE
  • 14 February 2012. Damra Toma: A woman builds her new shelter in Damra Toma (North Darfur). The village is now occupied by an arab nomadic community (Mahammid tribe) just returned after nine years displaced in several camps in South Darfur. The community, more than 1,000 households, left their original village in 2002 due to the insecurity situation. The community expect 200 households more coming in the next few days. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
    UN / Albert Gonzalez Farran
  • Air photograph of Wirberg near Göbelnrod, June 2002
    Creative Commons / Pulv
  • Umar Patek, an Indonesian militant charged in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks, walks outside the courtroom after his trial in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.
    AP / Tatan Syuflana
  • Tottenham Hotspur football club manager Harry Redknapp, leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Redknapp was found not guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue between specific dates in 2002 and 2007 when he was manager of Portsmouth Football Club.
    AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
  • USS Boone (FFG-28) passing the Statue of Liberty, Fleet Week, New York 2002 is the twentieth ship in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates.
    Creative Commons / Michael W.
  • Aft view of Kinkaid, 2002. The U.S. Navy Surface Force was scheduled to begin, in the summer of 2002, an initiative to test the effectiveness of deploying a single ship for 18-months while swapping out crews at six-month intervals.
    Creative Commons / Dual Freq
  • USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) pulls into Pier 88 after sailing up the Hudson River to kick off Fleet Week 2002 in New York City, 22 May 2002
    Creative Commons / Michael W.
  • The beach at Magens Bay was previously owned by Arthur Fairchild, who gave most of it as a gift to the Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John in 1943 for use as a public park. The far Western portion was donated by Fairchild's nephew's widow, Christine Wheaton, in 2002.
    Creative Commons / Coolcaesar
  • The Costessey Point interpretation board. After many years of decline a survey was commissioned by Natural England in 2002. It showed that the ecological condition of the river had declined.
    Creative Commons / Northmetpit
  • At sea with USNS Shasta (T-AE-33) Nov. 1, 2002 — The military sealift command ship Shasta steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) to conduct an early morning underway replenishment.
    Creative Commons / DanMS
  • Related News
  • Top Headlines
  • BBC
  • CNN
  • The Times
  • The Washington Post
  • Bloomberg
  • The Independent
photo: AP / Fernando Vergara
French journalist Romeo Langlois, center, is escorted by rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, upon their arrival to San Isidro, southern Colombia, Wednesday, May 30, 2012.
Al Jazeera
31 May 2012
Romeo Langlois, a French reporter released on Wednesday by Colombian rebels, is on his way to France. Fighters from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) held Langlois hostage for a...

photo: AP / Armando Franca
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, fights for the ball with Macedonia's Vance Sikov during their friendly soccer match Saturday, May 26 2012, at the municipal stadium in Leiria, central Portugal. The game is part of Portugal's preparation for the European soccer championship. The Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine, starts June 8.
The Daily Mail
31 May 2012
Euro 2004 runners-up Portugal take on Holland, Denmark and Germany in Group B of the European Championships. Here, Sportsmail profiles all 23 members of their squad. Key men: Ronaldo (left) and Nani...

photo: AP / UNHCR-Siegfried Modola
In this Saturday, Aug.13, 2011 photo released by the UNHCR severely malnourished children look on at the Al Adala internally displaced peoples settlement in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Khaleej Times
30 May 2012
One in seven people suffer from malnourishment, the head of the UN's food agency said Wednesday in a report released ahead of a summit on sustainable development to be held in Rio de Janeiro June...

IBN Live Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Thursday acquitted 13 youths belonging to minority community from charges of loot and setting afire 100 shops during post-Godhra riots of 2002, for lack of evidence. The...(size: 1.4Kb)
Zeenews Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Thursday acquitted 13 youths belonging to minority community from charges of loot and setting afire 100 shops during post-Godhra riots of 2002, for lack of evidence. The youths were charged...(size: 1.5Kb)
Tempo Interactive , Jakarta:VOLCANOLOGY AND THE DISASTER MITIGATION DIVISION AT THE ENERGY MINISTRY POINTED OUT ON WEDNESDAY...(size: 0.7Kb)
Business Wire NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its ratings on the following bond due to prerefunding activity: --Boston (MA) (Boston City Hospital Issue) special obligation refunding bonds series 2002 (all maturities). The updated rating history for above bond is now reflected on Fitch's web...(size: 3.9Kb)
Yahoo Daily News Jeremy Hefner won his first game and hit his first home run on Tuesday. (US Presswire) With Miguel Batista possibly set to come off the DL in time to make his next start, pitcher Jeremy Hefner knows his current run with the New York Mets could soon come to an end. But until he feels that roster...(size: 2.3Kb)
STL Today The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction and death sentence of a St. Louis area gang member for the fatal shooting of a witness. The...(size: 1.0Kb)
Wilmington News Journal East Clinton High School class of 2002 invites all classmates, administrators, teachers...(size: 0.6Kb)
CNN By Jessica Dickler @CNNMoney May 29, 2012: 9:05 AM ET Home prices hit new post-crisis lows in March. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Home prices hit new post-bubble lows in March, according to a report out Tuesday. Average home prices were down 2.6% from 12 months earlier, according to the...(size: 3.6Kb)
DNA India With assembly elections knocking on the door and the suppressed dream to occupy the prime ministerial seat in 2014, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi seems to have dropped his hardcore Hindu card - one that fetched him two successive victories -and is leaning more towards the minority community...(size: 2.5Kb)
more news on: 2002
__NOTOC__ 2002 (MMII) was a Common year that started on a Tuesday. In the Gregorian calendar, it was the 2002nd year of Anno Domini, the 2nd year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century, and the 3rd of the 2000s decade. 2002 was a palindrome year, meaning it was the same way backwards. By coincidence, the last palindrome year (1991) was also a common year starting on Tuesday. The next time this will happen is between 5995 and 6006.

The year 2002 is designated the:

  • International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains
  • Year of the Outback in Australia
  • National Science Year in the United Kingdom
  • Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom
  • Events

    January

  • January 1
  • * The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially enters into force.
  • * Euro notes and coins are issued in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Austria, Ireland and the Netherlands.
  • January 8 – The No Child Left Behind Act is signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush.
  • January 9 The United States Department of Justice announces it will pursue a criminal investigation of Enron.
  • January 10Enrique Bolaños begins his 5-year term as President of the Republic of Nicaragua.
  • January 14 – The asylum case of Adelaide Abankwah is heard in New York.
  • January 16 – The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and freezes the assets of Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, and the Taliban.
  • January 17 – The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo displaces an estimated 400,000 people.
  • January 23 – ''Wall Street Journal'' reporter Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Pakistan, accused of being a CIA agent by his captors.
  • January 27 – Several explosions at a military dump in Lagos, Nigeria kill more than 1,000. January 31 – A large section of the Antarctic Larsen Ice Shelf begins disintegrating, consuming about over 35 days.

    February

  • February 1 – Kidnapped ''Wall Street Journal'' reporter Daniel Pearl is murdered in Karachi, Pakistan.
  • February 3Costa Rica holds presidential and congressional elections.
  • February 6 - King George VI's 50th Anniversary of his Death in 1952
  • February 8February 24 – The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • February 9 - Queen Elizabeth's Sister Princess Margaret dies in her sleep aged 71 after suffering a major stroke.
  • February 12
  • * The trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević begins at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
  • * The U.S. Secretary of Energy makes the decision that Yucca Mountain is suitable to be the United States' nuclear repository.
  • February 13Queen Elizabeth gives former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani an honorary knighthood.
  • February 15 - the Funeral of Princess Margaret takes Place on the 50th Anniversary of her Father's Funeral.
  • February 19NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
  • February 20 – In Reqa Al-Gharbiya, Egypt, a fire on a train injures over 65 and kills at least 370.
  • February 22
  • * Robert William Pickton; the most prolific serial killer in Canadian history is arrested and charged with the first two (of twenty-seven) counts of first-degree murder.
  • * Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
  • * A Spanish-facilitated ceasefire begins in Sri Lanka.
  • February 23FARC kidnaps Íngrid Betancourt in Colombia while she campaigns for the presidency.
  • February 27 – A series of riots leaves hundreds dead, after 59 Hindu pilgrims die aboard a train burned by a Muslim mob in Godhra, India.
  • February 28
  • * The ex-currencies of all euro-using nations cease to be legal tender in the European Union.
  • * Gujarat communal riots begin, wherein the Gulbarg Society massacre takes place in Ahmedabad, in which 69 people were burnt alive or killed.
  • March

  • March 1
  • * U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: In eastern Afghanistan, Operation Anaconda begins.
  • * Continuing violence in Ahmedabad, India kills 28; police shoot and kill 5 rioters.
  • * The Envisat environmental satellite successfully reaches an orbit 800 km above the Earth using an Ariane 5 on its 11th launch, carrying the heaviest payload to date at 8,500 kg.
  • * ''STS-109'': Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' flies the Hubble Space Telescope service mission, its last before ''STS-107''.
  • March 3São Tomé and Príncipe hold legislative elections.
  • March 4Ansett Australia, one of the oldest airlines in the world and the second largest in Australia, ceases operation after collapsing financially. This event also marks the largest job loss in Australian history.
  • March 6 – France agrees to return the remains of Saartjie Baartman to South Africa.
  • March 12 – In Houston, Texas, Andrea Yates is found guilty of drowning her 5 children on June 20, 2001. She is later sentenced to life in prison.
  • March 14
  • * 125 vehicles are involved in a massive pile up on Interstate 75 in Ringgold, Georgia.
  • * Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament established.
  • March 17
  • * Portugal holds parliamentary elections.
  • * In Islamabad, Pakistan, the International Protestant Church attack occurs.
  • March 19US war in Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda ends (started on March 1) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, with 11 allied troop fatalities.
  • March 21 – In Pakistan, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and 3 others are charged with the kidnapping and killing of ''Wall Street Journal'' reporter Daniel Pearl.
  • March 24 – The 74th Academy Awards, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, are held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California with the film ''A Beautiful Mind'' winning Best Picture.
  • March 27 – A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 30 Israeli civilians and injures 140 others at the Park Hotel in Netanya, triggering Operation Defensive Shield, a large-scale counter-terrorist Israeli military incursion into the West Bank, two days later.
  • March 30 - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon the Queen Mother, dies in her sleep at the age of 101 at her home at Windsor Castle in London.
  • April

  • April 2Israeli forces besiege the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, when militants take shelter there.
  • April 9 – The funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother takes place in Westminster Abbey, London.
  • April 11April 14 – A military coup d'état against the leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez fails.
  • April 15 – An Air China Boeing 767-200 crashes into a hillside during heavy rain and fog near Busan, South Korea, killing 128.
  • April 17 – Four Canadian infantrymen are killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire from 2 US F-16s.
  • April 18 – The discovery of a new insect order, Mantophasmatodea, is announced.
  • April 21French presidential election, 2002: The first round results in a runoff between Jacques Chirac and the leader of the main French far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen.
  • April 22 – At a special session of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Director-General Jose Bustani is fired.
  • April 25 – ''Soyuz TM-34'': South African Mark Shuttleworth blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome; he had paid £15 million for the trip.
  • April 27 – The Laughlin, Nevada River Run Riot kills 3.
  • May

  • May 5 – In the second round of the French presidential election Jacques Chirac is reelected.
  • May 6 – In the Netherlands, [politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated.
  • May 9 – A 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ends, when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected militants among them deported to several different countries.
  • * In Kaspiysk, Russia, a remote-control bomb explodes during a holiday parade, killing 43 and injuring at least 130.
  • May 8Feyenoord Rotterdam wins the UEFA Final Cup with 3-2 from Borussia Dortmund.
  • May 10FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling American secrets to Moscow for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.
  • May 12
  • * Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a 5-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first U.S. President, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.
  • * The Russian Shuttle ''Buran'' is destroyed in the Buran hangar collapse, killing 8 workers.
  • May 17 – In Ireland, The Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats coalition is re-elected. It is the first government to be re-elected since 1969.
  • May 20East Timor regains its independence.
  • May 21 – The US State Department releases a report naming 7 state sponsors of terrorism: Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.
  • May 2216th Street Baptist Church bombing: A jury in Birmingham, Alabama convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murders of 4 girls.
  • May 25
  • * Estonia hosts the first Eurovision Song Contest in a former Soviet republic.
  • * China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates near the Penghu Islands at Taiwan Strait, killing all 225 people on board.
  • May 26
  • * The Mars Odyssey finds signs of large water ice deposits on the planet Mars.
  • * A barge collides with the Interstate 40 bridge across the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma, killing 14.
  • May 31June 30 – the 2002 FIFA World Cup is held in South Korea and Japan
  • June

  • June 3 – The ''Party in the Palace'' takes place at Buckingham Palace, London for Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee celebrations.
  • June 4 – The planetoid Quaoar is discovered orbiting the Sun in the Kuiper belt.
  • June 5 – Fourteen year old Elizabeth Smart is kidnapped from her bedroom at knifepoint.
  • June 6Eastern Mediterranean Event: An object with an estimated diameter of 10 meters collides with Earth, over the Mediterranean Sea, and detonates in mid-air.
  • June 8Serena Williams defeats her sister Venus Williams in straight sets to win the 2002 French Open.
  • June 10
  • * An annular solar eclipse occurs.
  • * The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of 2 humans, is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
  • June 11Antonio Meucci is recognized as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
  • June 14 – In Karachi, Pakistan, a car bomb in front of the U.S. Consulate kills 12 Pakistanis and injures 50.
  • June 15 – Near Earth Asteroid 2002 MN misses the planet by , about 1/3 the distance to the moon.
  • June 24 – The Igandu train disaster in Dodoma Region, Tanzania, kills 281 people in the worst rail accident in African history.
  • June 30Brazil wins its fifth FIFA World Cup, defeating Germany in the final.
  • July

  • July 1
  • * The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Crimes committed on or after this date may be prosecuted by the court.
  • * A Russian passenger jet and a cargo plane collide over the town of Überlingen, Germany; 72 are killed (see Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937).
  • July 9 – The Organization of African Unity is disbanded and replaced by the African Union.
  • July 10
  • * At a Sotheby's auction, Peter Paul Rubens' painting "The Massacre of the Innocents" (first version) is sold for £49.5million (US$76.2 million) to Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet.
  • * A helicopter crash in Cyprus kills the head of the Cyprus National Guard, Lt. General Evangelos Florakis.
  • July 14 – During Bastille Day celebrations, Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt.
  • July 15 – In Washington, D.C., "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to aiding the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony; Lindh agrees to serve 10 years in prison for each charge.
  • July 19Hail kills 25 and injures hundreds in the Chinese province of Henan.
  • July 21Telecommunications giant WorldCom files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (the largest such filing in United States history).
  • July 27
  • * A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes at an air show in Ukraine, killing 77 and injuring more than 100, making it the worst air show disaster in history (see Sknyliv airshow disaster).
  • * Helen Clark, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, is re-elected in a landslide victory.
  • August

  • August – The 2002 European floods ravage Central Europe.
  • September

  • September 2 – The United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development, successor of the 1972 Conference on the Human Environment, 1983 World Commission on Environment and Development, and the 1992 Conference on Environment and Development, opens.
  • September 5 – A car bomb kills at least 30 people in Afghanistan, and an apparent assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai fails the same day.
  • September 9Judit Polgar beats Garry Kasparov at a game of speed chess.
  • September 10 – Switzerland joins the United Nations.
  • September 11 – The World Summit on Sustainable Development comes to a close.
  • September 15 – The Swedish parliamentary election, 2002 leaves Prime Minister Göran Persson and the Social Democrats in power.
  • September 19 – Civil war starts in Côte d'Ivoire.
  • September 20 – The Kolka-Karmadon rock ice slide occurs.
  • September 22 – The German federal election leaves Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, his Social Democrats and the Greens in power.
  • September 25 – The Vitim event, a possible bolide impact, occurs in Siberia, Russia.
  • September 26 – The Senegalese passenger ferry ''Joola'' capsizes in a storm off the coast of Gambia; 1,863 are killed.
  • October

  • October 2
  • * The Congress of the United States passes a joint resolution, which authorizes the President to use the United States Armed Forces as he deems necessary and appropriate, against Iraq.
  • * The Beltway sniper attacks begin with 5 shootings in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  • October 7 – The discovery of Quaoar is announced.
  • October 9 – The Dot-com bubble bear market reaches bottom, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average slips below 7,200.
  • October 11Myyrmanni bombing: A lone bomber explodes a home-made bomb in the Myyrmanni shopping mall north of Helsinki, Finland; the casualties include himself.
  • October 12 – Terrorists detonate bombs in 2 nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and injuring over 300.
  • October 16Iraq War Resolution is authorized by a majority of the U.S. Congress.
  • October 21 – 9 of 13 DNS root servers are disabled in a DDoS attack.
  • October 2225Chechen rebels take control of the theatre ''Nord-Ost'' in Moscow and hold the audience hostage.
  • October 24 – The Beltway snipers, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, are arrested.
  • October 25 – U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, his family, and his staff are killed in a plane accident at Eveleth, Minnesota.
  • October 27Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is elected President of Brazil.
  • November

  • November 5 – The U.S. Republican Party maintains control of the House of Representatives and gains control of the United States Senate.
  • November 6 – The U.S. Federal Reserve System drops its primary discount rate by 50 basis points to 0.75%, putting the real interest rate solidly below the inflation rate.
  • November 7Iran bans the advertising of United States products.
  • November 8Iraq disarmament crisis: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves UN Security Council Resolution 1441, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
  • November 13
  • * Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
  • * The oil tanker ''Prestige'' sinks off the Galician coast, causing a huge oil spill.
  • November 14Argentina defaults on a US $805 million World Bank loan payment.
  • November 15Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
  • November 16 – A Campaign against Climate Change march takes place in London from Lincoln's Inn Fields, past Esso offices to the United States Embassy.
  • November 18Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
  • November 21 – At the NATO Summit in Prague, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia are invited to join the organization.
  • November 22 – In Nigeria, more than 100 are killed at an attack aimed at the Miss World contestants.
  • November 25 – U.S. President George W. Bush signs the Homeland Security Act into law, establishing the Department of Homeland Security, in the largest U.S. government reorganization since the creation of the Department of Defense in 1947.
  • November 26 – Legislation by the European Court of Human Rights and Law Lords, ruling in favour of convicted murderer Anthony Anderson, ends the right of the Home Secretary to set minimum terms for convicted murderers.
  • December

  • December 7 – As required by the recently passed U.N. resolution, Iraq files a 12,000 page weapons declaration with the U.N. Security Council.
  • December 9United Airlines, the second largest airline in the world, files for bankruptcy.
  • December 10 – The High Court of Australia hands down its judgement in the Internet defamation dispute in the case of Gutnick v Dow Jones.
  • December 12Hans Enoksen is elected Prime Minister of Greenland.
  • December 27 – A suicide truck-bomb attack destroys the headquarters of Chechnya's Moscow-backed government, killing 72.
  • December 29 – The Communist New People's Army blows up a bust of Ferdinand Marcos in Benguet, Philippines.
  • December 30 – An eruption on the volcanic island Stromboli off the coast of Sicily causes a flank failure and tsunami. The island is later evacuated.
  • Date unknown

  • Population Division of the United Nations calculate that 40 million people around the world are infected with HIV.
  • Births

  • February 5Davis Cleveland, American child actor
  • July 22Prince Felix of Denmark, Prince of Denmark
  • October 6Cleopatra Stratan, Moldovan child singer
  • Deaths

    January

  • January 3Freddy Heineken, Dutch-born beer magnate (b. 1923)
  • January 8
  • * Alexander Prokhorov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
  • * Dave Thomas, American fast food entrepreneur (''Wendy's'') (b. 1932)
  • January 12
  • * Stanley Unwin, South African comedian (b. 1911)
  • * Cyrus Vance, American politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (b. 1917)
  • January 15Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (b. 1913)
  • January 16
  • * Michael Anthony Bilandic, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1923)
  • * Bobo Olson, American boxer (b. 1928)
  • January 17
  • * Queenie Leonard, British singer and actress (b. 1905)
  • * Camilo José Cela, Spanish writer (b. 1916)
  • January 22
  • * Jack Shea, American double-Gold medalist in skating speedly (b. 1910)
  • * Peggy Lee, American singer and actress (b. 1920)
  • January 23
  • * Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (b. 1930)
  • * Robert Nozick, American philosopher (b. 1938)
  • January 28Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children's book author (b. 1907)
  • February

  • February 6Max Perutz, Austrian-born molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (b. 1914)
  • February 8
  • * Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)
  • * Thomaz Soares da Silva, Brazilian football player (b. 1921)
  • February 9Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (b. 1930)
  • February 10Traudl Junge, German private secretary of Adolf Hitler (b. 1920)
  • February 12John Eriksen, Danish football player (b. 1957)
  • February 13Waylon Jennings, American country music singer (b. 1937)
  • February 14Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer (b. 1922)
  • February 15
  • * Howard K. Smith, American television journalist (ABC News) (b. 1914)
  • * Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (b. 1963)
  • February 16Walter Winterbottom, English football manager (b. 1913)
  • February 19Virginia Hamilton, American writer (b. 1936)
  • February 22
  • * Chuck Jones, American animator (b. 1912)
  • * Jonas Savimbi, Angolan rebel and political leader (b. 1934)
  • February 24Leo Ornstein, American composer and pianist (b. 1892)
  • February 27Spike Milligan, British comedian, writer, and poet (b. 1918)
  • February 28Helmut Zacharias, German violinist (b. 1920)
  • March

  • March 11James Tobin, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
  • March 12Spyros Kyprianou, former President of Cyprus (b. 1932)
  • March 20Ibn Al-Khattab, Saudi guerilla (b. 1969)
  • March 24César Milstein, Argentine scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1927)
  • March 27
  • * Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (b. 1908)
  • * Dudley Moore, British pianist, comedian, and actor (b. 1935)
  • * Billy Wilder, Polish-American film screenwriter and director (b. 1906)
  • March 29Rico Yan, Filipino Actor (b. 1975)
  • March 30Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1900)
  • April

  • April 5Layne Staley, American singer (b. 1967)
  • April 8María Félix, Mexican actress (b. 1914)
  • April 9Leopold Vietoris, Austrian mathematician (b. 1891)
  • April 15Byron White, American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (b. 1917)
  • April 16
  • * Franz Krienbühl, Swiss speed skater (b. 1929)
  • * Robert Urich, American actor (b. 1946)
  • April 18Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer (b. 1914)
  • April 22Linda Lovelace, American pornographic actress (b. 1949)
  • April 25Lisa Lopes, American rapper; one-third of the multi-platinum girl group TLC (b. 1971)
  • April 27
  • * George Alec Effinger, American author (b. 1947)
  • * Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, Swiss industrialist and art collector (b. 1921)
  • * Ruth Handler, American toy manufacturer (b. 1916)
  • May

  • May 5Hugo Banzer, Bolivian politician, 62nd and 75th President of Bolivia (b. 1926)
  • May 6Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician and professor (b. 1948)
  • May 11Joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (b. 1905)
  • May 13Valeri Lobanovsky, Ukrainian football manager (b. 1939)
  • May 18Davey Boy Smith, British professional wrestler (b. 1962)
  • May 19John Gorton, Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1911)
  • May 20Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist and author (b. 1941)
  • May 21Niki de Saint Phalle, French artist (b. 1930)
  • May 23Sam Snead, American golfer (b. 1912)
  • May 26Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)
  • May 28Jean Berger, German-American composer (b. 1909)
  • June

  • June 2Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s.(b. 1969)
  • June 4Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian politician, 85th and 88th President of Peru (b. 1912)
  • June 5Dee Dee Ramone, American bassist (b. 1951)
  • June 6Hans Janmaat, Dutch politician (b. 1934)
  • June 7Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Belgian princess (b. 1916)
  • June 10John Gotti, American gangster (b. 1940)
  • June 17Fritz Walter, German footballer (b. 1920)
  • June 24Pierre Werner, Luxembourgian politician, 19th and 21st Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913)
  • June 26Arnold Brown, English General of The Salvation Army (b. 1913)
  • June 27John Entwistle, English bassist (b. 1944)
  • June 29Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (b. 1928)
  • June 30Chico Xavier, Brazilian medium (b. 1910)
  • July

  • July 5
  • * Benjamin O. Davis Jr., American general (b. 1912)
  • * Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (b. 1924)
  • * Ted Williams, American baseball player (b. 1918)
  • July 6
  • * Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman (b. 1932)
  • * John Frankenheimer, American film director (b. 1930)
  • ** Abdul Qadir, Vice president of Afghanistan (b. 1951)
  • July 9Rod Steiger, American actor (b. 1925)
  • July 10Evangelos Florakis, Greek military officer (b. 1943)
  • July 13Yousuf Karsh, Turkish-born photographer (b. 1908)
  • July 14Joaquín Balaguer, Dominican politician, 41st, 45th and 49th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1906)
  • July 16John Cocke, American computer scientist (b. 1925)
  • July 17Joseph Luns, Dutch politician and diplomat, 5th Secretary General of NATO (b. 1911)
  • July 19Alan Lomax, American folklorist and musicologist (b. 1915)
  • July 23Chaim Potok, American author and rabbi (b. 1929)
  • July 25Abdur Rahman Badawi, Egyptian philosopher (b. 1917)
  • July 28Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
  • August

  • August 4Carmen Silvera, British actress (b. 1922)
  • August 5
  • *Chick Hearn, American SportsCaster (b. 1916)
  • *Franco Lucentini, Italian writer (b. 1920)
  • August 6Edsger W. Dijkstra, Dutch computer scientist (b. 1930)
  • August 11Galen Rowell, American photographer, writer, and climber (b. 1940)
  • August 14Dave Williams, American singer (b. 1972)
  • August 16Abu Nidal, Paleiostinian militant (b. 1937)
  • August 31
  • * Lionel Hampton, American musician (b. 1908)
  • * George Porter, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
  • September

  • September 11Kim Hunter, American actress (b. 1922)
  • September 18Bob Hayes, American athlete (b. 1942)
  • September 19
  • * Robert Guéï, Ivorian military ruler (b. 1941)
  • * Duncan Hallas, prominent member of the Trotskyist movement in Great Britain (b. 1925)
  • September 21Robert Lull Forward, American author and physicist (b. 1932)
  • September 22James Miller, known as the 'Fan Man' (b. 1963)
  • October

  • October 6Claus van Amsberg, German born Prince Consort of the Netherlands (b. 1926)
  • October 9
  • * Sopubek Begaliev, Soviet-era economist and politician (b. 1931)
  • * Aileen Wuornos, American serial killer (b. 1956)
  • October 12Ray Conniff, American musician and bandleader (b. 1916)
  • October 13Stephen Ambrose, American historian and biographer (b. 1936)
  • October 18Nikolai Rukavishnikov, Russian cosmonaut (b. 1932)
  • October 25Richard Harris, Irish actor (b. 1930)
  • October 30Jam-Master Jay, American Hip-Hop DJ (b. 1965)
  • November

  • November 2Charles Sheffield, English author and physicist (b. 1935)
  • November 9Merlin Santana, American actor (b. 1976)
  • November 12Károly Doncsecz, Slovenian potter (b. 1918)
  • November 15Myra Hindley, English murderer (b. 1942)
  • November 17Abba Eban, Israeli politician and diplomat, 3rd Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1915)
  • November 18James Coburn, American actor (b. 1928)
  • November 19Max Reinhardt, British publisher (b. 1915)
  • November 22Parley Baer, American actor (b. 1914)
  • November 24John Rawls, American political theorist (b. 1921)
  • December

  • December 3Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (b. 1970)
  • December 5Ne Win, Burmese military commander (b. 1911)
  • December 18Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor General of Canada (b. 1934)
  • December 22
  • * Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Guyana and 4th President of Guyana (b. 1929)
  • * Joe Strummer, British musician (b. 1952)
  • Nobel Prizes

  • PeaceJimmy Carter
  • LiteratureImre Kertész
  • ChemistryJohn B. Fenn and Koichi Tanaka, Kurt Wüthrich
  • PhysicsRaymond Davis Jr. and Masatoshi Koshiba, Riccardo Giacconi
  • Physiology or MedicineSydney Brenner, H. Robert Horvitz, and John E. Sulston
  • Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelDaniel Kahneman and Vernon L. Smith
  • Fields Medalists

  • Laurent Lafforgue, Vladimir Voevodsky
  • In fiction

  • The events of ''First Among Sequels'' by Jasper Fforde take place in an alternate-reality 2002
  • In the comic book series ''Y: The Last Man'', on July 12, 2002 a mysterious plague kills all living creatures with a Y chromosome on the planet.
  • ''The West Wing'': On November 5, Democratic President Josiah Bartlet of New Hampshire defeats Republican Governor Robert Ritchie of Florida in his reelection bid following the 2002 US presidential election.
  • The events of ''Resident Evil: Dead Aim'' take place on September 23.
  • External links

  • 2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist – Google's Yearly List of Major Events and Top Searches for 2002
  • Top Stories of 2002 - CNN
  • Year in Review - Netscape
  • Category:2002 in fiction

    af:2002 am:2002 እ.ኤ.አ. ang:2002 ab:2002 ar:ملحق:2002 an:2002 frp:2002 ast:2002 gn:2002 av:2002 ay:2002 az:2002 bn:২০০২ zh-min-nan:2002 nî be:2002 be-x-old:2002 bh:२००२ bcl:2002 bs:2002 br:2002 bg:2002 ca:2002 cv:2002 ceb:2002 cs:2002 cbk-zam:2002 co:2002 cy:2002 da:2002 de:2002 dv:2002 et:2002 el:2002 myv:2002 ие es:2002 eo:2002 ext:2002 eu:2002 fa:۲۰۰۲ (میلادی) hif:2002 fo:2002 fr:2002 fy:2002 fur:2002 ga:2002 gv:2002 gag:2002 gd:2002 gl:2002 gan:2002年 hak:2002-ngièn xal:2002 җил ko:2002년 haw:2002 hy:2002 hi:२००२ hr:2002. io:2002 ilo:2002 bpy:মারি ২০০২ id:2002 ia:2002 os:2002-æм аз is:2002 it:2002 he:2002 jv:2002 kn:೨೦೦೨ pam:2002 ka:2002 csb:2002 kk:2002 жыл kw:2002 sw:2002 kv:2002 во ht:2002 (almanak gregoryen) ku:2002 krc:2002 джыл la:2002 lv:2002. gads lb:2002 lt:2002 m. lij:2002 li:2002 ln:2002 jbo:2002moi lmo:2002 hu:2002 mk:2002 mi:2002 mr:इ.स. २००२ arz:2002 ms:2002 mdf:2002 mn:2002 он nah:2002 nl:2002 nds-nl:2002 ne:सन् २००२ new:सन् २००२ ja:2002年 nap:2002 frr:2002 no:2002 nn:2002 nrm:2002 nov:2002 oc:2002 mhr:2002 nso:2002 uz:2002 pa:੨੦੦੨ pi:२००२ pag:2002 pnb:2002 pap:2002 pms:2002 tpi:2002 nds:2002 pl:2002 pt:2002 crh:2002 ty:2002 ksh:Joohr 2002 ro:2002 qu:2002 rue:2002 ru:2002 год sah:2002 se:2002 stq:2002 sq:2002 scn:2002 simple:2002 sk:2002 sl:2002 so:2002 ckb:٢٠٠٢ sr:2002 sh:2002 su:2002 fi:2002 sv:2002 tl:2002 ta:2002 kab:2002 tt:2002 ел te:2002 tet:2002 th:พ.ศ. 2545 tg:2002 tr:2002 tk:2002 udm:2002 ар uk:2002 ur:2002ء vec:2002 vi:2002 vo:2002 fiu-vro:2002 wa:2002 zh-classical:二〇〇二年 vls:2002 war:2002 yi:2002 yo:2002 zh-yue:2002年 diq:2002 bat-smg:2002 zh:2002年

    This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.



    {{infobox album | nameFree to Fly | Type Album | Artist Point of Grace | Cover Pog-ftf.jpg | Released May 1, 2001 | Recorded 2000-2001 | Genre Christian pop | Length | Label Word Records | Producer David Tyson Brown Bannister Nathan Nockels Tom Laune Glenn Garrett Wayne Tester | Last album ''Rarities & Remixes''(2000) | This album ''Free to Fly''(2001) | Next album ''Girls of Grace''(2002) | }}

    ''Free to Fly'' is the seventh album and fifth studio album by Contemporary Christian group Point of Grace. It was released in 2001 by Word Records.

    Track listing

    # "By Heart" - 3:38 # "You Will Never Walk Alone" - 4:24 # "He Sends His Love" - 4:35 # "Praise Forevermore" - 4:33 # "Blue Skies" - 4:20 # "Begin With Me" - 3:15 # "Free Indeed" - 3:55 # "All That I Need" - 4:08 # "Something So Good" - 3:41 # "Yes, I Believe" - 4:35 # "La La La" - 4:49

    Singles

  • "Blue Skies" - #1
  • "Praise Forevermore" - #1
  • "He Sends His Love" - #1
  • "You Will Never Walk Alone - #1
  • "Yes, I Believe" - #1
  • Music videos

  • "Begin With Me"
  • Singers

  • Shelley Breen
  • Heather Payne
  • Denise Jones
  • Terry Jones
  • Notes

  • This was Terry's last full studio album with the group, as she would leave the group on February 29, 2004.
  • This was also the last album that involved songwriter Grant Cunningham, who died in July 2002 from injuries caused by a fall in a recreational soccer match in the Nashville region. A foundation named in Cunningham's memory was titled after the Point of Grace song "Blue Skies" from this album.
  • This was the last release by the group with the Word Records management team, as they would be released in January 2002 by the label's new owners.
  • References

    Category:2001 albums Category:Point of Grace albums Category:Albums produced by Brown Bannister

    This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.



    Width200
    PositionShooting guard / Small forward
    Height ft6|height_in 6
    Weight lbs216
    Number23, 45, 9, 12
    Birth dateFebruary 17, 1963
    Birth placeBrooklyn, New York
    High schoolEmsley A. Laney
    League
    Career start1984
    Career end2003
    Draftyear1984
    Draftround1
    Draftpick3
    DraftteamChicago Bulls
    CollegeNorth Carolina (1981–1984)
    Years1, |team1 Chicago Bulls
    Years2 |team2 Washington Wizards
    Stat1labelPoints
    Stat1value32,292 (30.1 ppg)
    Stat2labelRebounds
    Stat2value6,672 (6.2 rpg)
    Stat3labelAssists
    Stat3value5,633 (5.3 apg)
    Letterj
    Bbrjordami01
    HighlightsNBA Champion (, , , , , ) 5× NBA Most Valuable Player (, , , ) 14× NBA All-Star (, , ) 6× NBA Finals MVP (, ) 10× NBA scoring champion (, ) 3× NBA steals champion (, , ) NBA Defensive Player of the Year () 10× All-NBA First Team (, ) All-NBA Second Team () 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (, ) NBA Rookie of the Year () NBA All-Rookie First Team () 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (, , ) 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion ()
  • NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
  • #23 Retired by Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat
  • NCAA Champion (1982)
  • 2× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1983–1984)
  • ACC Player of the Year (1984)
  • Oscar Robertson Trophy (1984)
  • Naismith College Player of the Year (1984)
  • John R. Wooden Award (1984)
  • Adolph Rupp Trophy (1984)
  • Hof playermichael-jordan }}

    Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

    After a three-season career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.

    Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

    Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today. Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film ''Space Jam'' as himself. He is the majority owner and head of basketball operations for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, having won a bidding war to buy controlling interest in the team from founding owner Robert L. Johnson.

    Jordan is sometimes referred to simply by his initials MJ.

    Early years

    Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Deloris (née Peoples), who worked in banking, and James R. Jordan, Sr., an equipment supervisor. His family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, when he was a toddler. Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, where he anchored his athletic career by playing baseball, football, and basketball. He tried out for the varsity basketball team during his sophomore year, but at 5'11" (1.80 m), he was deemed too short to play at that level. His taller friend, Harvest Leroy Smith, was the only sophomore to make the team.

    Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the star of Laney's junior varsity squad, and tallied several 40 point games. The following summer, he grew four inches (10 cm) and trained rigorously. Upon earning a spot on the varsity roster, Jordan averaged about 20 points per game over his final two seasons of high school play. As a senior, he was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team During his three seasons at North Carolina, he averaged 17.7 ppg on 54.0% shooting, and added 5.0 rebounds per game (rpg). He was selected by consensus to the NCAA All-American First Team in both his sophomore (1983) and junior (1984) seasons. After winning the Naismith and the Wooden College Player of the Year awards in 1984, Jordan left North Carolina one year before his scheduled graduation to enter the 1984 NBA Draft. The Chicago Bulls selected Jordan with the third overall pick, after Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie (Portland Trail Blazers). Jordan returned to North Carolina to complete his degree in 1986.

    Professional career

    During his first season in the NBA, Jordan averaged 28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting. He quickly became a fan favorite even in opposing arenas, and appeared on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' with the heading "A Star is Born" just over a month into his professional career. Jordan was also voted in as an All-Star starter by the fans in his rookie season. Controversy arose before the All-Star game when word surfaced that several veteran players, led by Isiah Thomas, were upset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving. This led to a so called "freeze-out" on Jordan, where players refused to pass him the ball throughout the game. The controversy left Jordan relatively unaffected when he returned to regular season play, and he would go on to be voted Rookie of the Year. The Bulls finished the season 38–44, and lost in the first round of the playoffs in four games to the Milwaukee Bucks.

    Jordan's second season was cut short by a broken foot which caused him to miss 64 games. Despite Jordan's injury and a 30–52 record, the Bulls made the playoffs. Jordan recovered in time to participate in the playoffs and performed well upon his return. Against a 1985–86 Boston Celtics team that is often considered one of the greatest in NBA history, Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in Game 2. The Celtics, however, managed to sweep the series.

    Jordan had recovered completely by the 1986–87 season, and had one of the most prolific scoring seasons in NBA history. He became the only player other than Wilt Chamberlain to score 3,000 points in a season, averaging a league high 37.1 points on 48.2% shooting. In addition, Jordan demonstrated his defensive prowess, as he became the first player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season. Despite Jordan's success, Magic Johnson won the league's Most Valuable Player Award. The Bulls reached 40 wins, and advanced to the playoffs for the third consecutive year. However, they were again swept by the Celtics.

    Mid-career: Pistons roadblock

    Jordan led the league in scoring again in the 1987–88 season, averaging 35.0 ppg on 53.5% shooting and won his first league MVP award. He was also named the Defensive Player of the Year, as he had averaged 1.6 blocks and a league high 3.16 steals per game. The Bulls finished 50–32, and made it out of the first round of the playoffs for the first time in Jordan's career, as they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. However, the Bulls then lost in five games to the more experienced Detroit Pistons, who were led by Isiah Thomas and a group of physical players known as the "Bad Boys".

    In the 1988–89 season, Jordan again led the league in scoring, averaging 32.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from the field, along with 8 rpg and 8 assists per game (apg). The Bulls finished with a 47–35 record, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating the Cavaliers and New York Knicks along the way. The Cavaliers series included a career highlight for Jordan when he hit ''The Shot'' over Craig Ehlo at the buzzer in the fifth and final game of the series. However, the Pistons again defeated the Bulls, this time in six games, by utilizing their "Jordan Rules" method of guarding Jordan, which consisted of double and triple teaming him every time he touched the ball.

    The Bulls entered the 1989–90 season as a team on the rise, with their core group of Jordan and young improving players like Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, and under the guidance of new coach Phil Jackson. Jordan averaged a league leading 33.6 ppg on 52.6% shooting, to go with 6.9 rpg and 6.3 apg in leading the Bulls to a 55–27 record. They again advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals beating the Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers en route. However, despite pushing the series to seven games, the Bulls lost to the Pistons for the third consecutive season.

    First three-peat

    In the 1990–91 season, Jordan won his second MVP award after averaging 31.5 ppg on 53.9% shooting, 6.0 rpg, and 5.5 apg for the regular season. The Bulls finished in first place in their division for the first time in 16 years and set a franchise record with 61 wins in the regular season. With Scottie Pippen developing into an All-Star, the Bulls had elevated their play. The Bulls defeated the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers in the opening two rounds of the playoffs. They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals where their rival, the Detroit Pistons, awaited them. However, this time the Bulls beat the Pistons in a surprising sweep. In an unusual ending to the fourth and final game, Isiah Thomas led his team off the court before the final seconds had concluded. Most of the Pistons went directly to their locker room instead of shaking hands with the Bulls.

    The Bulls compiled an outstanding 15–2 record during the playoffs, and advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, where they beat the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one. Perhaps the best known moment of the series came in Game 2 when, attempting a dunk, Jordan avoided a potential Sam Perkins block by switching the ball from his right hand to his left in mid-air to lay the shot in. In his first Finals appearance, Jordan posted per game averages of 31.2 points on 56% shooting from the field, 11.4 assists, 6.6 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks. Jordan won his first NBA Finals MVP award, and he cried while holding the NBA Finals trophy.

    Jordan and the Bulls continued their dominance in the 1991–92 season, establishing a 67–15 record, topping their franchise record from 1990 to 91. Jordan won his second consecutive MVP award with averages of 30.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game on 52% shooting. After winning a physical 7-game series over the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs and finishing off the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Conference Finals in 6 games, the Bulls met Clyde Drexler and the Portland Trail Blazers in the Finals. The media, hoping to recreate a Magic-Bird rivalry, highlighted the similarities between "Air" Jordan and Clyde "The Glide" during the pre-Finals hype. In the first game, Jordan scored a Finals-record 35 points in the first half, including a record-setting six three-point field goals. After the sixth three-pointer, he jogged down the court shrugging as he looked courtside. Marv Albert, who broadcast the game, later stated that it was as if Jordan was saying, "I can't believe I'm doing this." The Bulls went on to win Game 1, and defeat the Blazers in six games. Jordan was named Finals MVP for the second year in a row and finished the series averaging 35.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, and 6.5 apg, while shooting 53% from the floor.

    In 1992–93, despite a 32.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 5.5 apg campaign, Jordan's streak of consecutive MVP seasons ended as he lost the award to his friend Charles Barkley. Coincidentally, Jordan and the Bulls met Barkley and his Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals. The Bulls captured their third consecutive NBA championship on a game-winning shot by John Paxson and a last-second block by Horace Grant, but Jordan was once again Chicago's catalyst. He averaged a Finals-record 41.0 ppg during the six-game series, and became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP awards. He scored more than 30 points in every game of the series, including 40 or more points in 4 consecutive games. With his third Finals triumph, Jordan capped off a seven-year run where he attained seven scoring titles and three championships, but there were signs that Jordan was tiring of his massive celebrity and all of the non-basketball hassles in his life.

    Gambling controversy

    During the Bulls' playoff run in 1993, controversy arose when Jordan was seen gambling in Atlantic City, New Jersey the night before a game against the New York Knicks. In that same year, he admitted to having to cover $57,000 in gambling losses, and author Richard Esquinas wrote a book claiming he had won $1.25 million from Jordan on the golf course. In 2005, Jordan talked to Ed Bradley of the CBS evening show ''60 Minutes'' about his gambling and admitted that he made some reckless decisions. Jordan stated, "Yeah, I've gotten myself into situations where I would not walk away and I've pushed the envelope. Is that compulsive? Yeah, it depends on how you look at it. If you're willing to jeopardize your livelihood and your family, then yeah." When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever got to the level where it jeopardized his livelihood or family, Jordan replied, "No."

    First retirement and baseball career

    nameMichael Jordan
    teamBirmingham Barons
    number45 & No. 35
    positionOutfield
    batsRight
    throwsRight
    debutleagueSouthern League
    debutdateApril 8
    debutyear1994
    debutteamBirmingham Barons
    finaldateMarch 10
    finalyear1995
    finalteamBirmingham Barons
    finalleagueSouthern League
    debut2leagueArizona Fall League
    debut2year1994
    debut2teamScottsdale Scorpions
    stat2leagueArizona Fall League
    statyear1994
    statleagueSouthern League
    stat1labelBatting average
    stat1value.202
    stat2labelRuns batted in
    stat2value51
    stat3labelHome runs
    stat3value3
    stat21labelBatting average
    stat21value.252
    teamsBirmingham Barons () Scottsdale Scorpions ()
    update}}
    On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement, citing a loss of desire to play the game. Jordan later stated that the murder of his father earlier in the year shaped his decision. James R. Jordan, Sr. was murdered on July 23, 1993, at a highway rest area in Lumberton, North Carolina, by two teenagers, Daniel Green and Larry Martin Demery. The assailants were traced from calls they made on James Jordan's cellular phone, caught, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison. Jordan was close to his father; as a child he had imitated his father's proclivity to stick out his tongue while absorbed in work. He later adopted it as his own signature, displaying it each time he drove to the basket. In 1996 he founded a Chicago area Boys & Girls Club and dedicated it to his father.

    In his 1998 autobiography ''For the Love of the Game'', Jordan wrote that he had been preparing for retirement as early as the summer of 1992. The added exhaustion due to the Dream Team run in the 1992 Olympics solidified Jordan's feelings about the game and his ever-growing celebrity status. Jordan's announcement sent shock waves throughout the NBA and appeared on the front pages of newspapers around the world.

    Jordan then further surprised the sports world by signing a minor league baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox. He reported to spring training and was assigned to the team's minor league system on March 31, 1994. Jordan has stated this decision was made to pursue the dream of his late father, who had always envisioned his son as a Major League Baseball player. The White Sox were another team owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who continued to honor Jordan's basketball contract during the years he played baseball. In 1994, Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, a Double-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, batting .202 with three home runs, 51 runs batted in, 30 stolen bases, and 11 errors. He also appeared for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 1994 Arizona Fall League, batting .252 against the top prospects in baseball. On November 1, 1994, his number 23 was retired by the Bulls in a ceremony that included the erection of a permanent sculpture known as ''The Spirit'' outside the new United Center.

    "I'm back": Return to the NBA

    In the 1993–94 season, the Bulls, without Jordan, achieved a 55–27 record, and lost to the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs. But the 1994–95 version of the Bulls was a shell of the championship squad of just two years earlier. Struggling at mid-season to ensure a spot in the playoffs, Chicago was 31–31 at one point in mid-March. The team received a lift, however, when Jordan decided to return to the NBA for the Bulls.

    On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBA through a 2-word press release: "I'm back." The next day, Jordan donned jersey number 45 (his number with the Barons), as his familiar 23 had been retired in his honor following his first retirement. He took to the court with the Bulls to face the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, scoring 19 points. The game had the highest Nielsen rating of a regular season NBA game since 1975.

    Although he hadn't played an NBA game in a year and a half, Jordan played well upon his return, making a game-winning jump shot against Atlanta in his fourth game back. He then scored 55 points in the next game against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 28, 1995 (his first appearance at Madison Square Garden since retiring). Boosted by Jordan's comeback, the Bulls went 13-4 to make the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Orlando Magic. Though at the end of Game 1, Orlando's Nick Anderson stripped Jordan from behind, leading to the game-winning basket for the Magic; he would later comment that Jordan "didn't look like the old Michael Jordan", after which Jordan returned to wearing his old number. Jordan averaged 31 points per game in the series, but Orlando prevailed in 6 games.

    Second three-peat

    Freshly motivated by the playoff defeat, Jordan trained aggressively for the 1995–96 season. Strengthened by the addition of rebound specialist Dennis Rodman, the Bulls dominated the league, starting the season 41–3, and eventually finishing with the best regular season record in NBA history: 72–10. Jordan led the league in scoring with 30.4 ppg, and won the league's regular season and All-Star Game MVP awards. In the playoffs, the Bulls lost only three games in four series, defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA Finals to win the championship. Jordan was named Finals MVP for a record fourth time, surpassing Magic Johnson's three Finals MVP awards. He also achieved only the second sweep of the MVP Awards in the All-Star Game, regular season and NBA Finals, Willis Reed having achieved the first, during the 1969–70 season. Because this was Jordan's first championship since his father's murder, and it was won on Father's Day, Jordan reacted very emotionally upon winning the title, including a memorable scene of him sobbing on the locker room floor with the game ball.

    In the 1996–97 season, the Bulls started out 69–11, but narrowly missed out on a second consecutive 70-win season by losing their final two games to finish 69–13. However, this year Jordan was beaten for the NBA MVP Award by Karl Malone. The Bulls again advanced to the Finals, where they faced Malone and the Utah Jazz. The series against the Jazz featured two of the more memorable clutch moments of Jordan's career. He won Game 1 for the Bulls with a buzzer-beating jump shot. In Game 5, with the series tied at 2, Jordan played despite being feverish and dehydrated from a stomach virus. In what is known as the "Flu Game", Jordan scored 38 points, including the game-deciding 3-pointer with 25 seconds remaining. The Bulls won 90–88 and went on to win the series in six games. For the fifth time in as many Finals appearances, Jordan received the Finals MVP award. During the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, Jordan posted the first triple double in All-Star Game history in a victorious effort; however, he did not receive the MVP award. Jordan and the Bulls compiled a 62–20 record in the 1997–98 season. Jordan led the league with 28.7 points per game, securing his fifth regular-season MVP award, plus honors for All-NBA First Team, First Defensive Team and the All-Star Game MVP. The Bulls captured the Eastern Conference Championship for a third straight season, including surviving a grueling seven-game series with Reggie Miller's Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals; it was the first time Jordan had played in a Game 7 since the 1992 series with the Knicks. After prevailing, they moved on for a rematch with the Jazz in the Finals.

    The Bulls returned to Utah for Game 6 on June 14, 1998 leading the series 3–2. Jordan executed a series of plays, considered to be one of the greatest clutch performances in NBA Finals history. With the Bulls trailing 86–83 with 41.9 seconds remaining, Phil Jackson called a timeout. When play resumed, Jordan received the inbound pass, drove to the basket, and hit a layup over several Jazz defenders. The Jazz brought the ball upcourt and passed the ball to forward Karl Malone, who was set up in the low post and was being guarded by Rodman. Malone jostled with Rodman and caught the pass, but Jordan cut behind him and swatted the ball out of his hands for a steal. Jordan then slowly dribbled upcourt and paused at the top of the key, eyeing his defender, Jazz guard Bryon Russell. With fewer than 10 seconds remaining, Jordan started to dribble right, then crossed over to his left, possibly pushing off Russell, although the officials did not call a foul. Jordan then made what would become the climactic shot of his career. After John Stockton missed a desperation 3-pointer, Jordan and the Bulls claimed their sixth NBA championship, and secured a second three-peat. Once again, Jordan was voted the Finals MVP, having led all scorers by averaging 33.5 points per game, including 45 in the deciding Game 6. Jordan's six Finals MVPs is a record; Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, and Tim Duncan are tied for second place with three apiece. The 1998 Finals holds the highest television rating of any Finals series in history, and Game 6 holds the highest television rating of any game in NBA history.

    Second retirement

    With Phil Jackson's contract expiring, the pending departures of Scottie Pippen (who stated his desire to be traded during the season) and Dennis Rodman (who would sign with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent) looming, and being in the latter stages of an owner-induced lockout of NBA players, Jordan retired for the second time on January 13, 1999.

    On January 19, 2000, Jordan returned to the NBA not as a player, but as part owner and President of Basketball Operations for the Washington Wizards. Jordan's responsibilities with the Wizards were comprehensive. He controlled all aspects of the Wizards' basketball operations, and had the final say in all personnel matters. Opinions of Jordan as a basketball executive were mixed. He managed to purge the team of several highly paid, unpopular players (such as forward Juwan Howard and point guard Rod Strickland), but used the first pick in the 2001 NBA Draft to select high schooler Kwame Brown, who did not live up to expectations and was traded away after four seasons.

    Despite his January 1999 claim that he was "99.9% certain" that he would never play another NBA game, in the summer of 2001 Jordan expressed interest in making another comeback, this time with his new team. Inspired by the NHL comeback of his friend Mario Lemieux the previous winter, Jordan spent much of the spring and summer of 2001 in training, holding several invitation-only camps for NBA players in Chicago. In addition, Jordan hired his old Chicago Bulls head coach, Doug Collins, as Washington's coach for the upcoming season, a decision that many saw as foreshadowing another Jordan return.

    Washington Wizards comeback

    On September 25, 2001 Jordan announced his return to professional play with the Wizards, indicating his intention to donate his salary as a player to a relief effort for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In an injury-plagued 2001–02 season, he led the team in scoring (22.9 ppg), assists (5.2 apg), and steals (1.42 spg). However, torn cartilage in his right knee ended Jordan's season after only 60 games, the fewest he had played in a regular season since playing 17 games after returning from his first retirement during the 1994–95 season.

    Playing in his 14th and final NBA All-Star Game in 2003, Jordan passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leading scorer in All-Star game history (a record since broken by Kobe Bryant). That year, Jordan was the only Washington player to play in all 82 games, starting in 67 of them. He averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He also shot 45% from the field, and 82% from the free throw line. Even though he turned 40 during the season, he scored 20 or more points 42 times, 30 or more points nine times, and 40 or more points three times. On February 21, 2003, Jordan became the first 40-year-old to tally 43 points in an NBA game. During his stint with the Wizards, all of Jordan's home games at the MCI Center were sold out, and the Wizards were the second most-watched team in the NBA, averaging 20,172 fans a game at home and 19,311 on the road. However, neither of Jordan's final two seasons resulted in a playoff appearance for the Wizards, and Jordan was often unsatisfied with the play of those around him. At several points he openly criticized his teammates to the media, citing their lack of focus and intensity, notably that of the number one draft pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, Kwame Brown.

    With the recognition that 2002–03 would be Jordan's final season, tributes were paid to him throughout the NBA. In his final game at his old home court, the United Center in Chicago, Jordan received a four-minute standing ovation. The Miami Heat retired the number 23 jersey on April 11, 2003, even though Jordan had never played for the team. At the 2003 All-Star Game, Jordan was offered a starting spot from Tracy McGrady and Allen Iverson, but refused both; in the end, however, he accepted the spot of Vince Carter, who decided to give it up under great public pressure.

    Jordan's final NBA game was on April 16, 2003 in Philadelphia. After scoring only 13 points in the game, Jordan went to the bench with 4 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter and with his team trailing the Philadelphia 76ers, 75–56. Just after the start of the fourth quarter, the First Union Center crowd began chanting "We want Mike!". After much encouragement from coach Doug Collins, Jordan finally rose from the bench and re-entered the game for Larry Hughes with 2:35 remaining. At 1:45, Jordan was intentionally fouled by the 76ers' Eric Snow, and stepped to the line to make both free throws. After the second foul shot, the 76ers in-bounded the ball to rookie John Salmons, who in turn was intentionally fouled by Bobby Simmons one second later, stopping time so that Jordan could return to the bench. Jordan received a three-minute standing ovation from his teammates, his opponents, the officials and a crowd of 21,257 fans.

    Olympic career

    }}

    Jordan played on two Olympic gold medal-winning American basketball teams. As a college player he participated, and won the gold, in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Jordan led the team in scoring averaging 17.1 ppg for the tournament.

    In the 1992 Summer Olympics he was a member of the star-studded squad that included Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and David Robinson and was dubbed the "Dream Team". Jordan was the only player to start all 8 games in the Olympics. Playing limited minutes due to the frequent blowouts, Jordan averaged 14.9 ppg, finishing second on the team in scoring. Jordan, Patrick Ewing, and fellow Dream Team member Chris Mullin are the only American men's basketball players to win Olympic gold as amateurs (all in 1984) and professionals.

    After retiring as a player

    After his third retirement, Jordan assumed that he would be able to return to his front office position of Director of Basketball Operations with the Wizards. However, his previous tenure in the Wizards' front office had produced the aforementioned mixed results and may have also influenced the trade of Richard "Rip" Hamilton for Jerry Stackhouse (although Jordan was not technically Director of Basketball Operations in 2002). On May 7, 2003, Wizards owner Abe Pollin fired Jordan as Washington's President of Basketball Operations. Jordan later stated that he felt betrayed, and that if he knew he would be fired upon retiring he never would have come back to play for the Wizards.

    Jordan kept busy over the next few years by staying in shape, playing golf in celebrity charity tournaments, spending time with his family in Chicago, promoting his Jordan Brand clothing line, and riding motorcycles. Since 2004, Jordan has owned Michael Jordan Motorsports, a professional closed-course motorcycle road racing team that competes with two Suzukis in the premier Superbike class sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). Jordan and his then-wife Juanita pledged $5 million to Chicago's Hales Franciscan High School in 2006, and the Jordan Brand has made donations to Habitat for Humanity and a Louisiana branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. On June 15, 2006, Jordan bought a minority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats, becoming the team's second-largest shareholder behind majority owner Robert L. Johnson. As part of the deal, Jordan was named "Managing Member of Basketball Operations," with full control over the basketball side of the operation. Despite Jordan's previous success as an endorser, he has made an effort not to be included in Charlotte's marketing campaigns.

    In February 2010, it was reported that Jordan was seeking majority ownership of the Bobcats. As February wore on, it emerged that the leading contenders for the team were Jordan and former Houston Rockets president George Postolos. On February 27, the Bobcats announced that Johnson had reached an agreement with Jordan and his group, MJ Basketball Holdings, to buy the team pending NBA approval. On March 17, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan's purchase, making him the first former NBA player ever to become the majority owner of a league franchise.

    During the 2011 NBA lockout, ''The New York Times'' wrote that Jordan led a group of 10 to 14 hardline owners wanting to cap the players' share of basketball-related income at 50 percent and as low as 47. Journalists observed that, during the labor dispute in 1998, Jordan had told Washington Wizards then-owner Abe Pollin, "If you can’t make a profit, you should sell your team." Jason Whitlock of ''FoxSports.com'' called Jordan a "sellout" wanting "current players to pay for his incompetence." He cited Jordan's executive decisions to draft disappointing players Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison.

    Player profile

    Jordan was a shooting guard who was also capable of playing small forward (the position he would primarily play during his second return to professional basketball with the Washington Wizards). Jordan was known throughout his career for being a strong clutch performer. He decided numerous games with last-second plays (e.g., The Shot) and performed at a high level even under adverse circumstances (e.g., Flu Game). His competitiveness was visible in his prolific trash-talk and well-known work ethic.

    Jordan had a versatile offensive game. He was capable of aggressively driving to the basket, as well as drawing fouls from his opponents at a high rate; his 8,772 free throw attempts are the ninth highest total of all time. As his career progressed, Jordan also developed the ability to post up his opponents and score with his trademark fadeaway jump shot, using his leaping ability to "fade away" from block attempts. According to Hubie Brown, this move alone made him nearly unstoppable. Despite media criticism as a "selfish" player early in his career, Jordan's 5.3 assists per game also indicate his willingness to defer to his teammates. In later years, the NBA shortened its three-point line to 22 feet (from 23 feet, 9 inches), which coupled with Jordan's extended shooting range to make him a long-range threat as well—his 3-point stroke developed from a low 9/52 rate (.173) in his rookie year into a stellar 111/260 (.427) shooter in the 1995–96 season. For a guard, Jordan was also a good rebounder (6.2 per game).

    In 1988, Jordan was honored with the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award and became the first NBA player to win both the Defensive Player of the Year and MVP awards in a career (since equaled by Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Kevin Garnett; Olajuwon is the only player other than Jordan to win both during the same season). In addition he set both seasonal and career records for blocked shots by a guard, and combined this with his ball-thieving ability to become a standout defensive player. His 2,514 steals are second highest all-time behind John Stockton, while his steals per game average is third all-time. Jerry West often stated that he was more impressed with Jordan's defensive contributions than his offensive ones.

    Legacy

    Jordan's basketball talent was clear from his rookie season. In his first game in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, Jordan received a prolonged standing ovation, a rarity for an opposing player. After Jordan scored a playoff record 63 points against the Boston Celtics in 1986, Celtics star Larry Bird described him as "God disguised as Michael Jordan."

    Jordan led the NBA in scoring in 10 seasons (NBA record) and tied Wilt Chamberlain's record of seven consecutive scoring titles. He was also a fixture on the NBA All-Defensive First Team, making the roster nine times (NBA record shared with Gary Payton). Jordan also holds the top career regular season and playoff scoring averages of 30.1 and 33.4 points per game, respectively. By 1998, the season of his Finals-winning shot against the Jazz, he was well known throughout the league as a clutch performer. In the regular season, Jordan was the Bulls' primary threat in the final seconds of a close game and in the playoffs, Jordan would always demand the ball at crunch time. Jordan's total of 5,987 points in the playoffs is the highest in NBA history. He retired with 32,292 points in regular season play, placing him third on the NBA's all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.

    With five regular-season MVPs (tied for second place with Bill Russell; only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won more, six), six Finals MVPs (NBA record), and three All-Star MVPs, Jordan is the most decorated player ever to play in the NBA. Jordan finished among the top three in regular-season MVP voting a record 10 times, and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996.

    Many of Jordan's contemporaries label Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all time. An ESPN survey of journalists, athletes and other sports figures ranked Jordan the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century, above icons such as Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali. Jordan placed second to Babe Ruth in the Associated Press's list of 20th century athletes. In addition, the Associated Press voted him as the basketball player of the 20th century. Jordan has also appeared on the front cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' a record 49 times. In the September 1996 issue of ''Sport'', which was the publication's 50th anniversary issue, Jordan was named the greatest athlete of the past 50 years.

    Jordan's athletic leaping ability, highlighted in his back-to-back slam dunk contest championships in 1987 and 1988, is credited by many with having influenced a generation of young players. Several current NBA All-Stars have stated that they considered Jordan their role model while growing up, including LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. In addition, commentators have dubbed a number of next-generation players "the next Michael Jordan" upon their entry to the NBA, including Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Grant Hill, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Vince Carter, and Dwyane Wade. Although Jordan was a well-rounded player, his "Air Jordan" image is also often credited with inadvertently decreasing the jump shooting skills, defense, and fundamentals of young players, a fact Jordan himself has lamented.

    Although Jordan has done much to increase the status of the game, some of his impact on the game's popularity in America appears to be fleeting. Television ratings in particular increased only during his time in the league and have subsequently lowered each time he left the game.

    In August 2009, the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, opened a Michael Jordan exhibit containing items from his college and NBA careers, as well as from the 1992 "Dream Team". The exhibit also has a batting glove to signify Jordan's short career in baseball. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in September 2009, with former Bulls teammates Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Charles Oakley, Ron Harper, Steve Kerr, and Toni Kukoc in attendance.

    Personal life

    Jordan is the fourth of five children. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and a younger sister, Roslyn. Jordan's brother James retired in 2006 as the Command Sergeant Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.

    He married Juanita Vanoy in September 1989, and they have two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and a daughter, Jasmine. Jordan and Vanoy filed for divorce on January 4, 2002, citing irreconcilable differences, but reconciled shortly thereafter. They again filed for divorce and were granted a final decree of dissolution of marriage on December 29, 2006, commenting that the decision was made "mutually and amicably". It is reported that Juanita received a $168 million settlement, making it the largest celebrity divorce settlement in history at the time on public record.

    On July 21, 2006, a Cook County, Illinois judge determined that Jordan did not owe his alleged former lover Karla Knafel $5 million. Jordan had allegedly paid Knafel $250,000 to keep their relationship a secret. Knafel claimed Jordan promised her $5 million for remaining silent and agreeing not to file a paternity suit after Knafel learned she was pregnant in 1991. A DNA test showed Jordan was not the father of the child.

    As of 2007, Jordan lived in Highland Park, Illinois, and both of his sons attended Loyola Academy, a private Roman Catholic high school located in Wilmette, Illinois. Jeffrey graduated as a member of the 2007 graduating class and played his first collegiate basketball game on November 11, 2007, for the University of Illinois. After two seasons, Jeffrey left the Illinois basketball team in 2009. He later rejoined the team for a third season, then received a release to transfer to the University of Central Florida, where Marcus was attending. Marcus transferred to Whitney Young High School after his sophomore year at Loyola Academy and graduated in 2009. He began attending UCF in the fall of 2009.

    Jordan's private jet features a stripe in North Carolina blue, the "Air Jordan" logo on the tail, and references to his career in the identification number. He proposed to his long time girlfriend, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, on Christmas Eve, 2011, and is engaged to be married.

    Media figure and business interests

    Jordan is one of the most marketed sports figures in history. He has been a major spokesman for such brands as Nike, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Gatorade, McDonald's, Ball Park Franks, Rayovac, Wheaties, Hanes, and MCI. Jordan has had a long relationship with Gatorade, appearing in over 20 commercials for the company since 1991, including the "Like Mike" commercials in which a song was sung by children wishing to be like Jordan.

    Nike created a signature shoe for him, called the ''Air Jordan''. One of Jordan's more popular commercials for the shoe involved Spike Lee playing the part of Mars Blackmon. In the commercials Lee, as Blackmon, attempted to find the source of Jordan's abilities and became convinced that "it's gotta be the shoes". The hype and demand for the shoes even brought on a spate of "shoe-jackings" where people were robbed of their sneakers at gunpoint. Subsequently Nike spun off the Jordan line into its own division named the "Jordan Brand". The company features an impressive list of athletes and celebrities as endorsers. The brand has also sponsored college sports programs such as those of North Carolina, Cincinnati, Cal, St. John's, Georgetown, and North Carolina A&T;.

    Jordan also has been associated with the Looney Tunes cartoon characters. A Nike commercial shown during the 1993 Super Bowl XXVII featured Jordan and Bugs Bunny playing basketball against a group of Martian characters. The Super Bowl commercial inspired the 1996 live action/animated movie ''Space Jam'', which starred Jordan and Bugs in a fictional story set during his first retirement. They have subsequently appeared together in several commercials for MCI.

    Jordan's yearly income from the endorsements is estimated to be over forty million dollars. In addition, when Jordan's power at the ticket gates was at its highest point the Bulls regularly sold out every game they played in, whether home or away. Due to this, Jordan set records in player salary by signing annual contracts worth in excess of US $30 million per season. An academic study found that Jordan’s first NBA comeback resulted in an increase in the market capitalization of his client firms of more than $1 billion.

    Most of Jordan's endorsement deals, including the first deal with Nike, were engineered by his agent, David Falk. Jordan has said of Falk that "he's the best at what he does", and that "marketing-wise, he's great. He's the one who came up with the concept of 'Air Jordan.'"

    In June 2010, Jordan was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 20th most powerful celebrity in the world with $55 million earned between June 2009 and June 2010. According to the Forbes article, Jordan Brand generates $1 billion in sales for Nike.

    Honors and awards

    Jordan won numerous awards and set many records during his career. The following are some of his achievements:

  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009
  • 2 Olympic Gold Medals – 1984, 1992
  • NBA Champion
  • NBA Finals MVP
  • NBA MVP
  • 10 NBA Scoring Titles
  • 3× steals leader
  • 3× minutes leader
  • 14 NBA All-Star Selections
  • NBA All-Star Game MVP
  • 11 All-NBA Selections
  • 9 All-Defensive First Team Selections
  • NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion – 1987, 1988
  • NBA Rookie of the Year – NBA Defensive Player of the Year –
  • NCAA National Championship – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1981–82
  • ACC Freshman of the Year – 1981–82
  • 2× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team – 1982–83, 1983–84
  • ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year – 1983–84
  • USBWA College Player of the Year – 1983–84
  • Naismith College Player of the Year – 1983–84
  • John R. Wooden Award – 1983–84
  • Adolph Rupp Trophy – 1983–84
  • ''Sports Illustrated'' Sportsman of the Year – 1991
  • Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996
  • Ranked No.1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-Time
  • Ranked No.1 by ESPN Sportscentury's Top 100 Athletes of the 20th century
  • Elected to North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
  • See also

  • Michael Jordan statue
  • Michael Jordan Steakhouse
  • Michael Jordan's Restaurant
  • ''Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City''
  • ''Michael Jordan in Flight''
  • ''NBA 2K11''
  • ''NBA 2K12''
  • References

    Further reading

    External links

  • Michael Jordan biography at NBA Encyclopedia
  • Michael Jordan player profile at NBA.com
  • Michael Jordan Motorsports
  • Category:1963 births Category:ACC Athlete of the Year Category:African-American businesspeople Category:African American basketball players Category:African American sports executives Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Category:Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Category:Basketball players at the 1983 Pan American Games Category:Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category:Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Basketball players from North Carolina Category:Birmingham Barons players Category:Charlotte Bobcats executives Category:Charlotte Bobcats owners Category:Chicago Bulls draft picks Category:Chicago Bulls players Category:Living people Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans Category:Minor league baseball players Category:National Basketball Association executives Category:National Basketball Association All-Stars Category:National Basketball Association owners Category:NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award winners Category:NBA Finals MVP Award winners Category:NBA Slam Dunk Contest champions Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players Category:National Basketball Association players with retired numbers Category:Olympic basketball players of the United States Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States Category:Olympic medalists in basketball Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Category:People from Highland Park, Illinois Category:People from Wilmington, North Carolina Category:Shooting guards Category:Sportspeople from Brooklyn Category:Sportspeople from Chicago, Illinois Category:Basketball players from New York Category:Sportspeople of multiple sports Category:United States men's national basketball team members Category:Washington Wizards executives Category:Washington Wizards players Category:Baseball players from New York

    ar:مايكل جـوردن bn:মাইকেল জর্ডান zh-min-nan:Michael Jordan be:Майкл Джордан bg:Майкъл Джордан bs:Michael Jordan ca:Michael Jordan cs:Michael Jordan da:Michael Jordan de:Michael Jordan et:Michael Jordan el:Μάικλ Τζόρνταν es:Michael Jordan eo:Michael Jordan eu:Michael Jordan fa:مایکل جردن fr:Michael Jordan ga:Michael Jordan gl:Michael Jordan gan:米科·佐登 ko:마이클 조던 hy:Մայքլ Ջորդան hr:Michael Jordan io:Michael Jordan id:Michael Jordan is:Michael Jordan it:Michael Jordan he:מייקל ג'ורדן jv:Michael Jordan la:Michael Jordan lv:Maikls Džordans lb:Michael Jordan lt:Michael Jordan hu:Michael Jordan mk:Мајкл Џордан ml:മൈക്കെൽ ജോർഡൻ my:မိုက်ကယ် ဂျော်ဒန် nl:Michael Jordan ja:マイケル・ジョーダン no:Michael Jordan om:Michael Jordan pl:Michael Jordan pt:Michael Jordan ro:Michael Jordan qu:Michael Jordan ru:Джордан, Майкл sq:Michael Jordan simple:Michael Jordan sk:Michael Jordan sl:Michael Jordan sr:Мајкл Џордан sh:Michael Jordan fi:Michael Jordan sv:Michael Jordan tl:Michael Jordan ta:மைக்கல் ஜார்டன் te:మైఖేల్ జెఫ్రీ జోర్డాన్ th:ไมเคิล จอร์แดน tg:Майкл Ҷордан tr:Michael Jordan uk:Майкл Джордан vec:Michael Jordan vi:Michael Jordan vls:Michael Jordan war:Michael Jordan yo:Michael Jordan zh-yue:米高佐敦 zh:迈克尔·乔丹

    This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.



    7:58
    2002 NBA All-Star Game
    medes­tinier
    105:41
    Bloody Sun­day 2002 ENG
    HFaust88
    3:46
    Ronald­in­ho - World Cup 2002 Com­pi­la­tion
    load­ed88
    122:52
    Frida
    Li­on­s­ga­teUK­Movies
    6:36
    U2 - MLK + Where The Streets Have No Name (2002 Super Bowl Live)
    in­amo­ment
    5:52
    Ron Paul Was Right (2002)
    com­pelled2283
    show more
    add to playlist
    clear
    Video Suggestions







    The World News (WN) Network, has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to user privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for wn.com, as well as e-mail newsletters.

    1. Personal Information Collection and Use

    We do not collect personally identifiable information about you, except when you provide it to us. For example, if you submit an inquiry to us or sign up for our newsletter, you may be asked to provide certain information such as your contact details (name, e-mail address, mailing address, etc.).

    When you submit your personally identifiable information through wn.com, you are giving your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you would prefer that we not collect any personally identifiable information from you, please do not provide us with any such information. We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties without your consent, except as otherwise disclosed in this Privacy Policy.

    Except as otherwise disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we will use the information you provide us only for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or in connection with the service for which you provided such information. We may forward your contact information and inquiry to our affiliates and other divisions of our company that we feel can best address your inquiry or provide you with the requested service. We may also use the information you provide in aggregate form for internal business purposes, such as generating statistics and developing marketing plans. We may share or transfer such non-personally identifiable information with or to our affiliates, licensees, agents and partners.

    We may retain other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Such third parties may be provided with access to personally identifiable information needed to perform their functions, but may not use such information for any other purpose.

    In addition, we may disclose any information, including personally identifiable information, we deem necessary, in our sole discretion, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal proceeding or governmental request.

    2. E-mail addresses

    We do not want you to receive unwanted e-mail from us. We try to make it easy to opt-out of any service you have asked to receive. If you sign-up to our e-mail newsletters we do not sell, exchange or give your e-mail address to a third party.

    E-mail addresses are collected via the wn.com web site. Users have to physically opt-in to receive the wn.com newsletter and a verification e-mail is sent. wn.com is clearly and conspicuously named at the point of

    collection.

    If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by e-mailing us at michaelw(at)wn.com

    The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during registration and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100 percent secure, however. Therefore, though we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

    If we decide to change our e-mail practices, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we think appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

    If we make material changes to our e-mail practices, we will notify you here, by e-mail, and by means of a notice on our home page.

    3. Third Party Advertisers

    The advertising banners and other forms of advertising appearing on this Web site are sometimes delivered to you, on our behalf, by a third party. In the course of serving advertisements to this site, the third party may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. For more information on cookies, you can visit www.cookiecentral.com.

    4. Business Transfers

    As we continue to develop our business, we might sell certain aspects of our entities or assets. In such transactions, user information, including personally identifiable information, generally is one of the transferred business assets, and by submitting your personal information on Wn.com you agree that your data may be transferred to such parties in these circumstances.