2002 in the United States

Events from the year 2002 in the United States. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: George W. Bush (R-Texas) Vice President: Dick Cheney (R-Wyoming) Chief Justice: William Rehnquist (Virginia) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) Senate Majority Leader: Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) Congress: 107th ==== State governments ==== == Events == === January === January 5 – Charles Bishop, a 15-year-old student pilot, crashes a light aircraft into a building in Tampa, Florida, evoking fear of a copycat 9/11 terrorist attack.

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