Editing 2002 (section)

===June===
[[File:Quaoar-weywot hst.jpg|thumb|The trans-Neptunian dwarf planet [[Quaoar]] and its moon [[Weywot (moon)|Weywot]]. Quaoar's [[Quaoar#Rings|two rings]] are not resolved in this image.]]
* [[June 3]] – Archaeologists begin uncovering the [[Liye Qin Slips]] in [[Liye]], China.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Xueqin |first=Li |date=2004-01-01 |title=A Preliminary Study of the Qin Period Inscribed Slips from Liye |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/CHAR.2004.4.1.158/html |journal=Chinese Archaeology |volume=4 |issue=1 |doi=10.1515/CHAR.2004.4.1.158 |issn=2160-5068}}</ref>
* [[June 4]]
** The ringed dwarf planet [[Quaoar]] is discovered by astronomers [[Chad Trujillo]] and [[Michael E. Brown|Michael Brown]] at the [[Palomar Observatory]].<ref name="jpldataquaoar">{{cite web |type=2023-08-31 last obs |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 50000 Quaoar ({{mp|2002 LM|60}}) |work=NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=Quaoar |access-date=5 July 2024 }}</ref>
** The [[Zeyzoun Dam]] in [[Zayzun, Hama|Zayzun]], Syria, fails.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-06-04 |title=Syrian dam collapses |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2025583.stm |access-date=2022-12-12 |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914174803/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2025583.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[June 8]] – The [[Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson]] boxing fight takes place. Following a scuffle prior to the match, [[Lennox Lewis]] defeats [[Mike Tyson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cancian |first=Dan |date=2021-04-28 |title=Here's What Happened the Last Time Mike Tyson Fought Lennox Lewis |url=https://www.newsweek.com/mike-tyson-lennox-lewis-what-happened-last-fight-1587147 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>
* [[June 10]] – British scientist [[Kevin Warwick]] carries out first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nervous-system-hookup-leads-to-telepathic-hand-holding|title=Nervous System Hookup Leads to Telepathic Hand-Holding|last=Giaimo|first=Cara|date=2015-06-10|newspaper=Atlas Obscura|language=en|access-date=2017-01-27|archive-date=June 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611064804/http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nervous-system-hookup-leads-to-telepathic-hand-holding|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[June 12]] – The [[ImClone stock trading case]] begins when [[ImClone Systems]] CEO [[Samuel D. Waksal]] is arrested for [[insider trading]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-06-13 |title=Former ImClone CEO Samuel Waksal arrested - Jun. 12, 2002 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2002/06/12/news/waksal/index.htm |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=CNN Money}}</ref>
* [[June 13]]
** Afghanistan changes its official longform name to the [[Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan]].<ref name="AFG_constitution">{{Cite web|url=http://president.gov.af/sroot_eng.aspx?id=68|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127090617/http://president.gov.af/sroot_eng.aspx?id=68|url-status=dead|title=Afghanistan ratified a new constitution on 26 Jan 2004|archive-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>CIA World Factbook 2003</ref>
** The United States withdraws from the [[Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty]] with Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Milbank |first=Dana |date=2002-06-13 |title=U.S. Withdraws From Missile Treaty |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/06/14/us-withdraws-from-missile-treaty/ab565e15-9814-43ee-bf46-3e3a5e3d91bd/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
* [[June 14]] – Russia withdraws from the [[START II]] nuclear reduction agreement with the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wyatt |first=Caroline |date=2002-06-14 |title=Russia abandons Start II arms treaty |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2044941.stm |access-date=2024-10-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[June 22]] – [[2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake]]: A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes north-western Iran, killing over 200 people.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mahdavifar |first1=Mohammad R. |last2=Solaymani |first2=Shahryar |last3=Jafari |first3=Mohammad K. |date=2006-08-10 |title=Landslides triggered by the Avaj, Iran earthquake of June 22, 2002 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013795206001104 |journal=Engineering Geology |series=Landslides Induced by Earthquake and Volcanic Activity |volume=86 |issue=2 |pages=166–182 |doi=10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.02.016 |bibcode=2006EngGe..86..166M |issn=0013-7952}}</ref>
* [[June 25]] – The [[WorldCom scandal]] breaks and the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] begins its investigation into [[WorldCom]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ulick |first=Jake |date=2002-06-26 |title=SEC hits WorldCom with charges |url=https://money.cnn.com/2002/06/25/news/worldcom/index.htm |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=CNN Money}}</ref>
* [[June 29]] – [[Battle of Yeongpyeong (2002)|Second Battle of Yeonpyeong]]: During the 2002 FIFA World Cup in [[South Korea]] and [[Japan]], two North Korean patrol boats cross a contested border in between the two Koreas and attack two South Korean [[Chamsuri-class patrol boat]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yonhap |title=S. Korea marks 2002 inter-Korean naval skirmish with 'victory' ceremony |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220629000197 |access-date=23 September 2023 |work=The Korea Herald |date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101071959/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220629000197 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[June 30]] – 2002 FIFA World Cup: Brazil beats Germany 2–0 in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup Final]] with [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] scoring the two goals; Brazil's captain [[Cafu]], who becomes the first player to appear in three successive World Cup finals, accepts the trophy on behalf of the team.<ref>{{cite news | title = Ronaldo's Sweetest Vindication | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/01/sports/soccer-ronaldo-s-sweetest-vindication.html | newspaper = The New York Times | date = 1 July 2002 | access-date = 22 May 2010 | first = Jere | last = Longman | archive-date = May 1, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110501071146/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/01/sports/soccer-ronaldo-s-sweetest-vindication.html | url-status = live }}</ref>