| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 01 2002 | Twelve EU Countries Legalize Euro |
| January 01 2002 | Taiwan Joins WTO As Chinese Taipei |
| January 01 2002 | Open Skies Surveillance Treaty Starts |
| January 03 2002 | Israel Seize Karine A |
| January 08 2002 | Bush Signs No Child Left Behind Act |
| January 16 2002 | Embargo And Frozen Assets Al-Qaeda And Taliban |
| January 17 2002 | Mount Nyiragongo Erupts In Congo |
| January 18 2002 | Sierra Leone Civil War Is Declared Over |
| January 22 2002 | Kmart Largest Retailer In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy |
| January 23 2002 | FBI Takes Custody Of 'American Taliban.' |
| January 23 2002 | Reporter Kidnapped, Then Murdered |
| January 27 2002 | Nigerian Military Facilty Explosion Kills 1,100 |
| January 28 2002 | TAME Flight 120 Crashes In The Andes |
| January 29 2002 | Bush Names Iran, Iraq, North Korea ""axis Of Evil" |