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| | 2002 - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article |
 | | January 1 - The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially enters in to force. |
 | | April 15 - The Alameda Corridor transportation project in Los Angeles, California opens to rail traffic, ceasing operations of through freight trains on the 120-year-old BNSF Harbor Subdivision. |
 | | September 2 - The opening of 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. |
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