-- During 2001-2008
[Sunstone Editor/Publisher] Dan Wotherspoon, Editor (1)
-- Jan 19, 2002
The first meetinghouse in Serbia was dedicated in Belgrade. Feb. 2 â€" The first meetinghouse in India, the Rajahmundry Branch, was dedicated. (2)
-- Jan 27, 2002
[U.S. Religious History] A 20-year-old woman became the first Palestinian female suicide bomber when she blew herself up on a Jerusalem street, killing one person and injuring 100 others. (3)
-- Feb 7, 2002
NBC‘s ―Today show broadcasts from Salt Lake City and features the Church. The show includes a live broadcast by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and an interview with Elder L. Tom Perry. (4)
-- 2002 7-Feb
[Hinckley] Olympic interview with NBC-"s Today aired (5)
[Hinckley] Participated in Olympic torch relay (5)
-- Feb 8, 2002
During his brief visit to Salt Lake City to formally open the Winter Oympics, U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited with the First Presidency. (2)
-- Feb 8, 2002-24
Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, with the Tabernacle Choir performing in the opening ceremonies to an estimated TV viewing audience of 3.5 billion people. (2)
-- Feb 8, 2002
24: Salt Lake City hosts the 2002 Winter Olympics. (6)
-- 2002 8-24 February
[Hinckley] Interviewed by NHK, ORF, ARD, NOS and numerous other international and national media organizations (5)
-- 2002 8-Feb
[Hinckley] Met with President Bush and first lady Laura Bush during their visit to Salt Lake City for Olympics (5)
-- 2002 9-Feb
[Hinckley] Met with Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations, during his visit to Salt Lake City for Olympics (5)
-- 2002 13-Feb
[Hinckley] Met with Susanne Riess-Passer, vice chancellor of Austria, during her visit to Salt Lake City for Olympics (5)
Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, Sunstone Magazine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone_Magazine
2 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
3 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline
4 - Sherry Baker: Mormon Media History Timeline: 1827-2007, http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=7984
5 - LDS Newsroom, Time line of Significant Events as President, http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/time-line-of-significant-events-as-president
6 - Wikipedia, 21st Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century_(Mormonism)
Mormon History Timeline /Chronology
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
