August 2002

Tuesday 06:

Manindra Agrawal et al prove the long standing number theory conjecture in the article entitled "Primes in P".

Saturday 17:

In Santa Rosa, California, the Charles M. Schulz Museum opens to the public.

Monday 19:

A Russian Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside of Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.

Wednesday 21:

Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada, announces that he will not seek re-election and would resign within eighteen months.

Monday 26:

Earth Summit 2002 begins in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Friday 30:

The Tandy Center Subway in Fort Worth, Texas, ceases to operate.