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2002 was the second hottest year on record, exceeded only by 1998. [31] There was below average precipitation in 2002, with droughts in Australia, northern China, India, and western United States. [31] Heavy rains in late 2002 caused significant flooding in eastern Asia [31] and in central Europe.
June 5 – 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart is kidnapped from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is rescued nine months later. June 11. The first episode of American Idol airs. Antonio Meucci is recognized as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
Highest-grossing films of 2002 by In-year release [61]; Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1. Spider-Man: Columbia: $403,706,375 2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Highest-grossing films of 2002 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Spider-Man: Sony Pictures: $403,706,375 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: New Line Cinema: $339,789,881 3 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: Twentieth Century Fox: $302,191,252 4 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Warner Bros. $261,988,482 5 My Big ...
2002 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing. Alpine Skiing World Cup. Women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria;
On this day, June 29th, in 2002, Vice President Dick Cheney served as president for a total of two and a half hours, while President Bush underwent a routine colonoscopy at the Camp David ...
2002 is a new-age group composed of Pamela, ... 2002 was named amongst the top new-age artists in Billboard ' s 2003 "Year in Review" issue (December 2003), ...
25 acts achieved number one albums during this year with artist such as Nelly and Shania Twain who had their albums debut at number one on the chart. Rapper Eminem's The Eminem Show is the best selling album of 2002 selling over approximately 7.6 million copies by the end of the year. It is also the longest running album of 2002 spending six ...