2002 Events

Untouchables is the fifth studio album by American nu metal band Korn. The album was officially released on June 11, 2002 and featured the Grammy-winning single "Here to Stay". Untouchabl...

Dying for the World is the tenth album by W.A.S.P., released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). "Dying For The World" was Blackie Lawless' dedication to all those who perished in the attacks of...

The tournament was won by the American golfer Tiger Woods, his second U.S. Open victory and eighth major championship win of his career. He won the tournament by 3 shots from compatriot P...

Comparisons to NBA superstar Michael Jordan (1963–) became common, and some sportswriters began calling James "The Chosen One," indicating the hope that the rookie phenomenon would revive...

UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 22, 2002. The fight...

Tanzanian rescue crews labored on Tuesday to recover victims of a train crash that killed at least 200 people and authorities promised an inquiry amid worries the death toll could mount f...

Strange Beautiful Music is the eighth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released in 2002 on Epic Records. The fifth and tenth tracks notably contain Satriani's first recorded use of...

Professor Chaos (okay, it's just Butters) returns with brand new, super evil, schemes to wreak havoc on South Park; unfortunately, the Simpsons have already done them all. Meanwhile, a su...

The most long-awaited and carefully prepared Glastonbury Festival took place in wonderful weather. The ring of steel fence repelled all non ticket holders and 140,000 legitimate fest...

On June 29, 2002 a North Korean patrol boat crossed the northern limit line and was warned to turn back. Shortly afterward a second patrol craft crossed the line and it too was warned to ...

MADRID. Doce personas resultaron heridas al empotrarse el autobús en el que viajaban contra un túnel, en la glorieta Puerta de la Morera. El vehículo venía de la fiesta del día del orgull...

San Francisco's annual Pride Parade strutted up Market Street on Sunday, pulsating with energy and packing downtown with gyrating and shouting marchers and equally enthusiastic spectators...

Rainbow flags and boas. Techno music. Lots of skin. Oh--and politicians. LOTS of politicians. Chicago's 33rd annual Pride Parade sashayed and strutted down Halsted and Broadway Sund...

The 2002 FIFA World Cup Final the final match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th FIFA World Cup. The match was played between Germany and Brazil at the International Stadium in Yokohama...

Hullabaloo Soundtrack, also known as Hullabaloo, is a compilation album by English alternative rock band Muse and the soundtrack to their live video album Hullabaloo: Live at Le Zenith, P...

Apple® today announced it has acquired Emagic, a leading provider of professional software solutions for computer based music production. Emagic’s most popular product, Logic, is actively...

Men in Black II (also known as MIIB) is a 2002 science fiction action comedy film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. The film also stars Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario ...

"Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" you say? Not on Priest Maxi's watch. Even if it means traveling to the Vatican and enduring the real-life challenges of a 4K video game, circa 1982. Oh, an...

The 2002 Tour de France started in Luxembourg on July 6, 2002, and ended in Paris on July 28. France was visited counter-clockwise, so the Pyrenees were there before the Alps. On average,...

On July 9 2002 U.S. President George W. Bush presented Nelson Mandela with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House. 'Shortly after he arrived on South Af...

By the Way is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on July 9, 2002, on Warner Bros. Records. It sold over 282,000 copies in the first ...

The first CIA team entered Iraq on July 10, 2002. This team was composed of members of the CIA's famed Special Activities Division and was later joined by members of the U.S. Military's e...

The boys campaign to save movies from directors hellbent on "improving them"; unfortunately, the townspeople are consumed with their own campaign to free a convicted baby killer (don't as...

UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on July 13, 2002. The event...

Mr. Mackey punishes the boys by forcing them to join the "Getting Gay With Kids" choir. The choir is going to Costa Rica to help save the rainforest. While on a tour of the rainforest the...

Ernie Els won his first Open Championship and third major championship in a playoff over Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, and ultimately in a sudden-death playoff over Thomas Levet. It re...

In an effort to protect their children from kidnappers, the parents of South Park hire the owner and operator of the local City Wok to build a Great Wall around the city. When crazy thing...

X (pronounced ten) is the eighth studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, released in 2002. Much like 1996's Slang, it featured another departure from their signature sound by movin...

The Amalgamut is the third album of industrial rock band Filter released in 2002 by Reprise Records. It includes the hit single "Where Do We Go from Here". Sales of the album stalled at 9...

"Dilemma" is a song by the American rapper Nelly, featuring R&B singer Kelly Rowland. The single was released in 2002 from the album Nellyville. The song is ranked number 64 on Billboard ...

Soulcalibur II (ソウルキャリバーII, SōruKyaribā Tsū) is a fighting game developed and published by Namco and the third installment in the Soul series. Soul Calibur is the name of the holy sword, ...

The August 2002 lawsuit was filed by Peel, 62, on behalf of high school teacher Deborah Pontious, who he later married. It maintains her suspension and removal from the Effingham High Sch...

"In My Place" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. The tr...

"Song Cry" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z and produced by Just Blaze. It was the fourth and final single from his sixth studio album The Blueprint. The song is a slow and quiet melodi...

Eloxatin is the trade name for the generic drug name Oxaliplatin. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Eloxatin when referring to the generic drug name Oxalipla...

Escitalopram (trade names Lexapro, Cipralex, Seroplex) is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administra...

A relatively unknown golfer, Rich Beem, came out of nowhere to win his only major championship by one stroke over Tiger Woods.

The Deltec Cozmo pump is the first to integrate a blood glucose monitor with the actual pump. They communicate with each other and make figuring corrections with insulin faster and easier.

FZ:OZ is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in 2002 as a two-CD set and is the first release on the Vaulternative Records label from the Zappa Family Trust. It contains almost all of a...

NASHVILLE - (August 16, 2002) Rascal Flatts joined Toby Keith`s "Unleashed" tour last night in Louisville, Kentucky to a near capacity crowd as the kickoff show of the Kentucky State Fair...

Pulp, the Strokes and Slipknot had all played to a peaceful crowd of 50,000. But the sister to Reading festival ended in disaster as police were attacked with bottles and stones. ...

A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Coldplay, released on 26 August 2002 in the United Kingdom by record label Parlophone. Produced by ...

The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 2 is a compilation of tracks from original members of the iconic gangsta rap group N.W.A; Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, as well as artist that we...

Songs for the Deaf is the third studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. Released on August 27, 2002, the album features Foo Fighters and Nirvana member Dave Grohl as a...

Platinum selling vocal group RASCAL FLATTS received their first CMA nominations during a press conference held in Nashville this morning. The guys- Gary, Jay and Joe Don- were invited by ...

BYO Split Series Vol. 4 is a split album released in 2002 as the fourth entry in BYO Records BYO Split Series. The album features twelve tracks by US punk bands The Bouncing Souls and Ant...

Clarkson won the first season of American Idol on September 4, 2002, earning 58% of the vote to 42% for Justin Guarini. Choking back tears, Clarkson performed the ballad "A Moment Like Th...

Kingdom Hearts (キングダムハーツ?) is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The first game in the Kingd...

Internet Dating Superstuds is the ninth studio album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 2002 by Kung Fu Records. It was the band's first album after their ...

The Kolka-Karmadon rock-ice slide occurred on the northern slope of the Kazbek massif in North Ossetia, Russia on September 20, 2002 following a partial collapse of the Kolka Glacier. It ...