What Happened in Mar 2002

Beirut Summit/Arab Summit Conference

The Beirut Summit (also known as the Arab Summit Conference) was a meeting of the Arab League in Beirut, Lebanon in March 2002 to discuss the... Read more

Blind Guardian releases A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera is a 2002 album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian, named after the Queen album of the same... Read more

South Park Episode 601 - "Jared Has Aides"

As the country becomes obsessed with a popular program for losing weight, the boys see their opportunity to become sponsored by a major restaurant... Read more

FDA Approves Pfitzer's Rebif for the Treatment of Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

This March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rebif, a form of interferon beta-1a manufactured by Serono, for treatment of... Read more

Destiny's Child releases remix album "This Is the Remix"

This Is the Remix is a remix album by American R&B group Destiny's Child. The album's name is a self explanatory message taken from the first track... Read more

South Park Episode 602 - "Asspen"

With their parents stuck in Time Share Hell, our boys are on their own on the slopes of Aspen, circa 1985. Stan gets challenged to a ski race and... Read more

WrestleMania X8

WrestleMania X8 was the eighteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It... Read more

South Park Episode 603 - "Freak Strike"

The kids learn that Talk Shows offer special assistance to grossly disfigured people who appear on their show. They immediatly sign Butters up as a... Read more

"Peanut Butter Jelly Time" Makes Its Debut on Newgrounds.com

"Peanut Butter Jelly Time" was a Flash animation created by Ryan Gancenia Etrata and Kevin Flynn posted onto the Offtopic.com forums in early 2002.... Read more

UFC 36: Worlds Collide

UFC 36: Worlds Collide was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in... Read more

Andre Nickatina Releases "Midnight Machine Gun Rhymes and Alibis"

Midnight Machine Gun Rhymes and Alibis is the tenth album by rapper, Andre Nickatina, released in conjunction with rapper Equipto. It was released... Read more

74th Academy Awards

The 74th Academy Awards honored the best films of 2001 and were held on March 24, 2002, for the first time at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood,... Read more

Kate Middleton Catches Prince William's Eye Modeling a Sheer Black Dress for a Student Fashion Show

Back in 2002 at St. Andrew’s University, Middleton agreed to model a student-made outfit for charity. The “dress” was a piece of sheer black silk... Read more

Passover massacre

Location: Netanya Attack type: suicide bomber Deaths: 30 Perpetrator(s): Hamas The Passover massacre (also known as the Netanya Bombing or... Read more

Dudley Moore Dies

In September 1997 Moore underwent quaduruple heart bypass surgery in London, and subsequently suffered four minor strokes. In June 1998, Nicole... Read more

South Park Episode 604 - "Fun with Veal"

When the boys learn where veal comes from on a field trip to the local slaughterhouse, they instantly turn into junior eco-terrorists (call Tom... Read more

Milton Berle Dies

In April 2001, Berle announced that he was suffering from a cancerous tumor in his colon, but would not undergo surgery. At the time of the... Read more

Operation Defensive Shield

Operation Defensive Shield was a large-scale military operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces in 2002, during the course of the Second... Read more

"Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" is Released

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is a 2002 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook which follows the character Ryu trying to earn enough money for... Read more

Maryland Terrapins Win 2002 NCAA Final Four

The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more