Born in 2002
Turns 24 in 2026
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2002 Front PageTheir name. The news from their year.Unframed from $50.50Add their name
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BACK TO 2002 · Australia
A little history to go with their gift.
The Two Towers and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets returned two fantasy stories to cinemas. Eminem released Lose Yourself as the lead single from 8 Mile, pairing a tense guitar with a pounding rhythm.
What happened in 2002?
Brazil wins a fifth men’s World Cup
Brazil defeated Germany 2–0 in Yokohama to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Winter Olympics return to Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics from February 8 to 24, 2002.
International Olympic Committee Olympic Studies Centre · Deseret News
Congress passed No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act became law on January 8, 2002.
U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo · The White House, George W. Bush administration archive
Salt Lake City opened the Winter Games
The 2002 Winter Olympic opening ceremony took place in Salt Lake City on February 8.
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, GovInfo · International Olympic Committee / Salt Lake Organizing Committee
Firsts and new ideas
Mars Odyssey mapped signs of buried ice
NASA’s Mars Odyssey mapped evidence for abundant buried water ice near the south pole.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Science, indexed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Google introduced a news-aggregation service
Google News launched on September 22, 2002, grouping coverage from thousands of news sources.
Number ones and music in 2002
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
Hero led the ARIA chart in January
Enrique Iglesias's Hero was No. 1 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart dated 14 January 2002.
Eminem turns one chance into an anthem
Eminem released Lose Yourself in 2002 as the lead single from 8 Mile, turning a fictional rapper’s anxiety into a global motivational anthem.
Prices and everyday money in 2002
Australia figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, sliced milk loaf (about 1½ lb loaf) | about 280 cents | per about 1½ lb loaf Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Sugar (2 lb equivalent) | about 130 cents | per 2 lb equivalent Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Potatoes (per lb equivalent) | about 52 cents | per lb equivalent Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Butter, factory (per lb equivalent) | about 220 cents | per lb equivalent Australian Bureau of Statistics |
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