Born in 2002
Turns 24 in 2026
Gifts for someone born in 2002
2002 Front PageTheir name. The news from their year.Unframed from $36.50Add their name
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BACK TO 2002 · Canada
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?
Canadian hockey teams take both Salt Lake golds
Canada's women's team beat the United States 3–2 on 21 February; the men's team followed with a 5–2 final win three days later.
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
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.
A Moment Like This led Canada’s singles chart
Kelly Clarkson’s A Moment Like This ranked No. 1 on Billboard’s Canada SoundScan singles chart dated October 12, 2002.
Sk8er Boi gives Avril Lavigne a sharp edge
Avril Lavigne’s Sk8er Boi had a U.S. release on June 4, 2002, and reached UK charts later that year.
Avril Lavigne official channel / Arista · Official Charts Company
Prices and everyday money in 2002
Canada figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Homogenized milk | $1.56 | 1 litre Statistics Canada |
| Partly skimmed milk | $1.51 | 1 litre Statistics Canada |
| Eggs | $1.94 | 1 dozen Statistics Canada |
| White bread | $1.46 | 675 grams Statistics Canada |
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