Occopodian 2003

U2's humanitarian lead singer Bono visits
Africa and tours Midwestern America to
raise awareness and support for African
AIDS epidemic relief.

Nuclear crisis arises when North Korean
leader Kim Jong II breaks a 1994 pledge
with the United States not to build
nuclear weapons.

WORLD

U.N. inspectors return to Iraq to investigate
Saddam Hussein's alleged production of
weapons of mass destruction.

A Halloween earthquake in San Giuiliano di
Puglia, Italy, topples an elementary school,
killing dozens of children .

China's -one-child-per-family policy creates
an imbalanced boy-to-girl ratio that will
result in tens of millions of men finding
themselves single in the year 2020.

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" In October, a Moscow "Thousands die as storms " Pope John Paul II
theater siege by and floods cause billions travels to Toronto's
Chechen rebels ends of dollars in damage in Downsview Park in
in a Russian special China and many countries July to lead the World
forces raid that kills across Europe. Youth Day vigil.
the captors and at
least 129 hostages.

The Miss World beauty In Venezuela, an opposition The oil tanker Prestige Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
pageant leaves Nigeria strike demanding President spills more than 5 million receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his
after Islamic fundamentalist Hugo Chavez's resignation gallons of oil off the decades of work for peace, democracy
protest groups kill more paralyzes the country's oil northwestern coast of and human rights worldwide.
than 100 people. exports and turns to bloodshed Spain before splitting in
as Chavez supporters retaliate. two and sinking.

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of dozens of chi ldren nationwide.

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> For weeks in October, alleged snipers
John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malva
terrorize Washington , D.C., Maryland and
Virginia, randomly killing 10 people and
injuring three others.

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reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing
all seven astronauts aboard.

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they are sate/y home. " Pennsylvania coal miners party controlling the White Several large corporations
House, gain congressional inflate profits while top
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millions in accounting
trapped for three days in scandals that send shock
waves through global markets.
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other victims.

~ Throughout 2002, Americans search for ways
to recover and rebuild from September 11.
On the one-year anniversary, survivors,
families and friends gather at all three sites
to commemorate the lives lost.

Patients in Florida are the first to receive
the VeriChip, a computer chip bearing
personal medical data that is injected into
the forearm .

Microsoft's Tablet PC enables users to write
directly on the screen rather than typing on
a keyboard .

SCI-TECH

The Journal of the American Medical
Association reports that children who
grow up with pets have a reduced risk
of developing common allergies.

Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa Olliej-
Alvarez, 1-year-old Guatemalan twins
born joined at the head, are successfully
separated after over 22 hours of surgery.
Just before burning up in Jupiter's
atmosphere, the Galileo spacecraft
captures the closest shots ever taken
of Jupiter's moon lo.

\,I General Motors introduces the Hy-wire-

a car powered by hydrogen and oxygen
that emits heat and water rathe r than
harmful exhaust.

The nation's largest outbreak of the
West Nile Virus hits in summer 2002.
The disease is spread by migrating birds
and transmitted by mosquitoes.
The gun turret of the historic Civil War
ironclad USS Monitor is raised from the
floor of the Atlantic Ocean.

<President Bush orders construction of a
system that would defend the United States
from ballistic missile attacks by 2004.

<The newly discovered hunger hormone
ghrelin is found to play a role in obesity
by regulating what you eat and how much
weight you gain.

> The U.S. Education Department reports that
average geography scores of the nation's
fourth and eighth graders, while low, have
improved from 1994.

>Ellula introduces HotAir Speakers,
a set of battery-powered, inflatable
speakers that are small enough to
fit in your pocket when deflated .

LIFESTYLE

>Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob Squarepants"
ignites imaginations across the nation and
appears on store shelves on everything
from slippers to suspenders.

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~ McDonald's unveils new lower-fat trench
fries due to the new Healthy Eating Pyramid
and in response to many former patrons
suing for making them overweight.

\I 1970s peasant shirts are alive and well on

runways and in school halls.

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~ The Institute of Medicine ~ Jewelry designers Le Ann ~ Kmart rejuvenates the
Joe Boxer brand with ads
announces that maintaining Carlson and Denise Gaskill featuring the dancing Joe
Boxer guy, Vaughn Lowery.
health now requires one hour add style to safety with

of exercise daily, doubling the Lauren's Hope for a Cure

previous recommendation. medical ID bracelets.

V Everyone from hot V The cola war puts new V Krispy Kreme lovers V Several companies introduce flavored water

young movie stars to flavors to the test, start a new tradition enhanced with vitamins and other nutrients.
aging rock stars sports including Dr. Pepper by celebrating their
the newest fashion Red Fusion, Pepsi Blue vows with doughnut
trend , turquoise jewelry. and Vanilla Coke. wedding cakes.

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< European fashion hits the sidewalks and
clubs of the United States with retro-style
bowling shoes.

V Busy singles try out speed dating, which

gives couples several minutes to talk
one-on-one before moving to a new

partner at the next table.

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<The Mohawk makes a hair-raising
comeback after being donned by
everyone from U.S. World Cup star
Clint Mathis to actor Ryan Phillippe.

< Digital innovations include camera
phones - cell phones that can transmit
still and video images through mobile
phone lines.

At the 2002 Academy Awards, Halle Berry
and Denzel Washington win Best Actress
and Best Actor Oscars. Berry is the first
female African-American to win the award.

Spider-Man, starring Tobey Maguire
and Kirsten Dunst, spins a $114 million
opening weekend box-office record.

EnTEFITAlnmEnT

With over 6 million viewers, "The Osbournes"
is the biggest hit in MTV's 21-year history.

Avid"gamers tune in to G4,-the first
cable rv ·channel dedicated solely
to video games.
Viewers return week after week for a bit
of innocent American nostalgia on NBC's
hit drama "American Dreams."

~ Jennifer Aniston wins her ~ Virtual unknowns Nia ~ Peter Jackson receives . .• . • ..
first Emmy Award and a Vardalos and John Corbett a Golden Globe Best
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as the new mother Rachel year's surprise smash hit The Lord of the Rings: The
Green on NBC's popular My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Two Towers, the year's • I II II I
comedy "Friends." most anticipated sequel.

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«CBS pcores .~ ratings doubleheader with
apair of forensic iovest,igation dramas,
"CSI: Crime Scene lnvestigation"and
''CSI Miami."

Newcomer Norah Jones takes home
five Grammys, including Album of
the Year, for Come Away With Me.

Multi-talented Eminem raps up
five Grammy nominations for The
Eminem Show and big box-office
success in 8 Mile.

music

Rocker Avril Lavigne and other
"anti-Britneys," such as Vanessa
Carlton and Michelle Branch, represent
the new face of women in music.

Weezer teams up with the
Muppets rn the video for "Keep
Fishin'," the second single from
their hit album Maladroit.
Pop takes a new direction when former
boy band favorites Nick Carter and
Justin Timberlake break out with solo
albums and tours.

V In October, legendary V After a six-year V Country crossover star Shania Former Beatles rock legend Paul McCartney
brings in $2 million a night, for a total of
hip-hop DJ Jam Master romance , No Doubt's Twain hits No.1on the Billboard $103 million, on the year's top-grossing tour.
Jay of Run-DMC is shot Gwen Stefani marries albums chart with Up!, a double
and killed in a Queens, Bush's Gavin Rossdale CD with every song in both a
New York, music studio. in September. pop and country version.

The Strokes, Spin magazine's 2002
Band of the Year, lead a resurgence
of rock 'n' rollers, including The Hives
and The Vines.

Armed with a steady beat and
punk-rock-blues riffs, The White Stripes'
stripped-down rock shines on the highly
acclaimed White Blood Cells.

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Alan Jackson's triple-platinum album
Drive wins five Country Music Association
Awards and is named the USA Today
No.1 country album of 2002.

Nirvana, the famed grunge band's
long-awaited greatest hits album,
features "You Know You're Right,"
the last recording Kurt Cobain made
before his 1994 suicide.

Dallas Cowboy running back Emmitt Smith
breaks Walter Payton's 16,727-yard mark
to become the NFL's all-time leading rusher.

The Detroit Red Wings capture the 2002
NHL Stanley Cup over the Cinderella
Carolina Hurricanes. It's a record ninth
cup for retiring coach Scotty Bowman.

SPORTS

> Serena and Venus Williams continue to
dominate women's tennis , becoming the
first sisters to be ranked No.1 and No. 2
in the world .

The college football season is marred
by violent confrontations involving fans,
students and even coaches.

MVP Troy Glaus leads the scrappy Anaheim
Angels to the 2002 World Series win over
Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants,
four games to three.

fiti.. Martha Burk of the National fiti.. An 18th place finish in the f'ti.. Despite an injured toe,

Council of Women's NASCAR season finale at Shaquille O'Neal powers the
Organizations battles with Homestead-Miami Speedway unstoppable Los Angeles
Augusta National chairman is enough to earn Tony Lakers to a third straight
William Johnson over the Stewart his first Winston NBA championship title in
Cup Series championship. May 2002.

V LPGA pro Annika Sorenstam, after a

record-setting 13-win 2002 season
worldwide, accepts an invitation to play
the Colonial tournament on the men's
2003 PGA Tour.

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Skateboarding reaches new popularity
heights thanks to the high visibility
of the X Games and the "Tony Hawk's
Pro Skater" video game series.

< Surfing welcomes a tidal wave of women
to the sport after receiving a Hollywood
endorsement in the popular summer flick
Blue Crush.

The sports world loses two legends-
baseball's "Splendid Splinter" Ted
Williams and Johnny Unitas, one of
football 's greatest quarterbacks.

Zacarais Moussaoui, widely believed
to be the 20th hijacker, goes on trial
for his involvement in the September 11
terrorist attacks.

FACES

Martha Stewart faces charges of illegal stock
trading after former lmclone president Sam
Waksal allegedly tips her off regarding the
company's demise.

In show business since they were 9 months
old , Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, 16, have
amassed a $76 million fortune through their
Dualstar Entertainment Group.

Veteran actor Richard Harris, known for
his role as Hogwarts wise headmaster
Albus Dumbledore, dies of Hodgkin's
disease at age 72.

Mentally challenged Ohio California's Linda and Mississippi Senator Trent Lott
high school senior Jake Loretta Sanchez make is widely criticized for apparent
Porter-who suited up for history as the first sisters racist remarks he made at
every practice and game for ever elected to Congress. Senator Strom Thurmond's
four years but never played- 100th birthday party. In
scores his first touchdown. December, Lott resigns as
majority leader.