NEWS
• The Euro becomes the official currency of twelve of the European Union’s members
• Elizabeth Smart is kidnapped from her family’s Salt Lake City home (she was found alive in 2003)
• Two snipers in the Washington, D.C., area kill 10 people and injure three more, spreading panic and fear
• George Bush creates the Department of Homeland Security to fight threats of terrorism
• Price of gas averaged $1.39
• Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.37
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Died in 2002
• Milton Berle
• Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
• Rosemary Clooney
• John Gotti
• Ann Landers
• Dudley Moore
• Johnny Unitas
• Ted Williams
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SPORTS NEWS
• NCAA Football champions: Ohio State Buckeyes
• The Winter Olympic Games are held in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Kentucky Derby winner: War Emblem
• NBA champions: Los Angeles Lakers
• World Series winner: Anaheim Angels
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POP CULTURE
• Kelly Clarkson wins first American Idol contest
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2002’s Top-Grossing Films
• Spider-Man
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding
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