Despite security concerns, the XIX Olympic Winter Games open in Utah, providing a much-needed moment of national unity and pride. Part of the 71 Fun… Read More »2002 Record: The Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
Jimmy Carter becomes the first US President (sitting or former) to visit Cuba since the 1959 revolution. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The 2002… Read More »2002 Archive: Politics
Sony presents the improved SDR-4X humanoid. The robot can recognize faces, voices, and even sing in harmony while navigating obstacles in real-time, representing the pinnacle… Read More »2002 Vault: Sony SDR-4X (QRIO) Evolution
Apple releases the second-generation iPod, featuring a touch-sensitive scroll wheel and up to 20GB of storage. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The 2002 Year… Read More »2002 Archive: Technology
The Supreme Court rules in Atkins v. Virginia that executing mentally disabled individuals is unconstitutional. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The 2002 Year of the Hero… Read More »2002 Edition: Law
Intel introduces Hyper-Threading technology in Xeon and Pentium 4 processors. This allows for more efficient parallel processing, which directly accelerates the performance of AI computational… Read More »2002 Report: Intel Hyper-Threading Architecture
Eminem releases The Eminem Show, which becomes the best-selling album of the year and faces intense scrutiny for its lyrical content. Part of the 71 Fun… Read More »2002 File: Music
The first BlackBerry smartphone (the 5810) is released, though it required a headset to actually make phone calls. Part of the 71 Fun Facts: The… Read More »2002 Legacy: Tech
Google launches its news aggregation service. The system uses algorithms to automatically group thousands of articles from different sources in real-time without human editorial intervention.… Read More »2002 Report: The Launch of Google News
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers premieres, continuing the epic trilogy and introducing the world to the groundbreaking CGI character Gollum. Part of the… Read More »2002 Legacy: Cinema