KFC
Yum!
In May 2002, Tricon was renamed Yum! Brands.
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- James Bond
The Man with the Red Tattoo was published
The Man with the Red Tattoo, first published in 2002, was the sixth and final original novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's character James Bond. Carrying the Ian Fleming Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States by Putnam.
- Marvel Studios
Spider-Man
The next film licensed from Marvel Studios was Spider-Man by Columbia Pictures, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man. The film was released on May 3, 2002, grossing $403,706,375 in the United States and Canada and $821,708,551 worldwide.
- September 11 (9/11) Attacks
The World Trade Center site was cleared
After months of around-the-clock operations, the World Trade Center site was cleared by the end of May 2002.
- Disasters with highest death tolls
2002 Indian Heat Wave
More than 1,030 people were killed in the 2002 heatwave in south India. Most of the dead were poor and elderly and a majority of deaths occurred in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. In districts that were impacted most, the heat was so severe that ponds and rivers evaporated and in those same districts birds had fallen from the sky and animals were collapsing from the intense heat.
- Michael Ballack
Losing the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final
He lost the UEFA Champions League final 2–1 to Real Madrid.
- Xanana Gusmão
The First President of Timor-Leste
Gusmão became the first President of East Timor when it became formally independent on 20 May 2002.
- Elon Musk
SpaceX
In May 2002, Musk founded Space Exploration Technologies Corp., traded as SpaceX, with US$100 million of his early fortune.
- Nintendo
Yamauchi Retirment
When Yamauchi, company president since 1949, retired on 24 May 2002, Satoru Iwata became the first Nintendo president who was unrelated to the Yamauchi family through blood or marriage since its founding in 1889.
- Plane Accidents
China Airlines Flight 611
A Boeing 747-209B, on May 25, 2002, China Airlines Flight 611, bound for Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, disintegrated in mid-air and crashed into the Taiwan Strait 20 minutes after takeoff from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in Taiwan. It was determined that the crash, which killed all 206 passengers and 19 crew members aboard the plane, was caused by improper repairs to the aircraft 22 years earlier when the aircraft encountered a tailstrike.
- Eminem
The Eminem Show
The Eminem Show was released in May 2002. It was another success, reaching number one on the charts and selling over 1.332 million copies during its first full week.
- Sepp Blatter
2002 Election
He was re-elected as head of FIFA in 2002. Blatter's 2002 candidacy has been marked with rumours of financial irregularities and backroom dealings.
- Netflix
Initial public offering
Netflix initiated an initial public offering (IPO) on May 29, 2002, selling 5.5 million shares of common stock at the price of US$15.00 per share. On June 14, 2002, the company sold an additional 825,000 shares of common stock at the same price. After incurring substantial losses during its first few years, Netflix posted its first profit during the fiscal year 2003, earning US$6.5 million profit on revenues of US$272 million.
- FIFA World Cup
First one held in Asia
The 2002 World Cup was the first to be held in Asia, and was hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan.
- KFC
Yum!
In May 2002, Tricon was renamed Yum! Brands.
- James Bond
The Man with the Red Tattoo was published
The Man with the Red Tattoo, first published in 2002, was the sixth and final original novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's character James Bond. Carrying the Ian Fleming Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States by Putnam.
- Marvel Studios
Spider-Man
The next film licensed from Marvel Studios was Spider-Man by Columbia Pictures, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man. The film was released on May 3, 2002, grossing $403,706,375 in the United States and Canada and $821,708,551 worldwide.
- September 11 (9/11) Attacks
The World Trade Center site was cleared
After months of around-the-clock operations, the World Trade Center site was cleared by the end of May 2002.
- Disasters with highest death tolls
2002 Indian Heat Wave
More than 1,030 people were killed in the 2002 heatwave in south India. Most of the dead were poor and elderly and a majority of deaths occurred in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. In districts that were impacted most, the heat was so severe that ponds and rivers evaporated and in those same districts birds had fallen from the sky and animals were collapsing from the intense heat.
- Michael Ballack
Losing the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final
He lost the UEFA Champions League final 2–1 to Real Madrid.
- Xanana Gusmão
The First President of Timor-Leste
Gusmão became the first President of East Timor when it became formally independent on 20 May 2002.
- Elon Musk
SpaceX
In May 2002, Musk founded Space Exploration Technologies Corp., traded as SpaceX, with US$100 million of his early fortune.
- Nintendo
Yamauchi Retirment
When Yamauchi, company president since 1949, retired on 24 May 2002, Satoru Iwata became the first Nintendo president who was unrelated to the Yamauchi family through blood or marriage since its founding in 1889.
- Plane Accidents
China Airlines Flight 611
A Boeing 747-209B, on May 25, 2002, China Airlines Flight 611, bound for Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, disintegrated in mid-air and crashed into the Taiwan Strait 20 minutes after takeoff from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in Taiwan. It was determined that the crash, which killed all 206 passengers and 19 crew members aboard the plane, was caused by improper repairs to the aircraft 22 years earlier when the aircraft encountered a tailstrike.
- Eminem
The Eminem Show
The Eminem Show was released in May 2002. It was another success, reaching number one on the charts and selling over 1.332 million copies during its first full week.
- Sepp Blatter
2002 Election
He was re-elected as head of FIFA in 2002. Blatter's 2002 candidacy has been marked with rumours of financial irregularities and backroom dealings.
- Netflix
Initial public offering
Netflix initiated an initial public offering (IPO) on May 29, 2002, selling 5.5 million shares of common stock at the price of US$15.00 per share. On June 14, 2002, the company sold an additional 825,000 shares of common stock at the same price. After incurring substantial losses during its first few years, Netflix posted its first profit during the fiscal year 2003, earning US$6.5 million profit on revenues of US$272 million.
- FIFA World Cup
First one held in Asia
The 2002 World Cup was the first to be held in Asia, and was hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan.