Honestly, all these 2002 things feel like they happened 10 years ago, not 20. đ±
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While the second and highly-anticipated Lord of the Rings film, The Two Towers, was also a huge box office hit.
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Halle Berry became the first Black actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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And she also played a Bond Girl in Die Another Day.
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Rosie O’Donnell ended her daytime talk show after six seasons. She also publicly came out.
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Rachel gave birth to Emma on Friends.
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Everyone was watching and talking about 24.
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Hairspray opened and was the hottest show on Broadway.
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He and Jennifer Lopez also started dating â they also got engaged that same year too.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. got married.
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Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton announced they had broken up after two years of marriage.
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While Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake announced that they had broken up after two and half years of dating.
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Michael Jackson caused an international controversy after he dangled Prince Michael II off the balcony of his hotel room in Berlin.
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Christina Aguilera entered her “Dirrty” era with the release of her second album, Stripped.
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Avril Lavigne released her debut album, Let Go, and was quickly proclaimed the anti-Britney.
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Kim Possible made its debut on Disney Channel.
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While Bratz Dolls were the must-have toy for Christmas.
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Mariah Carey welcomed us into her New York triplex in her ICONIC episode of MTV Cribs.
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VH1 took us back to 1980s with their I Love the ’80s.
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The Osbournes made its debut on MTV.
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While on E!, The Anna Nicole Show premiered â introducing us to Sugar Pie and Bobby Trendy.
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The Bachelor made its debut â with Alex Michel as the very first bachelor.
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Eminem’s The Eminem Show was the biggest-selling album of the year â selling 7.6 million copies.
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Ashanti’s “Foolish,” Nelly’s “Dilemma,” and Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” were some of the biggest-songs of the year…
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While Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle” was a big alt-rock hit.
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Apple released its second-generation iPod, which held a then-whooping 20 GB of storage space.
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A Walk to Remember had everyone crying in theaters.
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Disney released its animated classic, Lilo and Stitch.
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And finally, Kelly Clarkson won the very first season of American Idol.
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