2002
This series is dedicated to the first 20 years of geocaching and celebrating the community it created around the world.
The caches in this series should be pretty easy finds. The fun part should be reading the fun facts and historical notes on each page.
As always, be safe and watch out for nature’s hazards like wild animals, snakes, poisonous plants, and stinging critters.
As you log these caches, please feel free to share any fun facts, trivia, or memories about this particular year.
In 2002:
It took an average of 12.5 minutes to download a song on a 56k modem.
Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was the highest grossing movie.
Toyota Camry was the best selling car in America.
An asteroid the size of a football field missed hitting Earth by a mere 75,000 miles.
Vice-President Dick Cheney served as acting president of the United States for two and a half hours while President George W. Bush underwent a medical procedure.
Nine coal miners were rescued from a flooded mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania after being trapped underground for 77 hours.
Walmart passed Exxon-Mobile to become the largest corporation in America.
American Idol premiered on Fox.
A Maytag clothes dryer cost $399.00, a Maytag washing machine was $499.00, and a Eureka vacuum cleaner cost $69.99.
1.4-cu ft Sears Kenmore microwave cost $249.99.
Helio Castroneves won his second Indy 500 in one of the most controversial finishes ever.
Ward Burton won the Daytona 500.
The New England Patriots were the Super Bowl champs.
The Anaheim Angels won the World Series.
The Detroit Red Wings clinched the Stanley Cup.
Lance Armstrong was disqualified from the 89th Tour de France for doping.
Granny Smith apples were 99 cents per pound.
Bottled water was $1.99 for a 12-pack.
Bread cost 1.39 for a 24 ounce loaf.
Fig Newtons were $2.50 for a 16 ounce package.
The federal minimum wage was $6.75.
On January 22, Kmart Corporation became the largest retailer in U.S. history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.