Okay kiddo, let me tell you about the year 2002!
In 2002, lots of things happened all over the world. One big event was the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Athletes from all over the world came together to compete in lots of different winter sports like skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating.
Another thing that happened in 2002 was that a lot of countries got together to make a big decision that affected the environment. They made something called the Kyoto Protocol, which was a plan to try to reduce how much pollution we put in the air to help keep the earth's climate from changing too much.
In the United States, 2002 was also the year that a lot of people were worried about a disease called SARS. This disease was spreading quickly in other parts of the world, and people were worried it could spread to the US too.
Finally, 2002 was also the year that a new technology called the Xbox was released. This was a video game system made by a company called Microsoft, and it became very popular with kids and adults alike.
So there you have it - a quick rundown of some of the big things that happened in 2002!