Movies set in 2002
6th the Boston Globe's Spotlight team publish their story on child sexual abuse in the Catholic church
23rd Daniel Pearl is abducted
1st Daniel Pearl is beheaded
20th Elisa McNabney, who Laren Sims is based on, turns herself in
31st Elisa McNabney, who Laren Sims is based on, commits suicide in jail
25th Lisa Lopes dies in a car accident
6th Pim Fortuyn is assassinated
6th Marc Hall's case against Durham Catholic School Board is heard in court
7th Nicolas Sarkozy is appointed Interior Minister
1st Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and DHL Flight 611 collide in mid-air
8th Brian Banks is accused of rape
4th Abu Zubaydah is waterboarded
13th Julie Powell cooks the first of Julia Child's recipes, including Artichauts au Naturel avec Beurre au Citron
3rd five people are shot dead in Maryland
8th Aileen Wuornos is interviewed the day before her execution
9th Aileen Wuornos is executed
13th the day that is being recreated for Lucy
30th Julie Powell cooks lobster thermidore
5th Media Puzzle wins the Melbourne Cup horse race