May 3, 2002
Gas cost $1.36 a gallon in the spring of 2002, and the Dow Jones stood at 8,342 — both domestic markets and American foreign policy remained focused on escalating violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with President Bush pressing Israel to withdraw forces from the West Bank while dispatching Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region. On the pop charts, Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule held the number one spot with "Ain't It Funny," while "A Beautiful Mind" took home the Oscar for Best Picture, and "The West Wing" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" dominated the Emmy Awards for drama and comedy. The Los Angeles Lakers claimed their third straight NBA championship by defeating the New Jersey Nets, the same spring that South African Mark Shuttleworth became the first African space tourist, launching aboard the Soyuz TM-34 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 25.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — May 3, 2002
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 3, 2002
U.S., In Surprise, Announces Global Talks For Mideast; Israel Backed By Congress
The World: Long Division; In The Land Of Crisis, An Odd Kind Of Politics
Bob Kerrey, New New Yorker
Sharon Proposes Bypassing Arafat In Future Talks
Splits Over Palestinian Statehood And Arafat Role Are Unresolved
World Events — May 2002
Time Person of the Year — 2002
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 3, 2002
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2001–02 Season
Emmy Winners — 2002
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 3, 2002
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 3, 2002
On the field
Sports Champions — May 3, 2002
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