Agustín Lizárraga Discovers Machu Picchu, Lost City of the Incas – July 14, 1902
Date: July 14, 1902
Date: July 14, 1902
Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride. Date: April 20, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Venice Campanile Collapses, Demolishing Loggetta, July 14, 1902First American College Football Rose Bowl: Michigan vs Stanford, January 1,…
The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal. Date: June 28, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Guatemala Earthquake Kills 800-2,000, April…
The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000. Date: April 18, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Breaker Morant and Peter Handcock…
Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President. Date: May 20, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Cadillac Motor Company Founded August 22, 1902Agustín Lizárraga Discovers Machu…
Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, defeat the British at the Battle of Tweebosch. Date: March 7, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Mount Pelée Erupts, Destroys Saint-Pierre, Kills 30,000+…
A stand box collapses at Ibrox Park (now Ibrox Stadium) in Glasgow, Scotland, which led to the deaths of 25 and injuries to more than 500 supporters during an international association football match between Scotland and England. Date: April 5, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on…