Cuba Gains Independence, Tomás Estrada Palma Becomes First President, May 20, 1902
Date: May 20, 1902
Date: May 20, 1902
A stampede at Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, leads to the death of 115 attendees. Date: September 19, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902First American College Football Rose Bowl: Michigan vs. Stanford,…
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 1902Boers Defeat British at Battle…
Guatemala's Santa María volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century. Date: October 24, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Kashgar Earthquake Kills 6,000+ in Tien Shan Mountains, August 22,…
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 1902Ibrox Park Stand Collapse Kills 25, Injures 500+ April 5, 1902Second Boer War Ends with Treaty of Vereeniging,…
The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London. Date: January 30, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Macario Sakay Issues Presidential Order No. 1, March 18, 1902Spooner Act Passed Authorizing Panama Canal Rights June…
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C., with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. Date: January 28, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Ibrox Park Stand Collapse Kills 25, Injures…