Date: December 28, 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,…
Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer. Date: May 17, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Breaker Morant and Peter Handcock Executed in Pretoria, February 27, 1902Mount Pelée…
Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile. Date: August 22, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Venice Campanile Collapses, Demolishing Loggetta, July 14,…
The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu. Date: December 14, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Carnegie Institution of Washington Founded with $10 Million Gift…
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 1902Venice Campanile Collapses, Demolishing Loggetta, July 14,…
The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California. Date: January 1, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1902Mount Pelée Erupts, Destroys Saint-Pierre, Kills…