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1902 in United States of America

Explore 9 historical events and records for United States of America in 1902.

Historical records for United States of America in 1902

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June

Swiss Patent Office Appointment

Einstein, Albert ยท Bern ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Appointed Technical Expert, third class, at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern.

July

Birth of Henry Cabot Lodge

Lodge, Henry Cabot ยท Nahant ยท Politics / Republican Party

Birth of Henry Cabot Lodge

October

Anthracite Coal Strike

Roosevelt, Theodore ยท Washington ยท President of USA ยท Economy / Labour

Roosevelt convenes miners and operators to resolve the prolonged anthracite coal strike.

Other events (month unknown)

A History of the American People

Wilson, Thomas Woodrow ยท Politics / Democratic Party

Publication of "A History of the American People"

Princeton

Wilson, Thomas Woodrow ยท Princeton ยท President of Princeton ยท Politics / Democratic Party

Appointed President of Princeton

Rule of Philippines

Taft, William Howard ยท Rome ยท Politics / Republican Party

Taft visits Rome to negotiate with Pope Leo XIII for the purchase of lands in the Philippines owned by the Roman Catholic Church

Senate Campaign

Dawes, Charles Gates ยท Illinois ยท Candidate for Senator ยท Politics / Republican Party

Runs unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from Illinois.

Statistical Mechanics Paper I

Einstein, Albert ยท Bern ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Publishes an early paper developing the kinetic theory of thermal equilibrium using statistical methods.

The Wings of the Dove

James, Henry ยท Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Wings of the Dove"

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