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  • Montevideo, Uruguay
    Jul, 1902
    FIFA World Cup

    The First official international match outside the British Isles

    Montevideo, Uruguay
    Jul, 1902

    By the twentieth century, football had gained ground all around the world and national football associations were being founded. The first official international match outside the British Isles was played between Uruguay and Argentina in Montevideo in July 1902.




  • Buffalo, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 17, 1902
    Willis Carrier

    First modern air conditioning system

    Buffalo, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 17, 1902

    In Buffalo, New York, on July 17, 1902, in response to an air quality problem experienced at the Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing & Publishing Company of Brooklyn, Willis Carrier submitted drawings for what became recognized as the world's first modern air conditioning system.




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