What happened October 1902 AD

With their new method the Wrights achieved true control in turns for the first time on October 8, 1902, a major milestone.

The first eruption of Santa María in recorded history occurred in October 1902. The eruption began on 24 October, and the largest explosions occurred over the following two days, ejecting an estimated 8 cubic kilometres (1.9 cu mi) of magma. Estimates are that 6,000 people died as a result of the eruption.