WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 1901
Find out what all happened January to August 1901

The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time. (20. February 1901)

The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister. (1. January 1901)

Funeral of Queen Victoria. (2. February 1901)

The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT. (17. June 1901)

Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. The first American private school in the country. (28. August 1901)

New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates. Anzac Beach – Australian and New Zealand forces invade Turkey (25. April 1901)

Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m) The record will stand for 20 years. (5. August 1901)

The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza. (15. February 1901)

Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne. (9. May 1901)

The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas. (10. January 1901)

J. P. Morgan incorporates the United States Steel Corporation. (25. February 1901)

Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria. (22. January 1901)

The Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo, New York. (1. May 1901)

Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation. (6. August 1901)

The Australian Labour Party is established. (8. May 1901)

New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands. (11. June 1901)

The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21. (14. August 1901)

The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops. (2. March 1901)

The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins. (10. August 1901)

Nigeria becomes a British protectorate. (1. January 1901)