WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO AUGUST 1901
Find out what all happened April to August 1901

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

O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank. (24. July 1901)

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

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

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

Seventy-eight miners die in the Caerphilly pit disaster in South Wales. (24. May 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 College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT. (17. June 1901)

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

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

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

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