WHAT HAPPENED IN 1901.
Look what happened the 1901.

Nigeria becomes a British protectorate. (1. January 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)

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

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

Funeral of Queen Victoria. (2. February 1901)

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

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

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

The Australian Army is formed. (1. March 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)

Emilio Aguinaldo, only President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured at Palanan, Isabela by forces of General Frederick Funston. (23. March 1901)

1901 Black Sea earthquake (31. March 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 Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo, New York. (1. May 1901)

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

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

Seventy-eight miners die in the Caerphilly pit disaster in South Wales. (24. May 1901)

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

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

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