WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1901
Find out what all happened January to December 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 1901 Caister Lifeboat Disaster. (13. November 1901)

Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair. (2. September 1901)

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

President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House. (12. October 1901)

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

The Australian Army is formed. (1. March 1901)

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

Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls, in a barrel. (24. October 1901)

Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland. (12. December 1901)

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

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

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

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

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

Funeral of Queen Victoria. (2. February 1901)

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

The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol. (7. September 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)