Vol. 1900s · No. 1901 · PRICE 25¢
The 1901 Times
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January 1, 1901 | Australia
Dawn of the Modern Century
The death of Queen Victoria closed a historic epoch, paving the way for a dynamic, industrialized new century. From groundbreaking technological feats to the rise of American global influence, 1901 reshaped geopolitics, science, and the arts forever.
Spindletop Oil Strike
A massive oil gushing geyser near Beaumont, Texas, launched the modern petroleum industry and transformed the global energy landscape.
Death of Queen Victoria
The demise of Britain's longest-reigning monarch at age 81 marked the symbolic end of the Victorian Era and ushered in the Edwardian period.
Also this year
Establishment of U.S. Steel
March 2, 1901 | Business
Financier J.P. Morgan merged Carnegie Steel with other major firms to create the world's first billion-dollar corporation.
Pablo Picasso's First Paris Exhibition
June 24, 1901 | Fine Art
The nineteen-year-old Spanish artist held his first major gallery show in Paris, signaling the birth of his emotive Blue Period.
Assassination of William McKinley
September 1901 | United States
Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shot President McKinley, elevating Vice President Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency and fundamentally altering American governance.
First Nobel Prizes Awarded
December 10, 1901 | Science & Peace
Five years after Alfred Nobel's death, the initial prizes were conferred to visionaries including Wilhelm Röntgen and Red Cross founder Henry Dunant.
Marconi's Transatlantic Radio Signal
December 12, 1901 | Technology
Guglielmo Marconi successfully received the letter 'S' in Morse code sent across the Atlantic Ocean from Cornwall to Newfoundland.