Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US president William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Date: September 6, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair. Date: September 2, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country. Date: August 28, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas. Date: August 21, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21. Date: August 14, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins. Date: August 10, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation. Date: August 6, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years. Date: August 5, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Land lottery begins in Oklahoma. Date: July 29, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank. Date: July 24, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)