Great Fire Begins in Jacksonville, Florida, May 3, 1901

The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. Date: December 10, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1901William McKinley Second Presidential Inauguration, Theodore Roosevelt Vice…

Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Date: October 24, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1901U.S. Army War College Established November 27, 1901Australia Opens First…

J. P. Morgan incorporates U.S. Steel in the state of New Jersey, although the company would not start doing business until February 25 and the assets of Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company, Elbert H. Gary's Federal Steel Company, and William Henry Moore's National Steel Company were not acquired until April 1. Date: February 5, 1901…

J. P. Morgan incorporates U.S. Steel in the state of New Jersey, although the company would not start doing business until February 25 and the assets of Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company, Elbert H. Gary's Federal Steel Company, and William Henry Moore's National Steel Company were not acquired until April 1. Date: February 5, 1901…

United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion. Date: March 2, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day…