Year in review
1901
13 recaps from this year - events, occasions, and cultural moments.
1901Pan-American Exposition & McKinley Assassination
Buffalo's world's fair became the backdrop for President McKinley's assassination by anarchist Leon Czolgosz, crystallizing tensions between progressive reform and violent radicalism.
1901Australian Federation Established
Six squabbling colonies finally agreed on something: unity.
1901Nobel Prize in Physics Established
Nobel Prize in Physics Established
1901First Transatlantic Wireless Signal
Marconi's successful transatlantic wireless transmission proved long-distance communication was possible and revolutionized global coordination.
1901Nobel Prizes First Awarded in Physics & Chemistry
The inaugural Nobel Prize ceremony established the world's most prestigious award for scientific achievement and created an enduring institution that celebrates human intellectual progress.
1901Nobel Prize Awards First Ceremony
Alfred Nobel's bequest established the world's most prestigious scientific and peace honors, honoring breakthrough human achievement.
1901Röntgen Wins First Nobel Prize Physics
Wilhelm Röntgen received the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering X-rays, and the Nobel Prize itself became the world's most prestigious international scientific honor.
1901Radio Telegraphy Signal Transmitted Across Atlantic
Marconi's successful transatlantic wireless signal from Cornwall to Newfoundland proved radio could span oceans, launching the wireless age.
1901Boxer Rebellion Suppressed
The Eight-Nation Alliance crushed Chinese anti-foreign uprising, accelerating Western partition of China and deepening semicolonial humiliation.
1901Women's Suffrage in Australia
Australia granted women the right to vote in federal elections, becoming one of the first democracies to extend full suffrage to women at the national level.
1901Edward VII Crowned King
The coronation of Victoria's successor ushered in the Edwardian era and shifted British imperial policy toward European alliances.
1901Pan-American Exposition 1901
Buffalo's grand fair showcased electric illumination and cutting-edge industrial design, though it ended with McKinley's assassination that autumn.
1901Australian Defence Force Established
Australia's first unified military force consolidated the new federation's defence capability and aligned the nation with British imperial power in the Pacific.