Events from the year 1901 in the United States.
January 10: Oil in Texas.
May 3: The Great Fire of 1901 in Jacksonville begins.
September 6: President McKinley is shot.
September 14: "Teddy" Roosevelt succeeds McKinley as the 26th U.S. president.
1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1901st year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 90
1901 in the United States
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January 22: King Edward VII ascends the British throne.
March 6: Wilhelm II, German Emperor, survives an assassination attempt.