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January 10, 1901
On January 10, 1901, the first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
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Featured · January 10, 1901
The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
Texas is the most populous state in the Southern United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest, that forms a natural boundary delineated by the Rio Grande. Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast.
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The year in brief
1901 (MCMI) 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 (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 901st year of the 2nd millennium, the 1st year of the 20th…
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On January 10, 1901
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1901 The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas. U.S. state
Texas is the most populous state in the Southern United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest, that forms a natural boundary delineated by the Rio Grande. Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast.
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1901 New York: Automobile Club of America installs signs on major highways. First car club in America (1899–1932)
The Automobile Club of America (ACA) was the first automobile club formed in the United States in 1899. The club was dissolved in 1932 following the Great Depression and declining membership.
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Other moments from 1901
- April 25 New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
- August 10 The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
- August 14 The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
- August 21 Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
- August 28 Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
- August 5 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.
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