1901

Key events from 1901

1901

  • Queen Victoria dies after 63 years on the throne, ending the Victorian era and ushering in the Edwardian age under King Edward VII.
  • President William McKinley is assassinated at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, making Theodore Roosevelt the youngest U.S. president at age 42.
  • Guglielmo Marconi successfully transmits the first transatlantic radio signal, proving wireless communication across vast distances is possible.

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