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Jan

10

Early 20th Century U.S.

Gusher signals new era of U.S. oil industry

On January 10, 1901, a drilling derrick at Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, Texas, produces an enormous gusher of crude oil, coating the landscape for hundreds of feet and signaling the advent of the American oil industry.

Spindletop Oil Well Centennial

384183 06: FILE PHOTO: The famous Lucas Gusher is blows out oil January 10, 1901 on Spindletop hill in Beaumont, Texas. Anthony Lucas's gusher, the first in Texas, first blew on this day and sprayed over 100 feet above the derrick for nine days until the well was capped. Beaumont, in the southeast corner of Texas, will host a day of centennial celebrations January 10, 2001 to commemorate the event as a historic and economic milestone. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the modern texas oil industry. (Photo by the Texas Energy Museum/Newsmakers)

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Sep

06

U.S. Presidents

President William McKinley is shot

On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley is shaking hands at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, when a 28-year-old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz approaches him and fires two shots into his chest. The president rose slightly on his toes before collapsing forward, saying “be careful how you tell my wife.”

Assassination of William McKinley (1843-1901), 25th president of USA from 1896

Assassination of William McKinley (1843-1901), 25th president of USA from 1896, shot by anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, Buffalo, New York, and died 8 days after 22 September 1901 From "Le Petit Journal" Paris. (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Sep

14

U.S. Presidents

President McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds

U.S. President William McKinley dies on September 14, 1901, eight days after being shot by a deranged anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.

Funeral of President William McKinley

A crowd gathers on the street to watch the coffin of President William McKinley being transferred to a hearse after his funeral services. (Photo by Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

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