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August 21, 1901
On August 21, 1901, six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
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Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
The Thomasites were a group of 600 American teachers who traveled from the United States to the newly occupied territory of the Philippines on the US Army Transport Thomas. The group included 346 men and 180 women, hailing from 43 different states and 193 colleges, universities, and normal schools. The term 'Thomasites' has since expanded to include any teacher who arrived in the first few years of the American colonial period of the Philippines.
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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 August 21, 1901
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1901 Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas. American teachers in the Philippines
The Thomasites were a group of 600 American teachers who traveled from the United States to the newly occupied territory of the Philippines on the US Army Transport Thomas. The group included 346 men and 180 women, hailing from 43 different states and 193 colleges, universities, and normal schools. The term 'Thomasites' has since expanded to include any teacher who arrived in the first few years of the American colonial period of the Philippines.
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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 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.
- August 6 Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
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