Editing 1901 (section)

=== July–August ===
{{Main|July 1901}}
{{Main|August 1901}}
* [[July 1]] &ndash; The first [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] [[Fingerprint]] Bureau is established at [[Scotland Yard]], the [[Metropolitan Police]] headquarters in London, by [[Edward Henry]].
* [[July 4]]
** The 1,282 foot (390 m) covered bridge crossing the [[Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)|Saint John River]] at [[Hartland, New Brunswick]], Canada opens. It is the longest [[covered bridge]] in the world.
** [[William Howard Taft]] becomes [[Governor-General of the Philippines]].
* [[July 10]] &ndash; The world's first passenger-carrying [[trolleybus]] in regular service operates on the [[Biela Valley Trolleybus]] route at [[Königstein, Saxony|Königstein]], Germany.
* [[August 5]] &ndash; [[Peter O'Connor (athlete)|Peter O'Connor]] sets the first [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] recognised [[long jump]] [[athletics world record|world record]], of 24&nbsp;ft 11¾ ins (7.61m). The record will stand for 20 years.
* [[August 6]] &ndash; [[Discovery Expedition|''Discovery'' Expedition]]: [[Robert Falcon Scott]] sets sail from Britain on the [[RRS Discovery|RRS ''Discovery'']] to explore the [[Ross Sea]] in Antarctica.
* [[August 14]] &ndash; The first claimed [[Aviation|powered flight]] is made, by German-born American aviator [[Gustave Whitehead]], in his ''[[Whitehead No. 21|Number 21]]'', in [[Connecticut]].
* [[August 21]] &ndash; The [[International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centres]] is founded in [[Copenhagen]].
* [[August 30]] &ndash; [[Hubert Cecil Booth]] [[patent]]s an electric [[vacuum cleaner]], in the United Kingdom.