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Historical events from year 1919. Learn about 293 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1919 or search by date or keyword.
May 6, 2024 · Treaty of Versailles, peace document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919; it took force on January 10, 1920.
What happened and who was famous in 1919? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1919.
October 13 – November 16 – Russian Civil War, Southern Front: Using massive cavalry forces, The Red Army threatened the flank of the white army in the Voronezh–Kastornoye operation (1919). October 16 – In Germany, Adolf Hitler gives his first speech for the German Workers' Party (DAP).
Jul 7, 2020 · The influenza pandemic of 1918 and 1919 was a profoundly traumatic event. It killed some 50 million people and infected up to a third of the world’s population.
The Most Important Road Trip in American History. In 1919, Dwight Eisenhower set off to examine the state of America’s roads — and showed that cars were the future. By Brian C. Black.
Apr 15, 2024 · Outbreaks of the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 occurred in nearly every inhabited part of the world. Although it remains uncertain where the virus first emerged, it quickly spread through western Europe and around the world—first in ports, then from city to city along main transportation routes.
Dec 2, 2009 · On July 27, 1919, an African American teenager drowned in Lake Michigan after violating the unofficial segregation of Chicago’s beaches and being stoned by a group of white youths.
Oct 29, 2009 · The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919 at the Palace of Versailles in Paris at the end of World War I, codified peace terms between Germany and the victorious Allies.
November 1 – The Coal Strike of 1919 begins in the United States by the United Mine Workers under John L. Lewis. Final agreement comes on December 10. November 7 – The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution.
