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1919 was a year of political, social and cultural changes in many parts of the world. It saw the end of World War I, the formation of the League of Nations, the Spartacist uprising in Germany, the Georgian genocide, and the establishment of the Soviet Union.
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. Gauge the moods of the European people and statesmen as Woodrow Wilson arrived to forge an end to World War I.
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September 10 – September 15: The Florida Keys Hurricane kills 600 in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Texas. September 22 – The Steel strike of 1919 begins across the United States. September 28 – Omaha Riot: A lynch mob besieges the police station and courthouse in Omaha, Nebraska, and lynches alleged rapist Will Brown.
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Jul 7, 2020 · The 1918 flu killed 50 million people worldwide and devastated the U.S. in 1919, amid war, recession and social unrest. Learn why this pandemic was ignored and forgotten by history.
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Oct 29, 2009 · The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919 at the end of World War I, imposed harsh penalties on Germany and failed to prevent future conflicts. Learn about the treaty's terms, the Fourteen Points, the League of Nations and the causes of World War II.
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 Was the Treaty of Versailles a Victory for Democracy?
Browse the calendar of events that happened in 1919, from the Battle of Jutland to the founding of the League of Nations. Learn about the political, social, cultural and sports highlights of the year after World War I.