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- Women won the right to vote in 1920 with the adoption of the 19th Amendment, the first commercial radio broadcast aired, the League of Nations was established, and the Harlem Renaissance began. There was a bubonic plague in India, and Pancho Villa retired.
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January 3 – The 1920 Xalapa earthquake in Mexico kills over 600 people, making it the second deadliest in the country. [2] January 7 – Russian Civil War: The forces of Russian White Admiral Alexander Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk; the Great Siberian Ice March ensues. January 10.
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January 2: US General Attorney General Palmer authorises raids across the country on known unionists and socialists as a result of global fear of communism by the Russian Revolution. January 3: The 84 year “Curse of the Bambino” begins after Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee agrees to sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 in cash and ...
February 1: The first commercial armoured car is introduced. February 2: Estonia declares its independence from Russia in the Dorpat Peace treaty. February 2: France occupies German Memel territory. February 4: As part of the Tarto/Dorpat Peace Treaty, Russia recognises Estonia’s independence. February 4: The first flight from London to South Afric...
March 1: Under Admiral Horthy, Austria once again becomes a Kingdom. March 4: 4th March 1920 marks the last day of the Julian civil calendar in Greece. March 8: Cuba and Denmark join the League of Nations. March 11: Syria announces Emir Feisal as King after the country had fought off French domination. March 18: Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar...
April 4: In Jerusalem, Arabs attack Jews. April 6: The French occupy Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Hanau to force the German evacuation of the Ruhr. April 15: A New Canadian small cent coin is released. April 20: The Balfour Declaration is recognized, making Palestine a British Mandate. April 20: In Alabama and Mississippi, tornadoes kill 219. April 23:...
May 1: A toll tunnel between Belgium and Luxembourg opens. May 2:The first game of National Negro Baseball is played in Indianapolis. May 5: A peace treaty between Germany and Latvia is signed. May 5: Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, makes the Communist Labour Party illegal. May 7: The USSR recognises Georgia’s independence. May...
June 1: Adolfo de la Huerta becomes the President of Mexico. June 4: The Peace of Trianon between Allies and Hungary takes place. June 11: The US Republican party nominate Warren G. Harding for US President. He would later become the 29th US President. June 13: The US Post Office says children cannot be sent by parcel. June 20: The Yanks win a prot...
July 1: Sir Herbert Samuel takes over as the High Commissioner over Palestine, where the Arab resistance to the British mandate continues. July 3: The Royal Air Force holds a display in Hendon, England. July 27: Radio compass is used for the first time for aircraft navigation. July 29: The first transcontinental airmail flight from New York to San ...
August 9: Bulgarian and allied Peace Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine goes into effect. August 10: The Turkish government renounces its claim to Israel, recognises the British mandate. August 15: Commanded by Jozef Pilsudski, Polish troops defeat the Soviets at the Battle of Warsaw. August 16: Ray Chapman, of the Cleveland Indians, is hit on the head by...
September 1: France creates Greater Lebanon. September 1: A new town hall in Rotterdam opens. September 4: In parts of Bulgaria, 4th September 1920 marked the last day of the Julian civil calendar. September 16: The Wall Street Bombing takes place at 12:01pm when a horse-drawn wagon explodes on Wall Street in New York. 38 are killed and 143 are inj...
October 1: The Netherlands pass a law for an 8 hour working day. October 17: The Chicago Bearsplay their first NFL game and win 7-0. October 23: African demonstrators are shot in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. October 27: The headquarters of the League of Nations moves to Geneva. October 30: In Sydney, the Communist Party of Australia is founded. Oc...
Events January January 16: Prohibition in the United States begins. January 2 – First Red Scare: The second of the Palmer Raids takes place with another 4,025 suspected communists and anarchists arrested and held without trial in several cities. January 5 – 1920 United States Census count begins. This becomes the first census to record a ...
May 24, 2019 · 1920. Bettmann / Contributor / Getty Images. Women won the right to vote in 1920 with the adoption of the 19th Amendment, the first commercial radio broadcast aired, the League of Nations was established, and the Harlem Renaissance began. There was a bubonic plague in India, and Pancho Villa retired.
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What Happened In Year 1920? January 8, 1920 – The steel strike of 1919 ends in a complete failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union. January 16, 1920 – The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris. January 19, 1920 – The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
Jun 7, 2023 · Table Of Contents. 1. The League of Nations was established in 1920. 2. America had a de-facto female president in 1920. 3. The U.S. sustained what was then its worst terrorist attack in...
