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1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1919th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 919th year of the 2nd millennium, the 19th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of ...
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.
Historical events from year 1919. Learn about 293 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1919 or search by date or keyword.
The term "Red Summer" was coined by civil rights activist and author James Weldon Johnson, who had been employed as a field secretary by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 1916. In 1919, he organized peaceful protests against the racial violence.
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.
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.
Jun 22, 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.
Jul 26, 2019 · The racist attacks in 1919 were widespread, and often indiscriminate, but in many places, they were initiated by white servicemen and centered upon the 380,000 black veterans who had just...
Mar 17, 2017 · Our World War 1 Timeline reaches the aftermath, 1919-1920, although you could argue the war never ended and left wounds which festered into World War 2.
An outbreak of racial violence known as the “Red Summer” occurred in 1919, an event that affected at least 26 cities across the United States. Racial tensions across the U.S. were exacerbated by the discharge of millions of military personnel back to their homes and domestic lives following the end of the war.
