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November 1918 -- Collapse of Kaiser Wilhelm II's "Second Empire." |
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November 11, 1918 -- Armistice is announced, end of World War I.
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1919 -- Hitler works for the army after World War I, studying political groups; he joins the German Workers' Party. |
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January 1919 -- Treaty of Versailles is signed. |
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February 15, 1919 -- 1,700 Jews are murdered in the Ukrainian town of Proskoruv by followers of Simon Petlura, Ukrainian Nationalist Leader. |
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April 1919 -- Mohandes K. Gandhi leads the Indian Nationalist movement after a British army officer opens fire on a public gathering in the Punjab. |
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October 1919 -- Ty Cobb of Detroit wins the batting title for the American League with an average of .682, his last batting crown. |
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1920 -- Civil War in Russia, Jews suffer under warring factions,Bolsheviks win. |
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1920 -- First effective radio station "KDKA" in Pittsburgh announces the returns of the Harding-Cox election. |
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January 16, 1920 -- 18th Amendment, the "National Prohibition Act," becomes law. Individuals are allowed to produce wine for religious purposes. |
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February 25, 1920 -- The NSDAP - National Socialist German Workers Party - publishes a 25-point program in Munich. The party has 60 members. Hitler begins making speeches, drawing thousands; he builds the Nazi Party and the S.A. Stormtroopers, a private army. |
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July 10, 1920 -- The "greatest horse" Man O' War wins the "greatest race" of turf history at Aqueduct. |
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November 1920 -- Senator Warren Harding is elected to the U.S. Presidency in a landslide victory. |
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1921 -- Kronstadt Mutiny, beginning of the Soviet state. |
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September 2, 1921 -- First Miss America contest held in Atlantic City, has 8 entries. |
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1922 -- Stalin is named Secretary General of the Communist Party. 1922 -- Mussolini march on Rome. Fascists take power. |
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1922 -- Ireland wins dominion status. 1922 -- Washington Naval Conference. |
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