Date: April 13, 1919
Nebraska becomes the 36th state to approve the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. With the necessary three-quarters of the states approving the amendment, Prohibition is constitutionally mandated in the United States one year later. Date: January 16, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this…
John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. Date: June 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Tetiev Pogrom in Ukraine Becomes Holocaust Prototype,…
Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150. Date: January 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Trotsky Bans Planned…
The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job. Date: February 6, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919First Palmer Raid Arrests…
The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people. Date: July 21, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Makhnovshchina Holds First Regional Congress of Peasants,…
Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic. Date: January 22, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Hungarian Soviet Republic Established, First Communist Government in Europe, March…