Date: April 16, 1919
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 1919Edward George Honey…
The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job. Date: May 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919John Alcock and Arthur Brown Begin…
The form of government in the Republic of Finland is officially confirmed. For this reason, July 17 is known as the Day of Democracy (Kansanvallan päivä) in Finland. Date: July 17, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Friedrich Ebert (SPD) is elected President of Germany. Date: February 11, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht Murdered by Freikorps, January 15, 1919Emiliano Zapata Killed by Government Forces in…
May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan. Date: May 4, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Polish…
German socialist Kurt Eisner is assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany. Date: February 21, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Act…