Date: April 26, 1920
The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial. Date: January 2, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920Nazi…
The 1920 Summer Olympics, having started four months earlier, officially open in Antwerp, Belgium, with the newly adopted Olympic flag and the Olympic oath being raised and taken at the Opening Ceremony for the first time in Olympic history. Date: August 14, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅…
At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East. Date: April 25, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events…
Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect. Date: January 17, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920Free City of Danzig Established November 15, 1920Pope Benedict XV Canonizes…
Pesäpallo, the Finnish version of baseball developed by Lauri Pihkala, is played for the first time at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki. Date: November 14, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920Finland and Soviet Russia…
Japanese carmaker Mazda is founded, initially as a cork-producing company. Date: January 30, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920Polish Army Victory Parade in Kiev, May 9, 1920Savoia Flying Boats Crash in Swiss Alps,…