Date: August 11, 1920
The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I for all combatant nations except the United States. Date: January 10, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920Failed Assassination Attempt on General Mannerheim…
Over 640 are killed after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes the Mexican states Puebla and Veracruz. Date: January 3, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920Zone I Votes to Join Denmark in Schleswig Plebiscite,…
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 1920Negro National League Formed February 13, 1920Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Founded…
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded. Date: January 19, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920Republican Convention Leaders Coin “Smoke-Filled Room” Phrase June 11, 1920Ukrainian War of Independence: Bolsheviks Outlaw Makhnovshchina, Conflict…
Aftermath of World War I: The Parliament of Poland establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite. Date: July 15, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920Georgia Earthquake Destroys Gori, Kills 114-130 – February 20,…
During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room". Date: June 11, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…