Date: November 7, 1919
Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros. Date: September 18, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Tetiev Pogrom in Ukraine Becomes Holocaust Prototype,…
The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January. Date: October 28, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Woodrow Wilson Signs…
A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place. Date: January 21, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown. Date: June 11, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919First Communist International Meets in Moscow, March 2, 1919British…
Seven days after suffering a "physical collapse" following a speech in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. president Woodrow Wilson has a catastrophic stroke at the White House, leaving him physically and mentally incapacitated for the remainder of his presidency. Date: October 2, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 2 📅 Events on…
Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier. Date: April 16, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This…