Date: April 26, 1920
Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees. Next day, Chapman will become the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game. Date: August 16, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922) begin with a week of sectarian violence in Derry. Date: June 18, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak Hits Great Lakes and Deep South, March…
In the second of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, about 80% of the population in Zone II votes to remain part of Weimar Germany. Date: March 14, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920Link River…
The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union. Date: January 8, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1920League of Women Voters Founded…
Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier. Date: February 24, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day…
The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in the United Kingdom during the 20th century. Date: May 29, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…