Date: May 16, 1919
The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job. Date: February 6, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919NC-4 Completes First Transatlantic…
Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I. Date: June 21, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Sir…
The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities. Date: November 7, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1919NC-4…
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…
Ukrainian War of Independence: The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine defeats the White Russian Volunteer Army at the Battle of Peregonovka. Date: September 26, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Adolf Hitler First Public…