Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. Date: May 29, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight. Date: May 27, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji, a Kurdish sheikh and at-the-time governor of the Slêmanî Province of British Iraq, initiates the first Mahmud Barzanji revolt. Date: May 23, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence. Date: May 19, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight. Date: May 16, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
Greek occupation of Smyrna. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades. Date: May 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job. Date: May 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Date: May 11, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I. Date: May 8, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)