German Troops Enter Munich to Suppress Bavarian Soviet Republic, May 1, 1919

The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded in Munich. Date: January 5, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919U.S. Congress Passes Volstead Act Over Wilson’s Veto, Prohibition Begins October…

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) More events from 1919Ukrainian People’s Republic Seeks Entente…

German socialist Kurt Eisner is assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany. Date: February 21, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Eichenfeld…

The Tetiev pogrom occurs in Ukraine, becoming the prototype of mass murder during the Holocaust. Date: March 25, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Battle of George Square in Glasgow for Shorter Working Hours,…

Nebraska becomes the 36th state to approve the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. With the necessary three-quarters of the states approving the amendment, Prohibition is constitutionally mandated in the United States one year later. Date: January 16, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this…