Date: November 11, 1919
The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands. Date: July 11, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919British Airship R34 Completes First Atlantic Return Flight, July 13, 1919Industrial Workers…
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…
Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists. Date: February 5, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Industrial Workers of the World Attack Centralia Armistice Day Parade, November 11,…
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…
Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the German Workers' Party. Date: October 16, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919John Alcock and Arthur Brown Begin First Nonstop Transatlantic Flight,…