Date: October 28, 1919
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…
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British Indian Army troops led by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer kill approximately 379–1,000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in Amritsar, India. Approximately 1,500 are injured. Date: April 13, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 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) More events from 1919Eichenfeld Massacre: 136…
Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros. Date: September 18, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1919Alcock and Brown Complete First Nonstop Transatlantic…
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) More events from 1919Emma Goldman Deported to Russia, December 21, 1919Makhnovshchina Third Regional Congress at Huliaipole April 10,…
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…