Explore 864 historical events from 1920–1929.
The London to Brighton walk was a competitive walking race held on the road from London, England, to the south coast resort of Brighton. In the era before organised sport individua…
Sixteen-year-old Lilian Salkeld became the first woman to walk from London to Brighton
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D…
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D
The Jaffa riots were a series of violent riots in Mandatory Palestine on May 1–7, 1921, which began as a confrontation between two Jewish groups but developed into an attack by Ara…
The Jaffa riots commence
The Romanian Communist Party was a communist party in Romania. It was founded in 1921 and became the founding and ruling party of the Communist Socialist Republic of Romania in 194…
The creation of the Communist Party of Romania
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body, the U.S. House of Repres…
The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration
Melvin Tyler Storer was an American shipfitter, navy diver and welder who served in the United States Navy Reserve on the USS West Virginia and USS Yarnall. He was aboard the USS C…
Melvin Storer, American shipfitter and navy diver (died 2003)
Jean Richard was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret in the eponymous French television series, which…
Jean Richard, French actor and singer (died 2001)
Anna Lee Aldred was an American jockey and trick rider in rodeos. She was the first woman in the United States to receive a jockey's license. She pursued her professional horse rac…
Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey (died 2006)
The Partition of Ireland was the process by which the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (UK) divided Ireland into two self-governing polities: Northern …
Ireland is partitioned under British law by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating Northern Ireland and Southern I
West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virgin…
West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years
The Tulsa race massacre was a two-day-long terrorist massacre perpetrated by white supremacists that took place in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, between…
The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300
Wolfgang Leonhard was a German political author and historian of the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic and Communism. A German Communist whose family had fled Hitler's G…
Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (died 2014)
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov was a British actor and humanitarian. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his…
Peter Ustinov, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004)
Roberto Tucci, SJ was an Italian Catholic theologian, journalist, and Jesuit priest. He played an important role at the Second Vatican Council and organized foreign trips taken by …
Roberto Tucci, Italian Jesuit leader, cardinal, and theologian (died 2015)
Katarína Kolníková was a Slovak stage actress.
Katarína Kolníková, Slovak actress (died 2006)
Elinor Isabel "Judy" Agnew was the second lady of the United States from 1969 to 1973. She was the wife of the 39th vice president of the United States, Spiro Agnew, who had previo…
Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States (died 2012)
Cleto Bellucci was an Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.
Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (died 2013)
Janet Blair was an American big-band singer who later became a popular film and television actress.
Janet Blair, American actress and singer (died 2007)
Leon Albert Henkin was an American logician, whose works played a strong role in the development of logic, particularly in the theory of types. He was an active scholar at the Univ…
Leon Henkin, American logician (died 2006)
Warren Edward Spahn was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed pitcher, Spahn played in 1942 and then from 19…
Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (died 2003)
Christiaan Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of…
Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (died 2006)
James Peter Giuffre, Italian pronunciation: [d͡ʒufˈfrɛ]; April 26, 1921 – April 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He is known for dev…
Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (died 2008)
Robert Dhéry was a French comedian, actor, director and screenwriter.
Robert Dhéry, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2004)
Rowland Evans Jr. was an American journalist. He was known best for his decades-long syndicated column and television partnership with Robert Novak, a partnership that endured, if …
Rowland Evans, American soldier, journalist, and author (died 2001)