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Russian Civil War: Relying on Red Army troops in neighboring Azerbaijan, the Bolsheviks attempted to stage a coup d'etat
The Kingdom of Hungary lost 72 percent of its territory and 64 percent of its population with the signing of the Treaty
The Kingdom of Hungary lost 72 percent of its territory and 64 percent of its population with the signing of the Treaty
During their national convention in Chicago, Republican Party leaders gathered in negotiations at The Blackstone Hotel t
The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania.
The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania.
Franco-Syrian War: At the Battle of Maysalun forces of the Arab Kingdom of Syria were defeated by a French army moving…
Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army
Sir Harry Hands, the mayor of Cape Town, performed the first public observance of a two-minute silence in remembrance of
First Red Scare: The anarchist followers of Luigi Galleani (pictured) set off eight bombs in eight cities across the Uni
Hundreds of Canadian soldiers rioted in Epsom, England, leading to the death of a British police officer
Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttled the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow to prevent the ships from being seized and d
During a general strike in Winnipeg, Canada, members of the Royal North-West Mounted Police attacked a crowd of strikers
Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of the First World War, English ex-servicemen unhappy with…
The short-lived Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic was established on territory formerly part of the Russian
First World War: The British Royal Navy launched unsuccessful raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge in German-occupied Belgium
First World War: The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux began, which contained the first instance of tanks fighting aga
First World War: Germany repelled Britain's second attempt to blockade the Belgian port of Ostend
The Sedition Act was passed in the United States, forbidding Americans from using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abu
The Sedition Act was passed in the United States, forbidding Americans from using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abu