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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…
Franco-Syrian War: At the Battle of Maysalun, forces of the Arab Kingdom of Syria were defeated by a French army…
Nepalese author Krishna Lal Adhikari (pictured) was sentenced to nine years in prison for publishing a book about the…
The Battle of Radzymin, one of the bloodiest and most intense battles of the Polish–Soviet War, concluded with a…
The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent.
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage in the country.
Russian Civil War: Peasants in Tambov Governorate began a rebellion against the Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia.
Russian Civil War: Peasants in Tambov Governorate began a rebellion against the Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia.
Peasants in and around Križ began a rebellion to protest economic and conscription policies enacted by the Kingdom of…
Irish War of Independence: British auxiliary police officers known as Black and Tans went on a rampage in Balbriggan,…
A bomb in a horse-drawn wagon exploded in front of 23 Wall Street in New York City, killing 38 people and injuring…
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…