8 events found for 1919
Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launched the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius (now in Lithuania) from the Red Army
The May Fourth Movement began in China with large-scale student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, Peking
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…