22 events found for 1920
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the country's unicameral legislature, first met in Ankara in the midst of the Tur
At the San Remo conference, the principal Allies of World War I passed a resolution allocating League of Nations mandate
A march by blind people from across the United Kingdom to protest poor working conditions ended at Trafalgar Square, Lon
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 courtesan Wang Lianying (pictured) was murdered in Shanghai, leading to months of media and literary coverage
During their national convention in Chicago, Republican Party leaders gathered in negotiations at The Blackstone Hotel t
Three African-American circus workers were lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for h
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…
Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit by a pitch and died the following day, becoming the only Major League…
The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent.
In the United Kingdom, the 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.
The American Professional Football Association, a predecessor of the National Football League, was founded.
The American Professional Football Conference, a predecessor of the National Football League, was established in…