Apr 03 Austria expels all Habsburgers

Apr 05 Eamon de Valera becomes president of Dail Eireann

Apr 30 World War I peace conference grants German concession in Shantung, China, to Japan, whereupon China leaves the conference.

Apr 05 Polish Army executes 35 young Jews

Apr 13 British forces kill 100s of Indian Nationalists (Amritsar Massacre)

Apr 08 The birth of Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia

Apr 28 The first jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les Irvin)

Apr 27 A Schwassmann discovers asteroid #912 Maritima

Apr 05 Heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana

Apr 20 Polish Army captures Vilno, Lithuania from Soviet Army

Nov 19 US Senate rejects (55-39) Treaty of Versailles andLeague of Nations

Nov 28 Britain's House of Commons ceased being the exclusive domain of men when the first woman in British history was elected to a seat in Parliament

Nov 10 The first national convention of the American Legion is held in Minneapolis, MN.

Nov 10 American Legion's first national convention (Minneapolis)

Nov 28 US-born Lady Astor elected first female member of British Parliament

Nov 20 First municipally owned airport in US opens in Tucson, Az

Nov 10 The first observance of National Book Week

Nov 12 Ross &Smith start a 1 month flight from London to Australia

Sep 11 US marines invade Honduras

Sep 02 Communist Party of America organized in Chicago

Sep 10 The Austrian Empire ends with the signing of the Treaty of Saint Germain

Sep 10 NYC welcomes home Gen John J Pershing &25,000 WW I soldiers

Sep 09 Boston's police force goes on strike

Sep 18 Hurricane tides 16 feet above normal drown 280 along Gulf Coast

Sep 25 Pres Wilson becomes seriously ill and collapses after a speech

Sep 16 American Legion incorporated by an act of Congress

Sep 12 Adolf Hitler joins the German Worker's Party

Sep 27 Democratic National Committee votes to admit women

Sep 22 Steel strike begins in US

Jun 17 "Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premiers

Jun 09 Canadian National Railway Company is incorporated.

Jun 26 The first issue of NY Daily News published

Jun 28 Treaty of Versailles ending WW I signed and setting the stage for WWII

Jun 03 Liberty Life Insurance Co (Chicago) organized by blacks

Jun 14 The first nonstop air crossing of Atlantic (Alcock & Brown) leaves Nfld

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