Dec 10 President Woodrow Wilson receives Nobel Peace Prize

Dec 17 British Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru

Dec 17 Japan receives League of Nations mandate over Pacific islands

Dec 24 Enrico Caruso gives his last public performance (New York NY)

Dec 23 Ireland divided into 2 parts, each with its own parliament

Aug 18 Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right

Aug 13 Princes Highway between Melbourne and Sydney is officially opened at Warragul.

Aug 26 The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, granting women the right to vote.

Aug 26 US Women given the right to vote

Aug 29 The birth of Charlie Parker, Legendary American Jazz musician

Aug 25 The first US woman to win in Olympics (Ethelda Bleibtrey)

Aug 26 19th amendment passes-women's suffrage granted (about time!)

Aug 03 The birth of PD James, British Author

Aug 20 First US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting

Aug 22 The birth of Ray Bradbury, American author; 'The Martian Chronicles'

Oct 27 League of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva

Oct 10 The birth of Thelonius Monk, Celebrated US Jazz pianist and composer

Oct 14 Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland

Oct 27 Westinghouse radio station in East Pittsburgh, KDKA begins

Oct 01 The birth of Walter Matthau, American film actor

Jul 28 Pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government.

Jul 23 Kenya becomes a British crown colony

Jul 06 Test and first use of radio compass in aircraft off Norfolk, VA

Jul 10 The “greatest horse“ Man O' War wins the “greatest race“ of turf history at Aqueduct.

Jul 12 Lithuania & USSR sign peace treaty, Lithuuania becomes independent rep

Jul 15 Ruth ties his record of 29 HRs in a season

Jul 16 Gen Amos Fries appointed first US army chemical warfare chief

Jul 03 Royal Air Force holds an air display at Hendon, England

Jul 26 Women in the US obtain the right to vote as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified.

Jul 16 US wins Davis Cup sweeping Australia in 5 straight matches

Jul 27 Resolute beats Shamrock IV (England) in 14th running of America's Cup

Jul 18 Naval aircraft sink ex-German cruiser Frankfurt in target practice.

Jul 29 The first transcontinental airmail flight from NY to SF

Jul 12 Panama Canal opened by American president Woodrow Wilson

Mar 01 Austria becomes a kingdom again, under Admiral Horthy

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