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WWI Ends
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Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, dies
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The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing Prohibition, is ratified.
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The Paris Peace Conference opens at Versailles, France
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Women's rights:
The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification. -
The first game of Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana
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The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
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The United States Figure Skating Association is formed.
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The first radio baseball game is broadcast;
Harold Arlin announces the Pirates-Phillies game from Forbes Field over Westinghouse KDKA, in Pittsburgh. -
In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant is held.
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The first successful insulin treatment of diabetes is made.
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President of the United States Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House.