Between The Wars 1918-1939

By shanih

  • World War 1 Ended

    1918 was the year World War 1 ended. Germany signed an armistice (an agreement for no more fighting / peace) that had been prepared by France and Britain. At the beginning of 1918 Germany was in a very strong position and expected to win the war.

  • Automatic Traffic Lights

    Britain's first automatic traffic lights are developed experimentally in Wolverhampton.

  • British airship R101 crashes

    British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on it's maiden long - range flight resulting in the loss of 48 lives.

  • Battle of Shanghai

    Conflict between China and Japan in the battle of Shanghai.

  • Golden Gate Bridge

    Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco bay

  • Gangland Murder Plot

    An American Newspaper editor, Walter Biggert, brutally killed in a gangland murder plot.

  • Tropical Cyclone

    A tropical cyclone hits Cairns.

  • Jockeys Killed

    Two jockeys killed and two injured at a horse racing accident in Morphett Vale Racecourse, Adelaide.

  • Niagara Bridge Collapses

    The Niagara Bridge located in Niagara Falls, New York, collapses due to a severe ice jam.

  • Bush Fire

    71 people die across Victoria, in one of Australia's biggest bush fires in history.