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League of Nations
On January 16, 1920 the league of nations met for the first time only to be voted against a few days later. -
Eighteenth Amendment Takes Effect
It instituded prohibition. -
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter Piet Mondrian publishes his ideas on neoplastic style -
Churchill Prime Minister
Winston Churchill became the Prime Minister of Great Brittain. -
American Soccer
The American Soccer League was formed on this day and who knew it would produce as much entertainment and money as it has. -
Communism
The Communist Party of China was founded. -
Ecuador
Ecuador becomes independent. -
Radio Boom
The first time the entire World Series was broadcasted over the radio. -
Harlem Renaissance
The Black Renaissance forms in Harlem, NY. -
Time Magazine
Time Magazine debuts. -
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstorng makes his first Jazz recording. -
Yankees win world series
The New York Yankees defeated the New York Giants four games to two and won the 1923 world series -
Women Elected
Women governors are elected in Wyoming and Texas. -
First Winter Olympics
The first Winter Olympic games are held in Chamonix, Frace. -
Presidential Address
The first time a presidential address had ever been broadcasted over the radio. -
Scopes Trial
The Scopes trial stirs a national debate on evolution. -
Male Suffrage in Japan
Jazpan enacts universal male suffrage. -
Dispansion of Socialists
Mussolini disbands socialist parties. -
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel. -
Spain Leaves
Spain leaves the League of Nations. -
Abolishing all types of slavery.
The League of Nations Slavery Convention abolishes all types of slavery. -
Earthquake kills 100
An earthquake in Yugoslavia kills 100. -
Charles Lindbergh!
Aviator Charles Lindvergh completes the first nonstop transatlantic solo flight. -
Communist Party congress condemns all deviation.
Communist Party congress condemns all deviation from the general party line in USSR. -
US troops come home!
The US calls its troops home from China. -
The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill debuts in Berlin. -
Hoover Dam can be built!
Congress approves the contsruction of the Hoover Dam -
Hoover's in!
Herbert Hoover was inarguated as the 31 president of the United States -
1st Academy Awards
The first Academy Awards was presented in Hollywood, California. -
The Stock Market Crashed
The Stock market crashed, whiping out $30 Million in stock exchange.
