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Big Four approve Treaty of Versailles
The most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. -
Wilson collapses while on a speaking tour
On this day in 1919, President Woodrow Wilson, who had just cut short a tour of the country to promote the formation of the League of Nations, suffers a stroke. -
Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles
On Nov. 19, 1919, the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles based primarily on objections to the League of Nations -
United States signs separate peace treaty with Germany
The U.S.—German Peace Treaty is a peace treaty between the U.S. and German governments.