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Popular Culture 1920

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What News Events Happened in 1920

UK
  • In 1920 the war in Europe was over but politicians realised that many men who were coming home after the war would not have homes to go to and Britain was one of the countries that tried to address this by announcing it would build 1,000,000 homes for war veterans
U.S.
  • Women were finally given the right to vote following ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution and vote in the Presidential election of 1920
China
  • The Chinese Communist Party is formed
China
  • An earthquake measuring 8.5 magnitude on the Richter scale hits the heavily populated of Gansu province of China
Russia
  • The Russian Civil war Ends but famine begins and worsens the following year
U.S.
  • Prohibition Comes Into Effect When the 18th Amendment is passed
U.S.
  • Radical anarchists bomb Wall Street killing 38
World
  • Influenza (the flu) and pneumonia spread Worldwide killing many thousands
France
  • The League Of nations Comes into Being In Paris and the US Senate votes against Joining
Switzerland
  • Switzerland Joins League Of Nations
U.S.
  • The U.S. Justice and Immigration Departments ( The Palmer Raids ) on January 19th arrest 6,000 foreign aliens who were deported as suspected radical leftists.
Netherlands
  • The Hague becomes the seat of International Justice Court
World
  • World Population Is Estimated at 1,811,000,000
World
  • Small pox becomes a major problem worldwide
U.S.
  • US Population Is Estimated at 107,823,000
U.S.
  • New York Yankees Buy Babe Ruth
U.S.
  • The US Postal Service Puts more Airmail Services Into Effect
Mexico
  • Pancho Villa surrenders to the Mexican government
U.S.
  • Tornadoes swept through the mid-western and southern portions of the United States , killing more than 200.
Belgium
  • The Summer Olympics are held in Antwerp, Belgium


Technology

U.S.
  • The Ford Model T was continuing to sell well in the US
UK
  • Austin in the UK
    produced a Austin 20/4
Australia
  • Airlines are starting to appear around the world as the commercial implications are realised, the start of what is now QUANTAS in Australia , and KLM in Holland to name just 2
U.S.
  • The first commercial radio station in the United States, 8MK (WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan . and the first radios start to appear for sale in shops in the US
History of Radio



Inventions Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Sticky Plasters USA by Earle Dickson
Hair Dryer Germany

The Tea Bag Joseph Krieger

Parachute USA by Karl O.K. Osterday






Major World Political Leaders 1920

Australia Prime Minister Billy Hughes

Brazil President Epitácio Pessoa

Canada Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden till July 10th

Canada Prime Minister Arthur Meighen From July 10

Italy Prime Minister Francesco Saverio Nitti Till This Day In History June 15th
Italy Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti From 15 June

Japan Prime Minister Takashi Hara

Mexico President Adolfo de la Huerta From June 1st
Mexico President Adolfo de la Huerta Till November 30th
Mexico President Álvaro Obregón From 1 December

Russia / Soviet Union
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Vladimir Lenin

South Africa Prime Minister Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts

United States President Woodrow Wilson

United Kingdom Prime Minister David Lloyd George


Political Elections 1920


United States Presidential Election 1920 Warren G. Harding (Republican) defeats James M. Cox (Democratic) and Eugene V. Debs (Socialist)


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Political World Leaders From 1920 To Current