The Year 1922 From The People History

Russia --- Formation of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

• The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is created USSR

More Information and Timeline For Creation of the USSR
1. Russian Revolution against the ruling class starts in Russia in 1917
2. Bolsheviks win the Russian Civil War and murder Tsar Nicholas II and members of his family and force fellow Royals who are left To Flee the Country
3. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is Created with a a single-party political system ( Communist Party ) in 1922
4. The Cold War between the USSR Block of Countries and the Western World Including The United States consisted of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition from 1946 to 1991
5. The Soviet Union USSR breaks up finally in 1991 mostly due to internal and external economic pressure
6. Russia ( Russian Federation ) is still the largest country in the world by land mass

UK --- Center Court Wimbledon

• King George V Opens new concrete tennis stadium Center Court at Wimbledon

More Information and Timeline For Wimbledon Center Court
1. Located at: Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England
2. Wimbledon Center Court Is Completed In 1922
3. Wimbledon Center Court Is Home To The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
4. First Wimbledon Championship on New Center Court
5. Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam Tennis event still played on grass courts
6. The only regular use is for the two weeks a year that the Wimbledon Championships take place
7. A retractable roof structure is added in 2009
8. After multiple additions and changes the seating has increased from less than 2,000 to 15,000 over the last 80 + years

UK --- British Broadcasting Company

• The British Broadcasting Company ( BBC ) is formed on October 18th and financed by a Post Office license fee of 10 shillings, payable by anyone owning a radio receiver

More Information and Timeline For the British Broadcasting Company ( BBC )
1. The Original British Broadcasting Company Ltd was a private company formed by Marconi, Radio Communication Company, Metropolitan-Vickers (MetroVick), General Electric, Western Electric, and British Thomson-Houston to broadcast experimental radio services . ( 1922 )
2. A Radio Licence Is Introduced to Pay for Radio Reception 10 shillings ( 50 p )
2. On January 1st 1927 the British Broadcasting Company was closed down
3. A Royal Charter created new non-commercial entity called the British Broadcasting Corporation
4. First live radio sports broadcast The rugby union international England v Wales ( 1927 )
5. First transmissions of John Logie Baird's experimental 30-line television system August 20th 1929
6. BBC opens the world's first regular high-definition television service, from Alexandra Palace November 2nd 1936.
7. Original Cost of a TV licence when introduced June 1st was £2 ( 1946 )
8. Radio Licence Merged With TV Licence Cost £12 ( 1971 )
9. Current cost for a TV Licence which funds the BBC is £145.50 ( 2010 )
10. The BBC is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff

India --- Gandhi Imprisoned

• British Authorities sentence Gandhi in India to Prison

More Information and Timeline For Gandhi ideals of ahimsa or non-violence
1. Gandhi Full Name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
2. Gandhi preached for mass civil disobedience, non-violence and peaceful resistance against British Rule in India
2. "Non-cooperation" enjoyed widespread appeal and success with 100,000's joining the Movement
3. A violent clash in the town of Chauri Chaura, Uttar Pradesh forced Gandhi to call off the protests
4. Gandhi was arrested on March 10th 1922, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years' imprisonment.
5. Gandhi continued his fight against British rule including leading the Salt March in 1930
6. Gandhi did see his beloved Country gain Independence from Britain in 1947 when India was split into two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan
6. Gandhi was assassinated On January 30th 1948 while walking to a platform from which he was to address a prayer meeting