Encyclopedia - 1920: Encyclopedia Ii - 1920 - Events
1920 - January. January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 - Britain announces it will b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1920s - Events And Trends
Since the closing of the 20th Century, the 1920s has drawn close associations with the 1990s, especially in the United States. This due t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1920s - Events And Trends
Since the closing of the 20th Century, the 1920s has drawn close associations with the 1990s,especially in the United States. This due to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920: Encyclopedia - 1920
1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) 1920 - Events. January 7 - Forces of Russian White ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920s: Encyclopedia - 1920s
1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Sometimes referred to as the "Jazz Age" o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1920 In Aviation - Events
February February 1 - the South African Air Force is established as an independent air arm. February 4 - Pierre van Ryneveld and Quentin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1920 In Rail Transport - Events
1920 in rail transport - March events. March 1 - Control of American railroads is returned to private ownership and administration wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1920s: Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1920s
Professional boxing in the 1920s was basically a sport that was practiced only in the United States, although several world champions wen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920 In Sports: Encyclopedia - 1920 In Sports
See also: 1919 in sports, other events of 1920, 1921 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1920 in sports - Baseball Major League....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1919 In Literature: Encyclopedia - 1919 In Literature
See also: 1918 in literature, other events of 1919, 1920 in literature, list of years in literature. 1919 in literature - Events. Wines...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bloody Sunday: Encyclopedia - Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday can refer to any of the following historical events (in chronological order): Bloody Sunday (1887), violence in London on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acute Stress Reaction: Encyclopedia - Acute Stress Reaction
Acute stress reaction is a psychological condition arising in response to a terrifying event. "Acute Stress Response", was first describe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1921 In Literature: Encyclopedia - 1921 In Literature
See also: 1920 in literature, other events of 1921, 1922 in literature, list of years in literature. 1921 in literature - Events. Jorge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1950s: Encyclopedia - 1950s
1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1950s - Events and trends. The 1950s in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20s: Encyclopedia - 20s
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 20s BC - 10s BC - 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s Yea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1940s: Encyclopedia - 1940s
1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1940s - Events and trends. The 1940s we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Open Golf: Encyclopedia - Australian Open Golf
The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event was first played in 1904 an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1927 In Film: Encyclopedia - 1927 In Film
See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film 1927 in film - Events. January 10 - The film Metropolis by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1919 In Sports: Encyclopedia - 1919 In Sports
See also: 1918 in sports, other events of 1919, 1920 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1919 in sports - Baseball Major League....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1930s: Encyclopedia - 1930s
1900s 1910s 1920s - 1930s - 1940s 1950s 1960s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1930s - Events and trends. The 1930s wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1890s: Encyclopedia - 1890s
1860s 1870s 1880s - 1890s - 1900s 1910s 1920s 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 The 1890s were sometimes referred to as t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1900s: Encyclopedia - 1900s
1870s 1880s 1890s - 1900s - 1910s 1920s 1930s 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1900s - Events and Trends. 1900s - Tech...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1910s: Encyclopedia - 1910s
1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1910s - Events and trends. The 1910s rep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Mexico: Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Mexico
The history of Mexican cinema goes back to the beginning of the 20th century, when several enthusiasts of the new medium documented histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Series: Encyclopedia - World Series
The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sport's post...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture Timeline: Encyclopedia - Architecture Timeline
This page indexes the individual year in architecture pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point. 21s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1920 In Rail Transport - Births
1920 in rail transport - April births. April 17 - James B. McCahey, Jr., president of Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (d. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events - 20th Century
Timeline of fictional historical events - 1900s. Santa Claus ages to peak of maturity (with white hair and long beard); declares Chris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events - 19th Century
Timeline of fictional historical events - 1800s. Early 1800s June - Bernardo Leonardo buys the town from the Indians for $14,800,000....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jaffa Riots: Encyclopedia Ii - Jaffa Riots - The Events
On May 1, 1921, a scuffle began in Tel Aviv-Jaffa between rival groups of Jewish Bolsheviks, carrying Yiddish banners demanding Soviet Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jaffa Riots: Encyclopedia Ii - Jaffa Riots - Immediate Aftermath
Fatalities were: 47 Jews, 48 Arabs. Wounded: 146 Jews, 73 Arabs. After the riots, thousands of Jewish residents of Jaffa fled for Tel Avi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jaffa Riots: Encyclopedia Ii - Jaffa Riots - The Consequences
In his speech on the occasion of royal birthday in June 1921, Samuel stressed the Britain's commitment to the second part of the Balfour ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1875 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1875 In Rail Transport - Births
1875 in rail transport - May births. May 9 - H.P.M. Beames, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway 1920–1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1867 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1867 In Rail Transport - Births
1867 in rail transport - Unknown date births. Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific Railroad 1920–1937 (d. 1939). ... See ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1857 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1857 In Rail Transport - Births
1857 in rail transport - November births. November 17 - William Benson Storey, president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1920...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian X Of Denmark: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian X Of Denmark - Easter Crisis Of 1920
Main article: Easter Crisis of 1920 In April of 1920, Christian instigated the Easter Crisis, perhaps the most decisive event in the evol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monetarism: Encyclopedia Ii - Monetarism - Monetarism In Practice
The crucibles of economic theories are the cataclysmic events which reshape economic activity. Hence, major economic theories which aspir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olympic Sports: Encyclopedia Ii - Olympic Sports - Summer Olympics
The following sports are currently on the program of the Summer Olympic Games. (d) = demonstration event The following sports have been o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1859 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1859 In Rail Transport - Births
1859 in rail transport - January births. January 11 - Charles Bowen-Cooke, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of U.s. Military History Events: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of U.s. Military History Events - Labor/managament Disputes
List of U.S. military history events - 20th & 21st century. Black Patch Tobacco Wars (1904-1914?) Mass racial violence in the Unit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Events Preceding World War Ii In Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Events Preceding World War Ii In Asia - Japanese Militarism
In the east, Japan had, as early as the late nineteenth century, begun to spread out across Asia, brought about by conflict between tradi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amritsar Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Amritsar Massacre - Reaction
Winston Churchill claimed: "The incident in Jallian Wala Bagh was an extraordinary event, a monstrous event, an event which stands in sin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1849 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1849 In Rail Transport - Births
1849 in rail transport - October births. October 17 - Sir William Mackenzie, part-owner of the Toronto Street Railway, builder of Cana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1854 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1854 In Rail Transport - Births
1854 in rail transport - January births. January 6 - William N. Page, American civil engineer who built the Chesapeake and Ohio Railwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyclecar: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyclecar - Sporting Cars And Cyclecar Races
There were sporting cyclecars such as Amilcar, Major or Salmson of France. There were also races dedicated for cyclecars. The first event...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dutch Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Dutch Literature - The Twentieth Century
As in the rest of Europe, in the Netherlands the nineteenth century carried on unchanged until the events of World War I (1914–1918) ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kfrc: Encyclopedia Ii - Kfrc - Early History
The beginning of KFRC was largely due to the efforts of its first manager, Harrison Holliway. As a child, he was a ham radio buff, and by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Modern Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Modern Greece - Republic And Monarchy 1920–1940
King Alexander died suddenly in October 1920, having been bitten by a monkey. A few days later Venizelos was defeated at elections and Di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts And Entertainment In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts And Entertainment In India - New Media
Arts and entertainment in India - Cinema. Indian actresses through the years Patience Cooper (1920s - 1940s) Nandita Das (1990s - pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Home Rule Act 1914: Encyclopedia Ii - Home Rule Act 1914 - Origins
The Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain were merged on 1 January 1801 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Home Rule Act 1914: Encyclopedia Ii - Home Rule Act 1914 - The Third Home Rule Bill
In April 1912, the Prime Minister offered Ireland self-government in the form of the third Home Rule Bill. Allowing slightly more autonom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Home Rule Act 1914: Encyclopedia Ii - Home Rule Act 1914 - An Act Overtaken By Events
Both mainstream nationalists and unionists, keen to win the support of the British government to ensure the implementation of the Act on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Home Rule Act 1914: Encyclopedia Ii - Home Rule Act 1914 - The Aftermath
Home Rule Act 1914 - War of Independence. Main articles: Anglo-Irish War, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Home Rule Act 1914: Encyclopedia Ii - Home Rule Act 1914 - The Aftermath
Home Rule Act 1914 - War of Independence. Main article: Anglo-Irish War By 1918 Sinn Féin secured a clear majority of Irish seats in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Literature - Immigrants And Expatriates
One of the most internationally famous Australian novelists Nevil Shute was, like many people in a nation formed on immigration, not nati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menahem Mendel Beilis: Encyclopedia Ii - Menahem Mendel Beilis - Aftermath
The Beilis trial was followed worldwide and the anti-Semitic policies of the Russian Empire were severely criticized. Beilis with his fam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quebec Sovereignty Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Quebec Sovereignty Movement - History
Main article: History of the Quebec independence movement Quebec sovereignty movement - Precursor ideas and events. See: Quebec nationa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics - Generational Cohorts
A generational cohort has been defined as "the aggregation of individuals (within some population definition) who experience the same eve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1858 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1858 In Rail Transport - Births
1858 in rail transport - April births. April 23 - Leonor F. Loree, president of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1901-1903, D&H 1907-19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sunday Bloody Sunday Song: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunday Bloody Sunday Song - History
It was written about the then ongoing troubles in Northern Ireland. It refers to the events of Bloody Sunday (1972) and Bloody Sunday (19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Holiday Of Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - National Holiday Of Sweden - History
The tradition of celebrating this date began in the 1920s, in honour of the crowning of King Gustav Vasa in 1523, as this was considered ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Triathlon: Encyclopedia Ii - Triathlon - History
There are sources, that Triathlon is based on a race in France during the 1920-1930's that was called "Les trois sports", „La Course de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Triathlon: Encyclopedia Ii - Triathlon - History
According to some sources, the Triathlon is based on a race in France during the 1920-1930's that was called "Les trois sports", "La Cour...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olympic Medalists In Artistic Gymnastics Men: Encyclopedia Ii - Olympic Medalists In Artistic Gymnastics Men - Early Events
Olympic medalists in Artistic Gymnastics men - Team horizontal bar. This event was held only in 1896. Olympic medalists in Artistic Gy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1950s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950s - Events And Trends
The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phreaking: Encyclopedia Ii - Phreaking - History Of Phreaking
The precise origin of phone phreaking is disputed, as there is no one defining event when it started. One could argue that the inception ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Impact Crater: Encyclopedia Ii - Impact Crater - History
Daniel Barringer (1860-1929) was one of the first to identify a geological structure as an impact crater, the Barringer Meteorite Crater ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leith: Encyclopedia Ii - Leith - History
Historically Leith and Edinburgh were separate burghs, but growth over the centuries means that Leith and Edinburgh now form a contiguous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Contesting: Encyclopedia Ii - Contesting - History Of Contesting
The origin of contesting can be traced to the Trans-Atlantic Tests of the 1920s, when amateur radio operators first attempted to establis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surfers Paradise Queensland: Encyclopedia Ii - Surfers Paradise Queensland - History
Surfers Paradise takes its name from a 16-room beachfront hotel run by a man named James 'Jim' Cavill. In the mid 1920s, Surfers Paradise...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Civil War - Aftermath
At the end of the Civil War, Soviet Russia was exhausted and near ruin. The droughts of 1920 and 1921 and the 1921 famine worsened the di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Literature - Immigrants And Expatriates
One of the most internationally famous Australian novelists Nevil Shute was, like many people in a nation formed on immigration, not nati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1950s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950s - Events And Trends
The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-ty...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Hollywood California: Encyclopedia Ii - West Hollywood California - History
For many years, the area that is now the City of West Hollywood was an unincorporated area in the midst of the City of Los Angeles that w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vittorio De Sica: Encyclopedia Ii - Vittorio De Sica - Life
Born into poverty in Sora (Frosinone), he began his career as a theatre actor in the early 1920s and joined Tatiana Pavlova's theatre com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - O'connell Street: Encyclopedia Ii - O'connell Street - Modern O'connell Street
Despite the progess made in improving the street's architectural coherence post-1916 and 1922, poor planning controls in the 1970s and 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - Introduction
The first two games of the series are played in the home ballpark of the team awarded home-field advantage; the next three are in the oth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - Precursors To The World Series 1857-1901
The following are teams that played an earlier version of the "World's Championship Series" or otherwise claimed the national championshi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - The Modern World Series 1903-present
World Series - The first attempt. After two years of bitter competition and player raiding, the National and American Leagues made peac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - List Of World Series After 1904
The World Series has been a best-of-seven series except in the years 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921, when it was best-of-nine. Many seven-game...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - The Third Term And The Path To War 1941-1945
After the 1938 Congressional elections the Republicans staged their first comeback since 1932. They gained seats in both Houses of Congre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - The Fourth Term And His Death 1945
Although Roosevelt was only 62 in 1944, his health had been in decline since at least 1940. The strain of his paralysis and the physical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Legacy
Roosevelt's legacies to the U.S. were a greatly expanded role for government in the management of the economy, increased government regul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Supreme Court Appointments
President Roosevelt appointed nine Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States. George Washington appointed eleven. By 1941 eight ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Media
... See also:Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Early life, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Marriage and children, Franklin D....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Early Life
Franklin Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, at Hyde Park, in the Hudson River valley in upstate New York. His father, James Roosevel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Marriage And Children
Meanwhile he had become engaged to Eleanor, despite the fierce resistance of Sara Delano Roosevelt, who was terrified of losing control o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Political Career
In 1910 Roosevelt ran for the New York State Senate from the district around Hyde Park, which had not elected a Democrat since 1884. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Private Crises
Roosevelt was a charismatic, handsome and socially active man, while his wife Eleanor was shy and retiring, and furthermore was almost co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Governor Of New York 1928-1932
By 1928 Roosevelt believed he had recovered sufficiently to resume his political career. He had been careful to maintain his contacts in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - The First Term And A New Deal 1933-1937
Main articles: Great Depression and New Deal When Roosevelt was inaugurated in March 1933 the U.S. was at the pinnacle of the worst depre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - The Second Term 1937-1941
In the 1936 presidential election, Roosevelt campaigned on his New Deal programs against Kansas governor Alfred Landon, who accepted much...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign Policy 1933-1941
The rejection of the League of Nations treaty in 1919 marked the dominance of isolationism in American foreign policy. Despite Roosevelt'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - Introduction
The first two games of the series are played in the home ballpark of the team awarded home-field advantage; the next three are in the oth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - Precursors To The World Series 1857-1901
The following are teams that played an earlier version of the "World's Championship Series" or otherwise claimed the national championshi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - The Modern World Series 1903-present
World Series - The first attempt. After two years of bitter competition and player raiding, the National and American Leagues made peac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - List Of World Series After 1904
The World Series has been a best-of-seven series except in the years 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921, when it was best-of-nine. Many seven-game...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Car - Some Art Cars
Art car - The Worthington Bottle Car. One of the earliest examples are the Bottle Cars built in the 1920s to advertise Worthington Beer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2000s: Encyclopedia Ii - 2000s - Names Of The Decade
In contrast to the decades from 1920 to 1999, which are called "The Twenties", "The Nineties", and the like; the 00s have had no generall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920: Encyclopedia Ii - 1920 - Births
1920 - January. January 1 - Virgilio Savona, Italian singer and songwriter (Quartetto Cetra) January 2 - Isaac Asimov, Russian-born au...   » Read the article