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Joseph J. Fern, Mayor of Honolulu from 1909 to 1915 and from 1917 to 1920 (born 1872) Robert Peary, Arctic explorer (born 1856) February 27 – William Sherman Jennings, 18th Governor of Florida from 1901 to 1905 (born 1863) March 1 John H. Bankhead, U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1907 to 1920 (born 1842)
The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...
1917–1919 – Silent Sentinels hold a vigil outside the White House gates in favor of women's suffrage, a nearly two–and–a–half year demonstration organized by Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party; 1917–1920 – First Red Scare, marked by a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism
The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...
A graphical view of the Cosmic Calendar, featuring the months of the year, days of December, and the final minute. The Cosmic Calendar is a method to visualize the chronology of the universe , scaling its current age of 13.8 billion years to a single year in order to help intuit it for pedagogical purposes in science education or popular science .
June 7: The Norwegian Parliament declares the union with Sweden dissolved, and Norway achieves full independence. September 5: The Russo-Japanese War ends in Japanese victory. September 26: Albert Einstein's formulation of special relativity.
1920s: The Spanish Flu. In the fall of 1918, a mutated version of the virus that claimed its first victims in the spring made its way around the world, causing the death rate to escalate quickly ...
1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; Subcategories. This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. 0–9. 1920 events by month (15 C) 1921 ...