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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 ...
1917–1920 – First Red Scare, marked by a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism; 1918 – President Wilson's Fourteen Points, which assures citizens that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and postwar peace in Europe; 1918 – Republicans win back Congress in the Midterm elections. 1918 – Armistice agreement ends World ...
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
March 15 – Edith Holden, English nature artist and art teacher (b. 1871) March 26 – Samuel Colman, American painter and designer (b. 1832) April 20 – Briton Rivière, British painter (b. 1840) April 27 – Jacob Ungerer, German sculptor (b. 1840) May 7 – Hugh Thomson, British illustrator (b. 1860) May 12 – Georges Petit, French art ...
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 ...
September: Japan invades Manchuria, part of the chain of events leading to the start of World War II. October 5: Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. complete the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean in their plane, Miss Veedol, in 41½ hours. November 7: The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed by Mao Zedong. December 11:
For a timeline of events prior to 1501, see 15th century § Events; For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 16th century § Significant events; For a timeline of events from 1601 to 1700, see Timeline of the 17th century; For a timeline of events from 1701 to 1800, see Timeline of the 18th century
February 2 – Field Eugene Kindley, World War I aviator (born 1896) February 3 – Frank Brown, 42nd Governor of Maryland from 1892 to 1896 (born 1846) February 15 – Joseph Burton Sumner, founder of Sumner, Mississippi (born 1837) February 20 Joseph J. Fern, Mayor of Honolulu from 1909 to 1915 and from 1917 to 1920 (born 1872)