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November 1 – The Coal Strike of 1919 begins in the United States by the United Mine Workers under John L. Lewis. Final agreement comes on December 10. November 7 – The first of the Palmer Raids is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution : over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 different U.S ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 March 2025. 1919 accident in Massachusetts, United States Great Molasses Flood The wreckage of the collapsed tank is visible in background, center, next to the light-colored warehouse Date January 15, 1919 ; 106 years ago (1919-01-15) Time Approximately 12:30 pm Location Boston, Massachusetts, U.S ...
1918 – Daylight saving time is first adopted; 1919 – Treaty of Versailles agreed to by victorious powers. 1919 – President Wilson has a massive stroke. First Lady Edith Wilson takes over in a "silent coup". 1919 – United States Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations; 1919 – 18th Amendment, establishing Prohibition
April 30 – First wave of 1919 United States anarchist bombings: ... This is the last time the British Army uses an escalade. [31] May 29. Eddington experiment: ...
In late April 1919, approximately 36 booby trap bombs were mailed to prominent politicians, including the Attorney General of the United States, judges, businessmen (including John D. Rockefeller), [31] and a Bureau of Investigation field agent, R. W. Finch, who happened to be investigating the Galleanist organization.
The history of the United States from 1917 to 1945 was marked by World War I, the interwar period, the Great Depression, and World War II. The United States tried and failed to broker a peace settlement for World War I , then entered the war after Germany launched a submarine campaign against U.S. merchant ships that were supplying Germany's ...
The United States Congress approved the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sent it to the U.S. states for ratification. [29] The 27th Australian Battalion was disbanded. [30] The 2nd Ukrainian Soviet Army was disbanded and absorbed into the 14th Red Army. [31]
1919 in the United States by state or territory (51 C) * 1919 events in the United States by month (11 C) / 1919 disestablishments in the United States (24 C, 11 P)