Irish Free State , a self-governing dominion of British Empire , officially proclaimed. Kemal Atat rk , founder of modern Turkey , overthrows last sultan. Reparations Commission fixes German liability at 132 billion gold marks. German inflation begins.
Coal miners strike for nearly six months to protest wage cuts.
The strike, one of several organized by the United Mine Workers of America since 1919, cripples the coal mining industry. Suzanne Lenglen d. Gerald Patterson d. Events Reacting to problems posed by the Radio Act of 1912, the Commerce Department allows powerful stations to use the 400m wavelength as long as they only broadcast live music. James Joyce's Ulysses published.