The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-01
One Hundred Events
Of the Year 1919

stntess dies nj Oyster Bay, L, L
Jan. 1s-Ignace Paderewski, Ia
Sc nous pianist becomes premier
Of Poland.
Jan. 17-Kari Liebknecht and Rosa
Luxembourg. Spartacists. killed
In Berlin while. trying to es-
cape.
Jan. is-President Poincare OF
France formally opens allied
Peace Conference in Paris.
Jun. 2s-United States recognises
provisional government Of Po-
land.
Jan. 2e-Frank L. Polk. acting see-
rotary of State, formally pro-
claims ratification of prohibi-
tion amendment.
Feb. 7-United States recognizes
union Of Serbian, Croatian and
Slovenian peoples.
Feb. 14--President Wilson reads
league of nations plan to
/ plenary session of the allied
Peace Conference.
Feb. 15-Supreme Allied Council or
ders all trade restrictions re-
moved on commerce with Tur-
key and Bulgaria. formally
opening the Dardanelles.
Feb. Ie-Attack on the league OF
nationS proposal begins In both
houses OF Congress-.
Feb. 1s-Peace psrleys are tenn
porarily hampered by an at
tempt on the life of Premier
Clemenceau of France.
Feb. 2O-American troops arrive in
Berlin. to protect expected
transports of food.
Feb. 2l-Kurt Eisner, Bavarian
premier. Herr Auer. minister OF
the interior. and three other
officials shot dead in revolt OF
Spartacan forces.
Feb. ga soviet republic Is pro-
claimed in Munich. A COM
munist revolt grows intense In
Budapest.
Feb. 27-Frederick II. GilIett. OF
Massachusetts,. is nominated
Speaker of the next House.
March, -Franco-Spanish 20-mile
tunnel under the Pyrenees,
shortening the distance from
Madrid to Paris by 200 miles, is
completed.
March s-German government fnaI-
~ suppresses armed revolution
in Berlin.
March 13-Independence OF Korea
is proclaimed.
March 21-Italy threatens to with
draw from Peace Conference
unless she gets Fiume.
March 23-Long-awaited junction
of Siberian forces and the
northern government troops
fighting the Bolsheviks effected
at list Kozva, in Pechora dis
trict.
April 3-American and British
troops on their way to Russia
to fight Bolsheviks.
April 1O-Mutiny of American
troops in North Russia ascribed
to be due to Bolshevik propa-
ganda.
April 13-ylctory Loan for s4.5O0,-
900 Mt "a per cent interest aud
due iR three years, L. launched.
April 1S-Report Ukrainians have
killed or wounded more than
5000 Jews in Galicia.
April 2S-Premier Orlando with
draws from Peace Conference
and returns home.
April 30-Seventeen bombs found in
the mails addressed to Postmas-
ter General Burleson, Attorney
General Palmer. John d. Rookie
Teller. Mayor Hylan of New
York and others.
May 7--Allies announce peace terms
to Germany.
May 15-United States naval sea-
plane NC-4 begins fits suecess-
full trans-Atlantic flight from
Halifax to the Azores, to Spain.
May 1s-Harry Hawker. Australian
aviator. starts from st. Johns
in unsuccessful attempt to fly
across the Atlantic to Ireland.
June 13-United States and allies
recognize omsk government as
administered by Admiral Kol-
chalk.
June 14-Capt Jack Alcock and
Lieut.. A. w. Brown. in Vickers-
Vimy bIplane, start from St.
Johns. Newfoundland, on trans
Atlantic flight for Ireland. max
ing the trip in sixteen hours.
June 17-Fifty Villistas killed by
American troops in punitive ex-
petition into Mexico; one Amer
lean shot.
June 1s-Orlando government re-
formed under Premier Nitti.
June alderman crews sink sur
rendered feet at Scapa Flow.
June 2s-Peace treaty signed ut
Versailles by associated powers
and allied delegates.
June 30-British dirigible. R-34,
largest airship of its kind in
the world. crosses and recrosses
the Atlantic, under command of
Maj. G. H. Scott.
July Removal of units of the
American army of occupation
begins, leaving only 5000 troops
to guard the Rhineland.
July Food riots in upper Italy
become SO serious that the gov
eminent takes drastic steps to
lower ..nst of living.
July aTne frs. plane of the new
rs air mail service between New
York and Chicago arrives I'm
New York, carrying 800 pounds
of mail
July 4HJaek Dempsey wins the
heavyweight boxing champion
ship from Jess willard, mt To-
lcdo, Ohio.
July A force of troops and police
rush the presidential palace at
Lima, Peru, make President
Cardo prisoner and proclaim
Augusta B. Leguia president.
July z--ArgentIne senate, without
reservations, approves league