Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, United States The Omaha Race Riot of 1919 was one of the many violent racial conflicts that erupted across…
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29 May 1919
Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. Albert Einstein’s theory of general…
4 May 1919
May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan. The…
2 June 1919
Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities. This series of coordinated bombings took place in eight different American cities on June 2,…
28 June 1919
The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles was…
29 May 1919
Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. Albert Einstein’s theory of general…
7 October 1919
KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
26 February 1919
President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.