WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 1922
Find out what all happened February to August 1922

France grants 1 km² at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes". (29. June 1922)

At Windsor Castle, King George V receives the colours of the six Irish regiments that are to be disbanded – the Royal Irish Regiment, the Connaught Rangers, the South Irish Horse, the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment, the Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. (12. June 1922)

The Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union is established. (19. May 1922)

In India, Mohandas Gandhi was sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience. He served only 2 years. (18. March 1922)

The first Aggie Muster is held as a remembrance for fellow Texas A&M graduates who had died in the previous year. (21. April 1922)

U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the Teapot Dome scandal. (15. April 1922)

The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces. (28. June 1922)

The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.. (30. May 1922)

After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt. (15. March 1922)

A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Leser v. Garnett. (27. February 1922)

The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation. (24. April 1922)

Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. (9. July 1922)

The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed. (16. April 1922)

The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. (28. February 1922)

Herrin massacre: 19 strikebreakers and 2 union miners are killed in Herrin, Illinois. (22. June 1922)

The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the United States. (1. July 1922)

President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House. (8. February 1922)

Battle of Dumlupinar: the final battle in the Greek-Turkish War ("Turkish War of Independence"). (30. August 1922)

The Hollywood Bowl opens. (11. July 1922)

The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City. (29. August 1922)