WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1922
Find out what all happened February to September 1922

Irish War of Independence: In Belfast, Northern Irish policemen break into the home of a Catholic family and shoot all eight males inside. (24. March 1922)

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

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

The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy. (6. February 1922)

Hungary is admitted to the League of Nations. (18. September 1922)

General election in the Irish Free State: the pro-Treaty Sinn Féin win a large majority. (16. June 1922)

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

The Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922 effectively ends with Turkish victory over the Greeks in Smyrna. (9. September 1922)

Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Greeks. (27. August 1922)

In Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and Dominican Ambassador Francisco J. Peynado sign the Hughes-Peynado agreement, which ends the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic. (30. June 1922)

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

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

The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923. (24. July 1922)

The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR. (20. April 1922)

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

The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded. (1. June 1922)

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

Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation. (10. March 1922)

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

In Aydin, Turkey, independence of Aydin, from Greek occupation. (7. September 1922)

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