WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO JULY 1919
Find out what all happened June to July 1919

John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. (15. June 1919)

The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands. (11. July 1919)

Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I. (21. June 1919)

The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship. (6. July 1919)

The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight. (13. July 1919)

The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period. (27. July 1919)

150 die at the Teatro Yaguez fire, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. (20. June 1919)

The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, Illinois, killing 12 people. (21. July 1919)

John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight. (14. June 1919)

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg General Strike. (21. June 1919)

Estonian War of Independence: the decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cesis. This day is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia. (23. June 1919)

Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of World War I, ex-servicemen riot and burn down Luton Town Hall. (19. July 1919)

Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities. (2. June 1919)

Sette giugno: Four people were killed in a riot in Malta. (7. June 1919)

Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown. (11. June 1919)

German national assembly adopts the Weimar Constitution, which comes into force on August 14. (31. July 1919)

The Republic of Prekmurje ends. (6. June 1919)

The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, bringing fighting to an end in between Germany and the Allies of World War I. (28. June 1919)

Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification. (4. June 1919)