WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO NOVEMBER 1919
Find out what all happened July to November 1919

RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America. (17. October 1919)

The constitution of the Weimar Republic is adopted. (11. August 1919)

The first national convention of the American Legion is held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ending on November 12. (10. November 1919)

U.S. Marines invade Honduras. (11. September 1919)

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

Afghanistan gains full independence from the United Kingdom. (19. August 1919)

The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States. (22. September 1919)

The Netherlands gives women the right to vote. (18. September 1919)

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

King George V of the United Kingdom proclaims Armistice Day (later Remembrance Day). The idea is first suggested by Edward George Honey. (17. November 1919)

The American Legion is incorporated. (16. September 1919)

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

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace. (4. September 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)

Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. (Countess Markievicz, the first to be elected, refused to sit.) (28. November 1919)

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin player to appear in a World Series. (3. October 1919)

Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, US. (28. September 1919)

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed. (2. October 1919)

KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name. (7. October 1919)

Fritz Pollard becomes the first African-American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros. (18. September 1919)

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