WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO DECEMBER 1919
Find out what all happened July to December 1919

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

The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January. (28. October 1919)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Black Sox scandal: The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series. (9. October 1919)

German national assembly adopts the Weimar Constitution, which comes into force on August 14. (31. 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 first issue of Diário de Noite is published from Goa. (1. December 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)

Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28.) (1. December 1919)

Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. (17. December 1919)

Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. (10. September 1919)

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

After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic. (3. December 1919)