WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 1919
Find out what all happened May to December 1919

The Republic of Prekmurje is founded. (29. May 1919)

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

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

Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee. (26. December 1919)

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

The first issue of Diário de Noite is published from Goa. (1. December 1919)

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

The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in twenty-three different U.S. cities. (7. November 1919)

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

Adolf Hitler joins the German Workers Party (later the Nazi Party). (12. September 1919)

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

The Centralia Massacre in Centralia, Washington results the deaths of four members of the American Legion and the lynching of a local leader of the Industrial Workers of the World. (11. November 1919)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence. (19. May 1919)

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

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

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

May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan. (4. May 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)