WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO OCTOBER 1920
Find out what all happened June to October 1920

The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence. (11. August 1920)

The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent. (1. September 1920)

The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan. (20. August 1920)

Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909. (16. August 1920)

Sir Percy Cox lands in Basra to assume his responsibilities as high commissioner in Iraq. (1. October 1920)

Polish-Bolshevik War: a decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów. (31. August 1920)

The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution. (16. August 1920)

The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney. (30. October 1920)

Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they would serve with the Suomen Ilmavoimat, killing both crews. (7. September 1920)

The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed. Soviet Russia recognizes independent Lithuania. (12. July 1920)

Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat. (25. August 1920)

Polish–Soviet War: the Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated. (13. August 1920)

Duluth lynchings in Minnesota. (15. June 1920)

A new border treaty between Germany and Denmark gives northern Schleswig to Denmark. (15. June 1920)

The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote. (26. August 1920)

The Carinthian Plebiscite determines that the larger part of Carinthia should remain part of Austria. (10. October 1920)

The Wall Street bombing: a bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City – 38 are killed and 400 injured. (16. September 1920)

France captures Damascus. (25. July 1920)

During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to first coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room". (11. June 1920)

After 74 days on Hunger Strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney died. (25. October 1920)