WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO NOVEMBER 1920
Find out what all happened July to November 1920

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

In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the United States presidential election, 1920. (2. November 1920)

Foundation of the Spanish Legion. (20. September 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)

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

Patriarch Tikhon issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. (7. November 1920)

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

The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite. (15. July 1920)

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

In the East Prussian plebiscite the local populace decides to remain with Weimar Germany. (11. July 1920)

Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited. (16. November 1920)

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

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

Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush – The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen. (28. November 1920)

Adam Martin Wyant became the first former professional American football player to be elected to the United States Congress. (2. November 1920)

Part of Petsamo Province is ceded by the Soviet Union to Finland. (14. October 1920)

Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo. (12. November 1920)

France captures Damascus. (25. July 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)

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

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