Tables of History : A.D. 1920 - 1939

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1920
  • League of Nations formed
  • Max Weber dies
  • U.S. women's suffrage
    In the United States, women gain the right to vote.
1923
  • Greece and the Balkans adopt the Gregorian calendar
  • Major earthquake in Japan
    The cities of Tokyo and Yokohama are devastated, and 143,000 people die in the quake and subsequent fires.
1926
  • Turkey adopts the Gregorian calendar
1928
  • Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
1929
  • Great Depression begins
    The New York Stock Market crashes to an all time low (October 29, referred to as "Black Tuesday"), signalling the start of the Great Depression.
1931
  • In Britain, the "Westminster Statute" is enacted
    The statute confirms the independence of Dominions within the British Commonwealth, by giving them the right to annul Acts of Parliament that apply to them.
1939
  • Second World War begins

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