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Timeline: 1920s

Years: 1922 - 1929	Subject: History, modern history (1700 to 1945)
Publisher: HistoryWorld	Online Publication Date: 2012
Current online version: 2012	eISBN: 9780191735660

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1922	James Joyce's novel Ulysses is published in Paris, by Sylvia Beach, because of censorship problems elsewhere Go to Joyce, James Augustine (1882–1941) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature French literature Poetry British Isles Europe France Ireland Britain Ambrogio Ratti is elected pope and takes the name Pius XI Go to Pius XI (6 Feb. 1922–10 Feb. 1939) in A Dictionary of Popes (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Religion Christianity Papacy Europe Italy The Marconi company in England pioneers a regular broadcasting service from its 2MT radio station near Chelmsford Go to BBC in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa North Africa Egypt Europe Empires Mahatma Gandhi is arrested by the British in India as an agitator and is sentenced to six years in prison Go to Gandhi, Mahatma (1869–1948) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Protest and rebellion British empire European empires from 1415 Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires French fashion designer Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel introduces a very successful perfume, calling it Chanel No. 5 Go to Chanel, Coco (1883–1971) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Social and domestic Europe France Society Lenin creates a powerful new post for Joseph Stalin, as General Secretary of the Communist Party Go to Stalin, Joseph in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Communism Europe Russia The reputation of UK prime minister Lloyd George suffers severely when he is accused of selling peerages so as to build up a personal political fund Go to Lloyd George, David (17 Jan. 1863) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British prime ministers - from 1830 Europe Rulers and politicians Britain Lenin has a stroke, removing him for five months from active control of party and state Go to Lenin, Vladimir Ilich (22 Apr. 1870) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Communism Europe Russia The US architectural critic Lewis Mumford publishes The Story of Utopias, the first of his many influential works Go to Mumford, Lewis (1895–) in The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature (1 ed.) 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1923	The Czech novelist Jaroslav Hasek dies with his masterpiece, The Good Soldier Schweik, incomplete Go to Hašek, Jaroslav (1883–1923) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature Fiction Bohemia Czech Republic Benito Mussolini sets up a Fascist Grand Council as a token assembly to conceal his authoritarian rule Go to Fascist Grand Council in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Europe Italy De Valera and the IRA lay down their arms, bringing to an end the Irish civil war Go to IRA in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics War British Isles Europe Ireland Britain France, with Belgian support, occupies Germany's industrial heartland in the Ruhr Go to Ruhr district in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Austria US poet Edna St Vincent Millay publishes The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems Go to Millay, Edna St. Vincent (1892–1950) in The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry North America United States Sean O'Casey's first play The Shadow of a Gunman is performed at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin Go to O'Casey, Sean (1880–1964) in The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Theatre Literature Drama British Isles Europe Ireland Britain Maxim Gorky publishes My Universities, completing his autobiographical trilogy Go to Gorky, Maxim (1868–1936) in The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Science Astronomy and space North America United States The British rugby team touring South Africa are for the first time called the Lions Go to rugby football in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Sports and games Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Africa South Africa South Africa (republic) Europe Society Britain The Marx Brothers (at this stage Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Gummo) make their Broadway debut with the show I'll Say She Is Go to Marx Brothers in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film North America United States US poet Robinson Jeffers publishes his first successful collection, Tamar and Other Poems Go to Jeffers, Robinson (1887–1962) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts French art Europe France A new German currency, the Reichsmark, is launched with the value of a trillion old marks Go to Germany in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Commerce and industry Social and domestic Germany Society Ottorino Respighi's symphonic poem Pines of Rome has its first performance in Rome Go to Respighi, Ottorino (1879) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Europe Italy The British government takes on the administration of Northern Rhodesia from the British South Africa Company Go to Rhodesia in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Empires Erich von Stroheim completes Greed, his epic silent film of ferociously competitive acquisition in turn-of-the-century San Francisco See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film North America United States Four Scottish Colourists (Cadell, Fergusson, Hunter, Peploe) exhibit together in Paris Go to Scottish Colourists in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Painting British painting British art Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 Scotland British Isles Europe Britain 20-year-old Chilean poet Pablo Neruda publishes one of his best-known collections, Twenty Love Poems Go to Neruda, Pablo (1904–1973) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Poetry China Latin America Chile South America 7-year-old Yehudi Menuhin gives his first professional recital, playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in San Francisco Go to Menuhin, Yehudi, Baron (1916–1999) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music North America United States A massive Conservative victory in the UK general election follows publication of the forged Zinoviev letter, and Baldwin returns as prime minister Go to Zinoviev, Grigori Yevseyevich (1883–1936) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British prime ministers - from 1830 Europe Rulers and politicians Britain Leos Janacek's opera The Cunning Little Vixen, based on verses by Rudolf Tesnohlídek, is premiered in Brno Go to Janáček, Leoš (1854) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Opera Bohemia Czech Republic US poet E.A. Robinson publishes a narrative poem, The Man Who Died Twice, about the dissipation of artistic talent Go to Robinson, Edwin Arlington (1869–1935) in The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry North America United States Calvin Coolidge is elected US president in his own right, winning by a wide margin over Democrat John W. Davis Go to Coolidge, John Calvin (4 July 1872) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics US presidents Rulers and politicians North America United States Giacomo Puccini dies without finishing his opera Turandot, which is subsequently completed by Franco Alfani Go to Puccini, Giacomo (1858) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Opera Europe Italy E.M. Forster's novel A Passage to India builds on cultural misconceptions between the British and Indian communities Go to Forster, E. M. (1879–1970) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Christopher Robin features for the first time in A.A. Milne's When We Were Very Young Go to Milne, A(lan) A(lexander) (1882–1956) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain
1925	Charlie Chaplin makes The Gold Rush, involving his little tramp in the horrors of wintry Alaska Go to Chaplin, Charlie (1889–1977) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film North America United States Benito Mussolini arrests opposition politicians, takes control of the press and assumes dictatorial powers in Italy Go to Mussolini, Benito (29 July 1883) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Europe Italy The Central Committee of the USSR removes Trotsky from his influential post as War Commissar Go to Trotsky, Lev Davidovich (26 Oct. 1879) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Germany Scott FitzGerald publishes his novel The Great Gatsby, set in a contemporary world of lavish indulgence underpinned by crime Go to Fitzgerald, F[rancis] Scott (1896–1940) in The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction North America United States DuBose Heyward publishes his first novel, Porgy, set in Charleston's Catfish Row Go to Heyward, Dubose (1885–1940) in The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction North America United States 23-year-old German physicist Werner Heisenberg publishes his ground-breaking theory of quantum mechanics Go to Heisenberg, Werner Karl (1901–1976) in A Dictionary of Scientists (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Science Physics Germany Field marshal Paul von Hindenburg is elected president of the Weimar Republic in Germany Go to Hindenburg, Paul von (2 Oct. 1847) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Germany The Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein completes his film about the 1905 revolution, The Battleship Potemkin Go to Eisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovich (1898–1948) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film Europe Russia 26-year-old Al Capone takes over the Johnny Torrio gangster organization in Chicago Go to Capone, Al(phonse) (1899–1947) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Social and domestic Society North America United States Britain and other nations return to a revived version of the gold standard, under the new name of Gold Exchange Standard Go to gold standard in Dictionary of the Social Sciences (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Commerce and industry Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Society Britain House by the Railroad, by US painter Edward Hopper, introduces a new style of urban realism Go to Hopper, Edward (22 July 1882) in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Painting American painting American art North America United States Maurice Ravel and Colette provide music and libretto for the opera The Child and the Enchantments Go to Ravel, Maurice (7 Mar. 1875) in The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Decorative arts French art Europe France Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli formulates his exclusion principle, stating that no two electrons in an atom can have the same four quantum numbers Go to Pauli, Wolfgang (1900–1958) in A Dictionary of Scientists (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Science Physics Austria A Protocol signed in Geneva prohibits the use in warfare of poisonous gas and bacteriological weapons Go to Geneva Protocol on Chemical Warfare (1925) in The Oxford Companion to American Military History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics War Switzerland Franz Kafka's novel The Trial is published posthumously Go to Kafka, Franz (1883–1924) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature Fiction Bohemia Czech Republic English writer Ivy Compton-Burnett finds her characteristic voice in her second novel, Pastors and Masters Go to Compton‐Burnett, Dame Ivy (1884–1969) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Anton Webern again follows Schoenberg, this time into serialism, when he adopts the 12-note method for his Three Traditional Rhymes Go to Webern, Anton (1883) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Austria Irish novelist Liam O'Flaherty publishes The Informer Go to O'Flaherty, Liam (1896–1984) in The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature Fiction British Isles Europe Ireland Britain Biology teacher John Scopes is prosecuted for breaking state law by teaching evolution to his class of children in Dayton, Tennessee Go to Evolution and Creation Science in The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Science Life sciences Social and domestic Society North America United States The German navy adapts a civilian encryption machine, Enigma, for military purposes Go to ENIGMA in The Oxford Companion to World War II (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Technology War Germany The RSS party, from which the present Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) derives, is established in India by Keshava Baliram Hedgewar Go to Rāṣṭrīya Svayamsevak Saṅgh(a) in A Dictionary of Hinduism (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Democracy and dissent Religion Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) A.J. Cook, leader of Britain's miners, insists 'Not a penny off the pay, not a minute on the day' Go to General Strike, British in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Democracy and dissent Commerce and industry Social and domestic Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Society Britain Virginia Woolf publishes her novel Mrs Dalloway, in which the action is limited to a single day Go to Woolf, Virginia (1882–1941) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Italian poet Eugenio Montale publishes his first collection, Bones of the Cuttlefish Go to Montale, Eugenio (1896–1981) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature Italian literature Poetry Europe Italy Film actress Greta Garbo and her director Maurits Stiller move from Sweden to Hollywood Go to Garbo, Greta (1905–1990) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film Europe North America United States A round table at the Algonquin Hotel in New York becomes famous for its collection of wits Go to Algonquin Round Table in The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English North America United States British jockey Gordon Richards becomes champion jockey for the first of 26 times Go to Richards, Sir Gordon (1904–1986) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Sports and games Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Society Britain Reza Khan, by now prime minister of Iran, mounts a second coup to depose the last Qajar shah and begin his own Pahlavi dynasty Go to Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878–1944) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Protest and rebellion Asia Central Asia Iran (Persia) Treaties signed at Locarno, in Switzerland, aim to stabilize and guarantee Germany's borders with France and Belgium Go to Locarno Pact (1925) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Europe Belgium France Germany Switzerland African-American singer and dancer Josephine Baker is jazz hot in La Revue Nègre in Paris Go to Baker, Josephine (1906–1975) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Theatre Europe France North America United States Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck has its premiere in Berlin Go to Berg, Alban (1885) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Opera Austria Germany
1926	English potter Michael Cardew sets up a studio at Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire Go to Cardew, Michael (26 May 1901) in The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Decorative arts British art Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain John Logie Baird gives the world's first demonstration of television to a group assembled in his attic rooms in London Go to Baird,John Logie (1888–1946) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Technology Communication Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Russian Jewish writer Isaac Babel publishes a collection of stories, Red Cavalry, based on his own experiences in the army Go to Babel, Isaac Emmanuelovich (1894–1941) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature Fiction Europe Russia Soldiers Pay is the first published novel of the Mississippi author William Faulkner Go to Faulkner William (1897–1962) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction North America United States The Austrian architect Adolf Loos builds a house in Paris for the Romanian dadaist poet Tristan Tzara Go to Loos, Adolf (1870–1933) in A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Architecture French architecture Europe France Miners go on strike in Britain in protest against employers' attempts to reduce wages Go to General Strike, British in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Commerce and industry Social and domestic Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British prime ministers - from 1830 Europe Society Rulers and politicians Britain French author André Gide publishes his only novel, The Counterfeiters Go to Gide, André-Paul-Guillaume (1869–1951) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature French literature Fiction Europe France Patrick Abercrombie publishes The Preservation of Rural England, calling for rural planning to prevent the encroachment of towns Go to Abercrombie, Sir (Leslie) Patrick (1879–1957) in A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain T.E. Lawrence publishes privately his autobiographical Seven Pillars of Wisdom, describing his part in the Arab uprising Go to Lawrence, T(homas) E(dward) (1888–1935) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain A general strike begins in Britain in support of the striking miners Go to General Strike, British in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Commerce and industry Social and domestic Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British prime ministers - from 1830 Europe Society Rulers and politicians Britain To explain the irregular movement of stars, Swedish astronomer Bertil Lindblad proposes the theory that our galaxy rotates Go to Lindblad, Bertil (1895–1965) in A Dictionary of Scientists (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Science Astronomy and space Europe Sweden The prime minister Stanley Baldwin uses BBC radio to broadcast a conciliatory message to the workers in Britain's general strike Go to Baldwin, Stanley, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (b. 3 Aug. 1867) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Politics Commerce and industry Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British prime ministers - from 1830 Europe Society Rulers and politicians Britain The Trades Union Congress calls off Britain's general strike after nine days Go to General Strike, British in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Commerce and industry Social and domestic Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British prime ministers - from 1830 Europe Society Rulers and politicians Britain 19-year-old Dmitry Shostakovich wins immediate attention with the public performance of his first symphony, his graduation piece from Leningrad Conservatory Go to Shostakovich, Dmitry (1906) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Europe Russia Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and the others make their first appearance in A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh Go to Milne, A. A. (1882–1956) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain British astrophysicist Arthur Eddington compares mass and luminosity in The Internal Constitution of the Stars Go to Eddington, Sir Arthur Stanley (1882–1944) in A Dictionary of Scientists (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Science Astronomy and space Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Irish dancer Ninette de Valois, recently with the Ballets Russes, opens a ballet school in London Go to Valois, (Dame) Ninette de (6 Jun. 1898) in The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Dance Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Ireland Britain Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí dies after being hit by a tram, with his masterpiece the Sagrada Familia unfinished Go to Gaudí, Antoni (1852–1926) in A Dictionary of Modern Design (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Architecture Europe Spain Hugh MacDiarmid writes his long poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle in a revived version of the Lallans dialect of the Scottish borders Go to MacDiarmid, Hugh (1892–1978) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Poetry Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 Scotland British Isles Europe Britain Karel Szymanowski's opera King Roger has its first performance in Warsaw Go to Szymanowski, Karol (1882) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Opera Europe Poland Leos Janacek completes his powerfully scored orchestral work Sinfonietta Go to Janáček, Leoš (1854) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Bohemia Czech Republic Eamon de Valera's faction, Fianna Fáil (Warriors of Ireland), enters mainstream Irish life as a political party Go to Fianna Fáil in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Democracy and dissent British Isles Europe Ireland Britain The Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend) is established by the Nazi party for teenage boys Go to Hitler Youth in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Social and domestic Germany Society Germany joins the League of Nations, with a permanent seat on the council Go to Germany in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Germany 25-year-old Hirohito succeeds to the imperial throne of Japan after five years as prince regent Go to Hirohito (b. 29 Apr. 1904) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Dynasties and royalty Asia East Asia Japan A coup in Portugal brings in a military dictatorship, in which general António óscar de Fragoso Carmona soon emerges as the leader Go to Carmona, António Oscar de Fragoso (b. 24 Nov. 1869) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Europe Portugal Franz Kafka's novel The Castle is published posthumously Go to Kafka, Franz (1883–1924) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature Fiction Bohemia Czech Republic Don Juan, starring John Barrymore, has a synchronized musical score, making it the earliest example of a film with a sound track Go to Barrymore in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film North America United States Dorothy Parker has a best-seller with her first collection of verse, Enough Rope Go to Parker, Dorothy Rothschild (1893–1967) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry North America United States Russian World War I pilot Sergey Ilyushin begins a distinguished career as an aircraft designer Go to Ilyushin, Sergei Vladimirovich (1894–1977) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Technology Engineering Europe Russia The England cricketer Jack Hobbs makes the highest score of his career, 316 not out for Surrey against Middlesex Go to Hobbs, Jack (1882–1963) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Sports and games Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Society Britain Jelly Roll Morton and his new group of seven, the Red Hot Peppers, record their first classic, Black Bottom Stomp Go to Morton, Jelly Roll (1885–1941) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music North America United States Ely Culbertson devotes his playing skill and his promotional abilities to the new contract version of bridge Go to Culbertson, Ely (1891–1955) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Sports and games Society North America United States Zoltán Kodály's opera Háry J´nos has its first performance in Budapest Go to Kodály, Zoltán (1882) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Europe Hungary Rudolf von Laban publishes a new system of dance notation, which becomes known in English as Labanotation Go to Labanotation in The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Dance Germany Mies van der Rohe designs a monument in Berlin for the Spartacus leaders Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Go to Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig (1886–1969) in A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Architecture Politics Protest and rebellion Germany English choreographer Frederick Ashton creates his first ballet, A Tragedy of Fashion Go to Ashton, Sir Frederick William Mallandaine (1904–1988) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Dance Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Béla Bartók's ballet The Miraculous Mandarin has its premiere (in Cologne) some eight years after he began work on it Go to Miraculous Mandarin, The in The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Dance Music Europe Hungary The Balfour Report, by former UK prime minister A.J. Balfour, suggests the way forward for the British Commonwealth of Nations Go to Balfour Report in Oxford Companion to Australian Politics (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa British prime ministers - from 1830 Africa Europe Empires Rulers and politicians Britain 23-year-old US crooner Bing Crosby makes his first record, singing I've Got the Girl with the Paul Whiteman band Go to Crosby, Bing (1904–1977) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music North America United States Jean Sibelius's tone-poemTapiola has its premiere in New York Go to Sibelius, Jean (1865–1957) in The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Europe Walter Gropius designs buildings in Dessau as a new home for the Bauhaus Go to Gropius, Walter (1883–1969) in A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Architecture Germany Leos Janacek's opera The Makropoulos Affair, based on the play by Karel Capek, has its first performance in Brno Go to Janáček, Leoš (1854–1928) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Opera Bohemia Czech Republic US author Ernest Hemingway succeeds with his second novel, The Sun also Rises (also known as Fiesta) Go to Sun Also Rises, The in The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction North America United States
1927	Stanley Spencer completes his large visionary canvas The Resurrection: Cookham Go to Spencer, Sir Stanley (1891–1959) in The Oxford Companion to Western Art (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Painting British painting British art Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 28-year old Staffordshire potter Clarice Cliff launches a range of highly coloured geometric designs that she calls Bizarre Ware Go to Cliff, Clarice (20 Jan 1899) in The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Decorative arts British art Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Ernst Krenek's jazz opera Jonny Strikes Up has its premiere in Leipzig Go to Krenek, Ernst (1900–91) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Opera Germany US dancer and choreographer Martha Graham opens a School of Contemporary Dance in New York Go to Graham, Martha (1893–1991) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Dance North America United States Clara Bow stars in It, the silent film that gives her famous nickname – the 'It' Girl Go to Bow, Clara (1905–1965) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film North America United States English typographer Eric Gill designs a type face without serifs, commissioned by Monotype and to be known as Gill Sans-Serif Go to Gill, Eric (1882–1940) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Irish Free State president Kevin O'Higgins is murdered by members of the IRA on his way to mass Go to O'Higgins, Kevin (1892–1927) in The Oxford Companion to Irish History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Protest and rebellion British Isles Europe Ireland Britain DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy, dramatized with a new title by himself and his wife Dorothy, has a great success on Broadway and in London Go to Porgy (1927) in The Oxford Companion to American Theatre (3 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Archaeologists, excavating the bison remains at Folsom, find an ancient spear point embedded in the skeleton - first proof of the Folsom culture Go to Folsom Tradition in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century American Indians North America Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star together for the first time in the silent film Duck Soup Go to Laurel, Stan (1890–1965) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film North America United States Isadora Duncan dies in Nice when her scarf tangles in the wheel of a Bugatti sports car, breaking her neck Go to Duncan, Isadora (1877–1927) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Bohemia Czech Republic Stuttgart's Weissenhofsiedlung, designed by Mies van der Rohe, le Corbusier, Gropius and others, sets a defining standard for International Modernism Go to Weissenhofsiedlung in A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Architecture Germany Mysterious German author B. Traven writes a novel, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, about three Americans searching for a lost gold mine in Mexico Go to Traven, B. in The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Fiction Latin America Central America Mexico Stanley Spencer begins his murals in the Memorial Chapel for Henry Sandham at Burghclere, in Hampshire Go to Spencer, Sir Stanley (1891–1959) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) 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1928	In only his third Test match, 20-year-old Australian cricketer Donald Bradman scores a century Go to Bradman, Sir Don (1908–2001) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Sports and games Australia and Oceania Society Australia Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali make Un Chien andalou, a surrealist film specifically designed to shock Go to surrealism in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film Europe Spain Le Corbusier and other modernist architects set up the Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) Go to CIAM in A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Architecture French architecture Europe France Pine Top' Smith records Pinetop's Boogie-Woogie, the first recording to be labelled boogie-woogie Go to Smith Clarence 'Pine Top' in Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music North America United States Ninette De Valois creates her first ballet, Les Petits Riens, at the Old Vic Go to de Valois, Dame Ninette (1898–2001) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Dance Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain English psychologist Henry Havelock Ellis completes a thirty-year project, his 7-volume Studies in the Psychology of Sex Go to Ellis, Henry Havelock (1859–1939) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Science Medicine Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain English sculptor Henry Moore receives his first public commission, for the headquarters of London Underground Go to Moore, Henry (1898–1986) in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Sculpture British art Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain An Aerial Medical Service is launched in Queensland, Australia, subsequently becoming the Flying Doctor Service See this event in other timelines: 20th century Science Medicine Australia and Oceania Australia Alvaro Obregón, the leading figure in Mexico's anti-clerical revolution, is shot by a Roman Catholic assassin Go to Obregón, Alvaro (1880–1928) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Terrorism and assassination Latin America Central America Mexico Beijing falls to Kuomintang forces, extending the rule of Jiang Jieshi's National Government into the north of China Go to Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics War Asia East Asia China Gershwin's orchestral work An American in Paris (with parts for four taxi-horns) has its first performance in New York Go to Gershwin, George (1898–1937) in The Oxford Companion to American Literature (6 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music North America United States Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance in Walt Disney's short animated film Steamboat Willie Go to Disney, Walt (1901–66) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film North America United States George Balanchine creates Apollo for Ballets Russes, to music by Igor Stravinksy Go to Apollo in The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Dance Music North America United States Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming accidentally discovers a mould that selectively kills bacteria, and calls it penicillin Go to Fleming, Sir Alexander (1881–1955) in A Dictionary of Scientists (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Science Life sciences Medicine Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 Scotland British Isles Europe Britain W.B. Yeats's new volume of poems, The Tower, includes 'Sailing to Byzantium' Go to Yeats, W. B. (1865–1939) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature Poetry British Isles Europe Ireland Britain Marcel Breuer, working at the Bauhaus, designs the classic version of his tubular-steel cantilever chair Go to Breuer, Marcel (1902–81) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Decorative arts Germany Maxim Gorky returns to the USSR to a rapturous reception after seven years abroad Go to Gorky, Maxim (1868–1936) in The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Europe Russia Caribbean-born author Jean Rhys publishes her first novel, Postures, based on her affair with the writer Ford Madox Ford Go to Rhys, Jean (?1890–1979) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Caribbean The age limit for British women to vote is lowered to 21, finally giving them parity with men Go to women's suffrage in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Democracy and dissent Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles British prime ministers - from 1830 Europe Rulers and politicians Britain Siegfried Sassoon publishes Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, the first volume of a semi-autobiographical trilogy Go to Sassoon, Siegfried Lorraine (1886–1967) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain A second anti-Communist coup enables Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) to set up a National Government in Nanjing Go to Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Communism Asia East Asia China Stephen V. Benét publishes a verse narrative of the Civil War under the title John Brown's Body Go to Benét, Stephen Vincent (1898–1943) in The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry North America United States English sculptor Barbara Hepworth has her first solo exhibition, at the Beaux Arts gallery in London Go to Hepworth, Dame Barbara (1903–76) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Sculpture British art Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Jomo Kenyatta becomes the editor of Muigwithania, the newspaper of the Kikuyu Central Association Go to Kenyatta, Jomo (b. 10 Oct) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature Fiction Europe Russia Australian police massacre Aborigines near Coniston in reprisal for a murder Go to Coniston massacre in The Oxford Companion to Australian History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Persecution and repression Australia and Oceania Australia Stalin achieves complete personal control in the USSR after removing all his rivals from the Politburo Go to Stalin, Joseph (1879–1953) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Communism Europe Russia US anthropologist Margaret Mead makes much of trouble-free sex among natives, in Coming of Age in Samoa, but her findings are subsequently disputed Go to Mead, Margaret (1901–1978) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Science Australia and Oceania Pacific Islands North America United States The Kellogg-Briand Pact is drawn up by the US and France as a pledge to renounce war Go to Kellogg–Briand Pact (27 Aug. 1928) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Europe France North America United States Ballerina Galina Ulanova graduates from the Leningrad Choreography School and joins the Maryinsky company Go to Ulanova, Galina (8 Jan. 1910) in The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Dance Russia The Threepenny Opera, by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, opens to great acclaim in Berlin Go to Threepenny Opera, The in The Oxford Dictionary of Plays (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Opera Theatre Germany García Lorca wins fame with his book of poems Gypsy Ballads Go to García Lorca, Federico (1898–1936) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature Poetry Europe Spain Set in a World War I trench, the play Journey's End reflects the wartime experiences of its British author, R.C. Sherriff Go to Journey's End in The Oxford Dictionary of Plays (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Theatre Literature English literature Literature in English Drama Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Eric Fenby devotes himself to Frederick Delius, taking dictation to write down the scores of the blind composer's new works Go to Delius, Frederick (1862–1934) in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Hassan al-Banna, a schoolteacher in Ismailia, founds the Muslim Brotherhood – to campaign for a society based on the Qu'ran with the sharia as its legal system Go to Muslim Brotherhood in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Democracy and dissent Religion Islam Africa North Africa Egypt Karol Szymanowski's Stabat Mater is performed in Warsaw and brings him international fame Go to Stabat Mater Dolorosa in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Europe Poland All non-Fascist political activity is banned in Italy, parliament being replaced with the Fascist Grand Council Go to Fascist movement, Italy in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Europe Italy Republican candidate Herbert Hoover wins the US presidential election with the slogan 'a chicken in every pot' Go to Hoover, Herbert Clark (b. 10 Aug. 1874) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics US presidents Rulers and politicians North America United States Norwegian figure-skater Sonja Henie wins the first of three individual Olympic gold medals in successive games Go to Henie, Sonja (8 Apr. 1912) in The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Sports and games Europe Norway Society D.H. Lawrence's new novel, in which Lady Chatterley is in love with her husband's gamekeeper, is privately printed in Florence Go to Lady Chatterley's Lover in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Italian literature Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Italy Britain Evelyn Waugh succeeds with a comic first novel, Decline and Fall Go to Decline and Fall in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Radclyffe Hall's novel The Well of Loneliness is the first to deal openly with a lesbian subject Go to Hall, Radclyffe (1883–1943) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain English sculptor Henry Moore has his first solo exhibition, at the Warren Gallery in London Go to Moore, Henry (1898–1986) in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Sculpture British art Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain British inventor John Logie Baird secures a patent for fibreoptic imaging Go to Baird,John Logie (1888–1946) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Technology Inventions and discoveries Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain
1929	The SS, which has evolved from Hitler's personal bodyguard, is put under the command of Heinrich Himmler Go to SS in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Germany Sartoris is the first of 14 novels by William Faulkner set in his fictional Yoknapatawpha County Go to Sartoris family in The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction North America United States The Tintin comic strip, by Hergé, begins with Tintin in the Land of the Soviets Go to Tintin in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Europe Belgium Stalin concludes his long-standing rivalry with Trotsky, expelling him from the USSR three years after removing him from the Politburo Go to Trotsky, Leon (1879–1940) in A Dictionary of Sociology (3 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Communism Europe Russia The Lateran Treaty, between the Holy See and the state of Italy, establishes the Vatican City as a free state within the wider nation Go to Lateran Treaties (11 February 1929) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Religion Christianity Europe Italy French author Jean Cocteau publishes Les Enfants Terribles, a novel about a brother and sister in a suffocatingly claustrophobic relationship Go to Cocteau, Jean (1889–1963) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature French literature Fiction Europe France On St Valentine's Day six members of the Bugs Moran gang in Chicago are lined up against a wall and machine-gunned by rival gangsters Go to St Valentine's Day Massacre (1929) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Social and domestic Society North America United States Richard Hughes publishes his first novel, A High Wind in Jamaica Go to Hughes, Richard (1900–76) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Alexander, king of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, gives his kingdom the less cumbersome name of Yugoslavia Go to Alexander I (b. 17 Dec. 1888) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Europe Vladimir Mayakovsky's play The Bedbug is directed in Moscow by Meyerhold with incidental music by Shostakovich Go to Bedbug, The in The Oxford Dictionary of Plays (1 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Europe France Jazz musician Fats Waller begins recording with his Buddies, one of the first racially integrated groups in the US music industry Go to Waller, Fats (1904–1943) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music North America United States Erich Maria Remarque publishes All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel based on his wartime experiences in the German army Go to Remarque, Erich Maria (1898–1970) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature German literature Fiction Europe Germany Arabs in the Palestinian town of Hebron turn on their Jewish neighbours and murder sixty-seven Go to Palestine in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Religion Islam Judaism Social and domestic Asia West Asia Palestine and Israel Society George Formby makes the first records featuring what becomes his trademark, the ukulele Go to Formby, George (1904–61) in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Music Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain Blind Fireworks is Ulster writer Louis MacNeice's first collection of poems Go to MacNeice, Louis (1907–63) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Politics Latin America Central America Mexico Mies van der Rohe designs his famous Barcelona Chair for the German pavilion at the Barcelona World Fair Go to Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig (27 March 1886) in The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Arts Decorative arts Europe Germany Spain The Marx Brothers (now Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo) make their Hollywood debut with The Cocoanuts Go to Marx Brothers (1886–1961) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Performing arts Film North America United States An American Indian teenager, Ridgely Whiteman, finds the remains of a butchered mammoth near Clovis in New Mexico - first evidence of the Clovis culture Go to Clovis culture in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) 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See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction North America United States US explorer Richard E. Byrd and two companions make the first flight over the South Pole, in a Ford Tri-Motor Go to Byrd, Richard Evelyn (1888–1957) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Exploration Technology Engineering Society English author J.B. Priestley has an immediate success with his first novel, The Good Companions Go to Priestley, J. B. (1894–1984) in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain English poet Robert Graves puts behind him an England he dislikes in his autobiography, Goodbye to All That Go to Goodbye to All That in The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English (1 ed.) 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