Explore 1158 historical events from 1920–1929.
Rhoda Alice Gossage was an American newspaper editor, journalist, and activist. Often referred to as the "Mother of Rapid City", she was inducted into the South Dakota Newspaper Ha…
Alice Gossage, American journalist (born 1861)
William Bramwell Booth, CH was a British church and charity leader who was the first Chief of Staff (1881–1912) and the second General of The Salvation Army (1912–1929), succeeding…
Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (born 1856)
Emmanouil Benakis was a Greek merchant and politician, considered a national benefactor of Greece.
Emmanouil Benakis, Greek merchant and politician, 35th Mayor of Athens (born 1843)
The Lateran Treaty was one component of the Lateran Pacts of 1929, agreements between Italy under King Victor Emmanuel III and Duce Benito Mussolini and the Holy See under Pope Piu…
The Lateran Treaty was ratified to bring Vatican City into existence, thus ending the "Roman question"
Vernon Louis Parrington was an American literary historian, scholar, and college football coach. The first two volume's of his is three-volume history of American letters, Main Cur…
Vernon Louis Parrington, American historian and scholar (born 1871)
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and hosted by AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks, honored the best films from A…
The first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California
Margaret Grace Bondfield was a British Labour Party politician, trade unionist and women's rights activist. She became the first female cabinet minister, and the first woman to be …
Margaret Bondfield (pictured) became the first female member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Min
Margaret Grace Bondfield was a British Labour Party politician, trade unionist and women's rights activist. She became the first female cabinet minister, and the first woman to be …
Margaret Bondfield became the first female member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Minister of La
The Jinan incident or 3 May Tragedy began as a 3 May 1928 dispute between Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army (NRA) and Japanese soldiers and civilians in Jinan, the capi…
The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, nicknamed Smithy, was an Australian aviation pioneer. He piloted the first transpacific flight and the first flight between Australia and New Ze…
Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross
Richard Lane, commonly known as Dick "Night Train" Lane, was an American professional football cornerback who played for 14 years in the National Football League (NFL). He played f…
Night Train Lane, American football player (died 2002)
Victor Aubrey Lownes III was an executive for HMH Publishing Company Inc., later known as Playboy Enterprises, from 1955 through the early 1980s. Soon after he met Hugh Hefner in 1…
Victor Lownes, American businessman (died 2017)
The president of the Republic of China, also known as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (Taiwan), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Repu…
The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents
The Northern Expedition was a military campaign launched by the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Kuomintang (KMT) against the Beiyang government and other regional warlords…
Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Beijing, whose name is changed to Beiping ("Norther
An aircraft pilot, or aviator, is an individual who controls an aircraft's flight by operating its directional controls. Other aircrew members, such as navigators and flight engine…
Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilm
Cynthia Ozick is an American short story writer, novelist, and essayist.
Cynthia Ozick, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
Heinz Putzl is an Austrian former fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.
Heinz Putzl, Austrian fencer
Fabien Roy was a Canadian politician who was active in Quebec in the 1970s. Roy was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec and the House of Commons of Canada, and advocated soc…
Fabien Roy, Canadian accountant and politician (died 2023)
Karl Josef Becker S.J. was a German Catholic theologian and consultor for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 15 September 1977. He taught at the Pontifical Gregor…
Karl Josef Becker, German cardinal and theologian (died 2015)
Otto Piene was a German-American artist specializing in kinetic and technology-based art, often working collaboratively. He lived and worked in Düsseldorf, Germany; Cambridge, Mass…
Otto Piene, German sculptor and academic (died 2014)
Sir John Harold Horlock FRS FREng was a British professor of mechanical engineering, and was vice-chancellor of both the Open University and the University of Salford, as well as v…
John Horlock, English engineer and academic (died 2015)
Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah was Sultan of Perak from 1984 until his death in 2014, the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, from 1989…
Azlan Shah of Perak, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (died 2014)
Robert Eugene Byrne was an American chess player and chess author who held the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). He won the U.S. Championship in 1972, and was a World Chess Champions…
Robert Byrne, American chess player and author (died 2013)
John Thomas Gavin was an Irish footballer who spent most of his career in England. He played for Janesboro United, Limerick, Ireland, Norwich City, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Crys…
Johnny Gavin, Irish international footballer (died 2007)