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The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and…
U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes president upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes president upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the…
The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed
The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed
The Soviet government creates the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian SSR
Seamus Woods leads an Irish Republican Army attack on the headquarters of the Royal Irish Constabulary in Belfast
Seamus Woods leads an Irish Republican Army attack on the headquarters of the Royal Irish Constabulary in Belfast
Åland's Regional Assembly convened for its first plenary session in Mariehamn, Åland; today, the day is celebrated as Se
General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin party wins a large majority
General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin party wins a large majority
British Army Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is killed by the Irish Republican Army helping to spark the Irish Civil War
British Army Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is killed by the Irish Republican Army helping to spark the Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces
France grants "one square kilometer" at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use
The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom.
A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people.