1919 in the United States

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Events from the year 1919 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

Governors and lieutenant governors

Governors

Lieutenant governors

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

July 7–September 6: The First Transcontinental Motor Convoy

August

September

October

November

  • November 1 – The Coal Strike of 1919 begins in the United States by the United Mine Workers under John L. Lewis. Final agreement comes on December 10.
  • November 7 – The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 different U.S. cities.
  • November 9 – Felix the Cat appears in Feline Follies, making him the first cartoon character.
  • November 10 – The first national convention of the American Legion is held in Minneapolis, Minnesota (until November 12).
  • November 11 – The Centralia Massacre in Centralia, Washington results in the deaths of four members of the American Legion, and the lynching of a local leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
  • November 14 – Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society (La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica), was established at the University of California Berkeley in Berkeley, California.
  • November 19 – The Treaty of Versailles fails a critical ratification vote in the United States Senate. It will never be ratified by the US.
  • November 27 – Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity, is established at Oklahoma A&M College (now named Oklahoma State University) in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

December

Undated

Ongoing

Births

January

Robert Stack
Jackie Robinson

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

Theodore Roosevelt

See also

References

  1. ^ "Poland - Countries - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. ^ "Finland - Countries - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  3. ^ "Chicago History". Chicago Public Library. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13.
  4. ^ Rahimi, Shadi (June 10, 2005). "Going, Going, Gone: Babe Ruth Contract Sold for $996,000". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  5. ^ Mcshane, Larry (June 10, 2005). "Babe Ruth contract sells after 15 minutes of intense bidding". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  6. ^ a b "Ruth Bought By New York Americans For $125,000, Highest Price In Baseball Annals" (PDF). The New York Times. January 6, 1920. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  7. ^ "The long legacy of the U.S. occupation of Haiti". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (12 May 2021). "Lester L. Wolff, Influential Former Congressman, Dies at 102". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  9. ^ Brown, Emma (February 23, 2021). "Lawrence Ferlinghetti, literary citadel of San Francisco, dies at 101". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  10. ^ Bernstein, Adam (2006-12-12). "Singer Georgia Gibbs, 87; Performed With Big Bands and on Radio Shows". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
  11. ^ "Actress Jayne Meadows dies at 95; spent early years in Providence". The Providence Journal. April 28, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  12. ^ Leo Marx, 102, Dies; Studied Clash of Nature and Culture in America
  13. ^ "Joseph Wapner | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  14. ^ Barnett, David (September 3, 2013). "Frederik Pohl, grandmaster of science fiction, dies aged 93". The Guardian. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  15. ^ WWII veteran and civil rights lawyer Johnnie Jones dies
  16. ^ U.S. Census, January 1, 1920, State of New York, County of New York, enumeration district 701, p. 8-A, family 200.
  17. ^ "Nat Goodwin Dies of Apoplexy" (PDF). The New York Times. 1919-02-01.
  18. ^ "Andrew Carnegie". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

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