01 Jan 1922
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Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road
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03 Jan 1922
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1st living person identified on a US coin (Thomas E Kirby) on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar
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07 Jan 1922
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Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64–57 vote. |
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09 Jan 1922
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KQV-AM in Pittsburgh PA begins radio transmissions
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09 Jan 1922
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Rotterdam metal strike ends
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10 Jan 1922
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Arthur Griffith is elected President of the Dáil Éireann. |
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11 Jan 1922
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First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient. |
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11 Jan 1922
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Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada)
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13 Jan 1922
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Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments ended
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13 Jan 1922
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Buck Weaver, a Black Sox, applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement
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13 Jan 1922
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WHA-AM in Madison WI begins radio transmissions
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15 Jan 1922
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Irish Free State forms; Michael Collins becomes 1st premier
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18 Jan 1922
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Irish author Liam O'Flaherty & others occupy the Rotunda in Dublin
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19 Jan 1922
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Geological survey says US oil supply would be depleted in 20 years
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20 Jan 1922
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Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premieres, Paris
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21 Jan 1922
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1st slalom ski race run, M
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24 Jan 1922
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24 Jan 1922
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Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)
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24 Jan 1922
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Lehman Caves National Monument established
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26 Jan 1922
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Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony" premieres in London
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28 Jan 1922
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American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League"
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28 Jan 1922
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Knickerbocker Storm, Washington D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes the city's greatest loss of life when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses. |
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28 Jan 1922
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J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL
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29 Jan 1922
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Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador dissolved
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30 Jan 1922
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World Law Day, 1st celebrated
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30 Jan 1922
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Ted McDonald takes 8-58 in big Victorian win over New South Wales
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02 Feb 1922
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It was 2:22:22 on 2 / 2 / 22
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02 Feb 1922
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Ulysses by James Joyce is published. |
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04 Feb 1922
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WGY-AM in Schenectady New York begins radio transmissions
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06 Feb 1922
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Cardinal Achille Ratti elected Pope Pius XI
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06 Feb 1922
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US, UK, France, Italy and Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation
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06 Feb 1922
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The Washington Naval Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., limiting the naval armaments of United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy. |
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08 Feb 1922
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Radio arrives at the White House
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08 Feb 1922
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United States President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio set in the White House. |
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09 Feb 1922
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Italian government of Bonomi falls
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09 Feb 1922
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Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii
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09 Feb 1922
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Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. |
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11 Feb 1922
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"April Showers" by Al Jolson hits #1
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11 Feb 1922
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"April Showers" by Al Jolson hits #1
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11 Feb 1922
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US intervention army leaves Honduras
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15 Feb 1922
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Marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex
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18 Feb 1922
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball
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18 Feb 1922
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WOC-AM in Davenport IA begins radio transmissions
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19 Feb 1922
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Ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer
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20 Feb 1922
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WOR-AM in New York City NY begins radio transmissions
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20 Feb 1922
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Marc Connelly & George Kaufman's "To the Ladies" premieres in New York NY
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20 Feb 1922
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Vilnius, Lithuania, agrees to separate from Poland
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21 Feb 1922
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WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions
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21 Feb 1922
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Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die
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21 Feb 1922
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Great Britain grants Egypt independence
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22 Feb 1922
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Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin
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27 Feb 1922
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A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Leser v. Garnett. |
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27 Feb 1922
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Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amend woman's right to vote
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27 Feb 1922
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Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convenes 1st National Radio Conference
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27 Feb 1922
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G B Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II" premieres in New York NY
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28 Feb 1922
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The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. |
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28 Feb 1922
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Egypt regains independence from Britain, but British troops remain
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28 Feb 1922
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KHQ-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions
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28 Feb 1922
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English princess Mary marries viscount Lascelles
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02 Mar 1922
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WBAP-AM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting
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02 Mar 1922
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WLW-AM in Cincinnati OH begins radio transmissions
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03 Mar 1922
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Italian fascists occupy Fiume and Rijeka
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03 Mar 1922
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WWJ-AM in Detroit MI begins radio transmissions
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05 Mar 1922
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"Nosferatu" premieres in Berlin
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06 Mar 1922
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Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year New York Yankee contract
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07 Mar 1922
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard
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07 Mar 1922
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US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger
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09 Mar 1922
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KJR-AM in Seattle Washington begins radio transmissions
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10 Mar 1922
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Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation. |
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10 Mar 1922
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KLZ-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions
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10 Mar 1922
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State of siege proclaimed during mine strike Johannesburg South Africa
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11 Mar 1922
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Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Regina Capitals, in 2 games
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12 Mar 1922
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Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan form The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic |
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13 Mar 1922
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George Bernard Shaws "Back to Methusaleh V, " premieres in New York City
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13 Mar 1922
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NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto St Pats, 5 to 4, in 2 games
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13 Mar 1922
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WRR-AM in Dallas TX begins radio transmissions
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14 Mar 1922
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WGR-AM in Buffalo New York begins radio transmissions
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14 Mar 1922
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KGU-AM in Honolulu HI begins radio transmissions
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14 Mar 1922
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KSD-AM in Saint Louis MO begins radio transmissions
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15 Mar 1922
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1st southern radio station begins (WSB, Atlanta Georgia)
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15 Mar 1922
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After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt. |
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15 Mar 1922
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1st southern radio station begins radio transmissions (WSB-AM, Atlanta GA)
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16 Mar 1922
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Sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt
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16 Mar 1922
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WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions
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18 Mar 1922
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In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two. |
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18 Mar 1922
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1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale)
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18 Mar 1922
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British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience
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18 Mar 1922
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WBT-AM in Charlotte NC begins radio transmissions
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20 Mar 1922
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The USS Langley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier. |
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20 Mar 1922
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USS Langley is commissioned, Navy's 1st aircraft Carrier
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20 Mar 1922
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WIP-AM in Philadelphia PA begins radio transmissions
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21 Mar 1922
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KGW-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions
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22 Mar 1922
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British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison
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23 Mar 1922
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1st airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington DC
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23 Mar 1922
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KMJ-AM in Fresno CA begins radio transmissions
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23 Mar 1922
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WEW-AM in Saint Louis MO begins radio transmissions
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24 Mar 1922
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Irish War of Independence: In Belfast, Northern Irish policemen break into the home of a Catholic family and shoot eight males inside, killing six. |
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24 Mar 1922
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Grand National at Aintree sees only 3 horses out of 32 starters finish
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26 Mar 1922
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The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland. |
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28 Mar 1922
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1st microfilm device introduced
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28 Mar 1922
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Stanley Cup: Toronto St Pats (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2
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30 Mar 1922
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KGY-AM in Olympia WA begins radio transmissions
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30 Mar 1922
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WWL-AM in New Orleans LA begins radio transmissions
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31 Mar 1922
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KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions
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31 Mar 1922
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Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam
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01 Apr 1922
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Six Irish Catholic civilians are shot and beaten to death by a gang of policemen in Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
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03 Apr 1922
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Stalin appointed General Secretary of Communist Party
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03 Apr 1922
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Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. |
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04 Apr 1922
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WAAB (Baton Rouge La) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls
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05 Apr 1922
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KOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions
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05 Apr 1922
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WDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions
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05 Apr 1922
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The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated. |
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07 Apr 1922
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Naval Reserve #3, "Teapot Dome, " leased to Harry F Sinclair
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07 Apr 1922
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Teapot Dome scandal: United States Secretary of the Interior leases Teapot Dome petroleum reserves in Wyoming. |
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14 Apr 1922
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Republic rebels occupies 4 government courts in Dublin
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15 Apr 1922
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Banting, MacLeod and Best discover insulin
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15 Apr 1922
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U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the Teapot Dome scandal. |
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15 Apr 1922
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Poodle Dog Restaurant closes
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15 Apr 1922
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Frederick Banting, John MacLeod & Charles Best discover insulin
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16 Apr 1922
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The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed. |
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16 Apr 1922
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Annie Oakley sets record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row
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16 Apr 1922
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German-Russia treaty signed in Italy, Soviet Union recognized
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18 Apr 1922
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Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0
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20 Apr 1922
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The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR. |
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22 Apr 1922
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South Ossetian Autonomous Region is established in Georgian SSR
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24 Apr 1922
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The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation. |
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27 Apr 1922
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Fritz Langs "Dr Mabuse, der Spieler" premieres in Berlin
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27 Apr 1922
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Yakut ASSR formed in Russian SFSR
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28 Apr 1922
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WOI (Ames IA) country's 1st licensed educational radio station
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29 Apr 1922
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1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champion (Tallinn Estonia)
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30 Apr 1922
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Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0
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01 May 1922
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Charlie Robertson of Chicago pitches a perfect no-hit, no-run game
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02 May 1922
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WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft Worth, Texas
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03 May 1922
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Mayor Hylan closes streets for building of Yankee Stadium
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03 May 1922
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event
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Salt layer find at Winterswijk
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04 May 1922
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event
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KNX-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions
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05 May 1922
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event
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Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (Bronx)
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07 May 1922
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Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2
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07 May 1922
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New York Giant Jesse Barnes no-hits Phillies, 2-0
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10 May 1922
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The United States annexes the Kingman Reef. |
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10 May 1922
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Dr Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar
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10 May 1922
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WHB-AM in Kansas City MO begins radio transmissions
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13 May 1922
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48th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6
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13 May 1922
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event
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48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6
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16 May 1922
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event
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White Star Line Majestic completes 5
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18 May 1922
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Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hours)
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19 May 1922
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The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established. |
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20 May 1922
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"Egypt" sinks off Ushant after colliding with "Seine, " killing 90
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20 May 1922
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Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel, suspended on October 16, 1921, by Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, return to the New York lineup and go hitless
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20 May 1922
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"Egypt" sinks off Ushant after colliding with "Seine" killing 90
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21 May 1922
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"On the Road to Moscow" is 1st cartoon to receive a Pulitzer Prize
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21 May 1922
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Ruppert buys out Huston interest in Yankees for $15 million
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21 May 1922
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Colonel Ruppert buys out Colonel Huston interest in New York Yankees for $1,500,000
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21 May 1922
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Pulitzer prize awarded to Eugene O'Neill (Anna Christie)
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23 May 1922
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"Abie's Irish Rose" 1st of over 2,500 performances
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23 May 1922
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Harry Greb gives Gene Tunney his only professional boxing defeat
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23 May 1922
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Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films
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24 May 1922
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Record temperature in Netherlands for May (35.6
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24 May 1922
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Russian-Italian trade agreement signed
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25 May 1922
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Babe Ruth suspended 1 day & fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire
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26 May 1922
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Lenin suffers a stroke
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29 May 1922
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Ecuador becomes independent
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29 May 1922
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US Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws
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30 May 1922
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The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.. |
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30 May 1922
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Cubs swap Max Flack for Cardinals Cliff Heathcote during the middle of a doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day
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30 May 1922
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Latvia & Vatican sign accord
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30 May 1922
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Lincoln Memorial dedicated
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01 Jun 1922
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The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded. |
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02 Jun 1922
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Suffy McInnis (1st base) ends an errorless string of 1,700 chances
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10 Jun 1922
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54th Belmont: C H Miller aboard Pillory wins in 2:18.8
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12 Jun 1922
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German Reich President Friedrich Ebert visits Munich
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12 Jun 1922
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St. Louis gets record 10 hits in a row and beats Phillies 14-8
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12 Jun 1922
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At Windsor Castle, King George V receives the colours of the six Irish regiments that are to be disbanded – the Royal Irish Regiment, the Connaught Rangers, the South Irish Horse, the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment, the Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. |
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13 Jun 1922
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Longest attack of hiccups begins Charlie Osborne, 98 hiccupped over 435 million times before it stops, He dies 11 months after it stops
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14 Jun 1922
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5th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Oakmont Country Club - Oakmont, Pennsylvania
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14 Jun 1922
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Charles Hoffner wins PGA golf tournament
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14 Jun 1922
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President Harding is 1st US President to use radio, dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore
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16 Jun 1922
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General election in the Irish Free State: the pro-Treaty Sinn Féin win a large majority. |
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16 Jun 1922
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Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to US Bureau of Aeronautics
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19 Jun 1922
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Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:28.2)
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22 Jun 1922
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Herrin massacre: Nineteen strikebreakers and three union miners are killed in Herrin, Illinois. |
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23 Jun 1922
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57th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 300 at Royal St. George
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24 Jun 1922
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AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears
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27 Jun 1922
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Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon)
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28 Jun 1922
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The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces. |
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29 Jun 1922
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France grants 1 km² at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes". |
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29 Jun 1922
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K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #979 Ilsewa
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30 Jun 1922
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In Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and Dominican Ambassador Francisco J. Peynado sign the Hughes-Peynado agreement, which ends the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic. |
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01 Jul 1922
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the United States. |
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05 Jul 1922
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1st general election in the Netherlands
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05 Jul 1922
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Uprising of social righteousness in Rio de Janeiro
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05 Jul 1922
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Women 1st vote in Dutch elections, Christian parties win
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06 Jul 1922
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Dutch auto / airplane manufacturer Trompenburg declares bankruptcy
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08 Jul 1922
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35th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats M Mallory (62 60)
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09 Jul 1922
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Johnny Weissmuller swims 1st 100 m free style under 1 minute
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09 Jul 1922
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Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. |
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11 Jul 1922
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The Hollywood Bowl opens. |
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15 Jul 1922
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1st duck-billed platypus publicly exhibited in US, at New York zoo
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15 Jul 1922
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26th US Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 288 at Skokie Country Club - Illinois
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15 Jul 1922
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Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan. |
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17 Jul 1922
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Curacao harbor workers begin strike under Felix Chacuto
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17 Jul 1922
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Ty Cobb gets 5 hits in a game for record 4th time in a year
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20 Jul 1922
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The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom. |
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20 Jul 1922
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Togo made a mandate of the League of Nations
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22 Jul 1922
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Cards enter 1st place, marks 1st time both St. Louis teams are on top
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24 Jul 1922
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The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923. |
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25 Jul 1922
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AT&T begins broadcasting on WBAY (NYC-later WEAF, WNBC, WRCA & WFAN)
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27 Jul 1922
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International Geographical Union forms in Brussels
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30 Jul 1922
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K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #983 Gunila
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31 Jul 1922
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18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minn)
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01 Aug 1922
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Hendrikus Colijn becomes political editor-in-chief of The Standard
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02 Aug 1922
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China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die
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02 Aug 1922
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A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people. |
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04 Aug 1922
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Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team
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08 Aug 1922
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Italian general strike broken by fascist terror
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08 Aug 1922
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Pirates set record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Phillies)
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14 Aug 1922
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1st "old time" musicians broadcasted on radio (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta)
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16 Aug 1922
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AT&T radio station WBAY becomes WEAF (NYC)
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19 Aug 1922
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36th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Helen Wills Moody (63 61)
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20 Aug 1922
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1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris
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21 Aug 1922
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Curly Lambeau & Green Bay Football Club granted NFL franchise
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24 Aug 1922
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1st Phillie to hit for the cycle (Cy Williams)
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25 Aug 1922
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Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league game
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26 Aug 1922
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Japanese cruiser Niitaka leaves in storm at Kamchatka, 300 killed
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27 Aug 1922
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Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:28.6)
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28 Aug 1922
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1st Walker Cup: US beats England 8-4
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28 Aug 1922
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Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleesons musical premieres in New York City
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28 Aug 1922
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Walker Cup golf tournament established
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28 Aug 1922
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WEAF in NYC airs 1st radio coml (Queensboro Realty-$100 for 10 mins)
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29 Aug 1922
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The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City. |
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30 Aug 1922
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Babe Ruth is thrown out of a game for 5th time in 1922
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30 Aug 1922
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Battle of Dumlupınar: The final battle in the Greco-Turkish War ("Turkish War of Independence"). |
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01 Sep 1922
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New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards"
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04 Sep 1922
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Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2000m (5:26.3)
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05 Sep 1922
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17th Davis Cup: USA beats Australasia in New York (4-1)
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05 Sep 1922
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Yankees final game at Polo Grounds (played there 7 years)
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06 Sep 1922
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42nd US Mens Tennis: Wm T Tilden beats Wm M Johnston 46 36 62 63 64)
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07 Sep 1922
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In Aydın, Turkey, independence of Aydın, from Greek occupation. |
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07 Sep 1922
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The Bank of Latvia established. |
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09 Sep 1922
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Turkish troops conquer Smyrna / murder Greek citizens
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09 Sep 1922
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William T Cosgrave replaces Irish Premier Collins
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09 Sep 1922
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The Greco-Turkish War effectively ends with Turkish victory over the Greeks in Smyrna. |
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10 Sep 1922
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Largest Polo Grounds crowd see Meusel, Ruth and Gehrig consecutive HRs
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11 Sep 1922
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Yankees play their farewell home game in Polo Grounds win doubleheader
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11 Sep 1922
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The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia. |
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11 Sep 1922
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One of the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia's predecessor papers The Sun News-Pictorial is founded. |
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11 Sep 1922
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British mandate of Palestine begins
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12 Sep 1922
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Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:35.4)
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13 Sep 1922
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The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences. |
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13 Sep 1922
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136.4
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15 Sep 1922
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Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 HRs in a game since 1897
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16 Sep 1922
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42nd US Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W M Johnston (46 36 62 63 64)
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16 Sep 1922
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Turkish troops chase Greeks out of Asia
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17 Sep 1922
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Bicyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world sprint champ
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17 Sep 1922
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Radio Moscow begins transmitting (12 KWs-most powerful station)
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18 Sep 1922
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2nd government of Ruys de Beerenbrouck installed in Neth
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18 Sep 1922
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Hungary is admitted to the League of Nations. |
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20 Sep 1922
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Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games
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21 Sep 1922
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President Warren G Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine
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23 Sep 1922
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B Brechts "Drum in the Night, " premieres in Germany
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24 Sep 1922
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Neurenberg fusion Congress USDP-SPD; picks Karl Kautsky
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24 Sep 1922
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Roger Hornsby sets the NL HR mark at 42
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27 Sep 1922
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King Constantine I of Greece abdicates
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27 Sep 1922
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King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, King George II. |
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28 Sep 1922
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Mussolini marches on Rome
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29 Sep 1922
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Mussolini ask Vatican for support of fascist party program
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30 Sep 1922
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Government of Alexandros Zaimis forms in Greece
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30 Sep 1922
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Yanks clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1
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30 Sep 1922
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Yanks clinch pennant #2
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01 Oct 1922
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Former Chicago Staleys play 1st NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0
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03 Oct 1922
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1st facsimile photo send over city telephone lines, Washington, DC
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03 Oct 1922
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Rebecca Felton of Georgia becomes 1st woman in Senate
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04 Oct 1922
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For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ & WGY)
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04 Oct 1922
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Protocol of Genevia signed: Austria gains independence
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05 Oct 1922
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Yanks and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game
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06 Oct 1922
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Schwebla replaces Benes government in Czechoslavakia
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07 Oct 1922
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1st radio link, WNJ (Newark) and WGY (Senectady) link for World Series
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07 Oct 1922
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Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain
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08 Oct 1922
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New York Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series
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11 Oct 1922
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1st woman FBI "special investigator" appointed (Alaska Davidson)
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11 Oct 1922
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Turkey and Greece sign cease fire
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14 Oct 1922
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1st automated telephones-Pennsylvania exchange in New York City
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14 Oct 1922
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1st Thom McAn shoe store opens, on Third Avenue, New York City
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17 Oct 1922
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Scottish worker begins hunger march from Glasgow on London
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18 Oct 1922
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) forms
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18 Oct 1922
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The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service. |
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18 Oct 1922
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established
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19 Oct 1922
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British Conservative MPs meeting at the Carlton Club vote to break off the Coalition Government with David Lloyd George of the Liberal Party. |
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20 Oct 1922
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Kennelworth in the Bronx renamed Dwight Place
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22 Oct 1922
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Lucerne Street in the Bronx named
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22 Oct 1922
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Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, named for knight in Wagner's Opera
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23 Oct 1922
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Conservative A Bonar forms new government in England
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24 Oct 1922
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German parliament mandates Ebert President until July 1925
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24 Oct 1922
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Irish Parliament adopts a constitution for an Irish Free State
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26 Oct 1922
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Italian government resigns under pressure from fascists and Benito Mussolini
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27 Oct 1922
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Dutch 2nd Chamber votes for child labor laws
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27 Oct 1922
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A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union. |
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27 Oct 1922
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1st commemoration of Navy Day
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28 Oct 1922
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March on Rome: Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government. |
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28 Oct 1922
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1st coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game
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28 Oct 1922
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Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government
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29 Oct 1922
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King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister. |
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30 Oct 1922
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Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the New York Giants pay $65,000 and 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 and is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922)
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30 Oct 1922
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Mussolini forms government in Italy
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30 Oct 1922
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Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy. |
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30 Oct 1922
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Mussolini forms cabinet in Italy
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31 Oct 1922
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Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy |
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31 Oct 1922
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Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy
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01 Nov 1922
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Ottoman Empire abolished
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01 Nov 1922
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Queen Wilhelmina opens Dutch Historical Maritime museum in Amsterdam
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01 Nov 1922
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Abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate: The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates. |
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02 Nov 1922
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Allies deliberate over German mark
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02 Nov 1922
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Australian Qantas airways begins service
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03 Nov 1922
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Greek parliament bans Prince Andreas for life
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04 Nov 1922
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Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt
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04 Nov 1922
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In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. |
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05 Nov 1922
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Demonstration for a Dutch University in Ghent
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06 Nov 1922
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King George V proclaims Irish Free state
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11 Nov 1922
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Largest US flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939 (270' X 90')
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13 Nov 1922
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Black Renaissance begins Harlem, New York
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14 Nov 1922
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German Reichs Chancellor Joseph Wirth term ends
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14 Nov 1922
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BBC begins domestic radio service from 2LO at Marconi House
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15 Nov 1922
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British Conservative wins election / Labour 2nd party
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16 Nov 1922
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Pope Pius XI calls on Belgian people to unite
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16 Nov 1922
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Turkish kalief / Sultan Mehmed VI asks British army for help
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17 Nov 1922
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Turkish Sultan Mehmed VI flees to Malta on British warship
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19 Nov 1922
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Demonstration for a French Language University in Ghent
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21 Nov 1922
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Rebecca L Felton (Ga) sworn in as 1st female US Senator
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22 Nov 1922
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British Labour party selects Ramsay MacDonald as leader
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22 Nov 1922
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Wilhelm Cuno forms new German government
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22 Nov 1922
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Library Ave in the Bronx named
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24 Nov 1922
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Italian parliament gives Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year"
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25 Nov 1922
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Japanese crown Prince Hirohito appointed prince-regent
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26 Nov 1922
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Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years. |
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26 Nov 1922
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The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.) |
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28 Nov 1922
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6 old minsters in Greece, executed
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28 Nov 1922
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Captain Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (NYC) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
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30 Nov 1922
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1st speed test of 1st genuine Japanese aircraft carrier Hosho
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30 Nov 1922
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Hitler speaks to 50,000 national-socialists in Munich
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01 Dec 1922
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1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Captain Turner, RAF
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01 Dec 1922
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Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns
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03 Dec 1922
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1st successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea), shown in New York City
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04 Dec 1922
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Lucille Atcherson, becomes 1st woman legation sect-US foreign service
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06 Dec 1922
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1st constitution of Irish Free State comes into operation
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06 Dec 1922
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1st electric power line commercial carrier in US, Utica, New York
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06 Dec 1922
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One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence. |
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08 Dec 1922
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Northern Ireland ceases to be part of the Irish Free State. |
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09 Dec 1922
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Gabriel Narutowicz elected Polish President
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09 Dec 1922
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Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland. |
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10 Dec 1922
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Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards
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10 Dec 1922
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Nobel awarded to Fridtjof Nansen, Niels Bohr & Albert Einstein
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13 Dec 1922
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Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps
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15 Dec 1922
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IVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague
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16 Dec 1922
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President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz is assassinated by Eligiusz Niewiadomski at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw. |
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16 Dec 1922
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Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs formally organizes
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16 Dec 1922
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New South Wales all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket
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17 Dec 1922
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Last British troops leave Ireland Freestate
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19 Dec 1922
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Mrs Theres Vaughn, 24, confessed in court to being married 62 times
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20 Dec 1922
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14 republics form Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR)
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20 Dec 1922
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Polish parliament selects Stanislaw Wojcieckowski as president
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22 Dec 1922
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Belgian parliament rejects Dutch University in Ghent
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23 Dec 1922
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BBC Radio began daily newscasts
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23 Dec 1922
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Pope Pius XI pleas for peace: encyclical Ubi arcano
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24 Dec 1922
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BBC sends 1st British radio play "Truth about Father Christmas"
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24 Dec 1922
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London Coloseum opens
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25 Dec 1922
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Lenin dictates his "Political testament"
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27 Dec 1922
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Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world. |
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29 Dec 1922
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Dutch Constitution proclaimed
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29 Dec 1922
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Revised Netherlands Law proclaims suffrage
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30 Dec 1922
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed. |
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30 Dec 1922
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Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR & Transcaucasian SSR
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