Category Archives: 1920s

U.S. signs famine relief agreement with Soviet Russia 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1921)

1920s


Video: 'The Great Russian famine of 1921 | Communism | USSR | Soviet Union | 4K'

(Saturday, August 20, 1921, 11:30 a.m. RMT; during the Russian famine of 1921–1922) — An agreement between the the United States and Soviet Russia providing for American relief for the famine stricken districts of Russia was signed this morning at the office of Latvia Prime Minister Zigfrids Meierovics in Riga, Latvia. Continue reading U.S. signs famine relief agreement with Soviet Russia 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1921) →

Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with paralytic illness 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1921)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'FDR Recovery'

(Wednesday, August 10, 1921, evening local time) — After a day of strenuous activity, 1920 Democratic vice presidential nominee (and future four-term president of the United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt, 39, complained of chills, nausea and pain in his lower back, skipped dinner and went to bed tonight while visiting his summer home on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada. Continue reading Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with paralytic illness 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1921) →

Tulsa race massacre begins as white mobs attack blacks in affluent Greenwood District 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1921)

1920s, African-American Civil Rights, Uncategorized


Video: 'The massacre of Tulsa's "Black Wall Street"'

(Tuesday, May 31, 1921, 10:30 p.m. EDT; during the Tulsa race massacre) — The Tulsa race massacre began tonight as white mobs began looting and leveling the affluent black district of Greenwood over reports a black man had assaulted a white woman in an elevator; hundreds are believed to have died.
Continue reading Tulsa race massacre begins as white mobs attack blacks in affluent Greenwood District 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1921) →

Warren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th U.S. President, Calvin Coolidge as 29th VP 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1921)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'UNITED STATES: Inaugurations of President Warren G. Harding (1921)'

(Friday, March 4, 1921, 1:18 p.m. EST) — Former U.S. Senator Warren G. Harding, 55, of Ohio was inaugurated today as the 29th president of the United States at the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice Edward D. White administering the oath of office.
Continue reading Warren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th U.S. President, Calvin Coolidge as 29th VP 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1921) →

Warren G. Harding handily defeats James M. Cox in U.S. presidential election 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 2 1920)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1920'

(Tuesday, November 2, 1920, during the 1920 United States presidential election) — In the first U.S. presidential election in which women had the right to vote, Warren G. Harding of Ohio, a Republican, was elected as the 29th President of the United States today, defeating Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, a Democrat. Continue reading Warren G. Harding handily defeats James M. Cox in U.S. presidential election 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 2 1920) →

Eight Chicago White Sox players indicted for throwing 1919 World Series 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 28 1920)

1920s, World Series


Video: 'The 1919 World Series Fix that Tarnished America's Pastime'

(Tuesday, September 28, 1920, afternoon CDT; during the Black Sox Scandal) — A grand jury indicted eight members of the Chicago White Sox today for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
Continue reading Eight Chicago White Sox players indicted for throwing 1919 World Series 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 28 1920) →

Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing all American women’s right to vote ratified 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1920)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '18th August 1920: Ratification of 19th Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees female suffrage'

(Wednesday, August 18, 1920) — The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified today by Tennessee, giving it the two-thirds majority of state ratification necessary to make it the law of the land. Continue reading Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing all American women’s right to vote ratified 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 18 1920) →

Democrats nominate James M. Cox for POTUS 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1920)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Democratic convention in San Francisco 1920'

(Tuesday, July 6, 1920, 1:39 p.m. PST) — Governor James M. Cox of Ohio was nominated President of the United States early today at the 1920 Democratic National Convention meeting at Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Continue reading Democrats nominate James M. Cox for POTUS 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1920) →

Republicans nominate Harding for POTUS, Coolidge for VPOTUS 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1920)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Republican Convention 1920'

(Saturday, June 12, 1920) — Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio was nominated President of the United States today at the 1920 Republican National Convention meeting at Chicago Coliseum in Chicago. Continue reading Republicans nominate Harding for POTUS, Coolidge for VPOTUS 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1920) →