 |
World Events
- Russian revolutionaries execute the former czar and his
family. Russian Civil War between Reds (Bolsheviks) and
Whites (anti-Bolsheviks); Reds win in 1920.
- Allied troops
(U.S., British, French) intervene in Russia (March). Background: World War I
- Second Battle of the Marne (July-Aug.)
- German Kaiser
abdicates (Nov.); hostilities cease on the Western Front.
- Japanese hold Vladivostok
until 1922.
- Worldwide Spanish influenza epidemic strikes; by 1920, nearly 20 million are dead. In U.S. alone, 500,000 perish.
U.S. Events
- Daylight Saving Time goes into effect (March).
- New York's worst subway accident kills 92 and injures 100 after a train jumps a track in Brooklyn at 30 mph (five times the speed limit) (Nov. 2).
Economics
Federal spending: $12.68 billion
Consumer Price Index: 15.1
Unemployment: 1.4%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.03
Sports
World SeriesBoston Red Sox d. Chicago Cubs (4-2)Stanley CupToronto Arenas d. Vancouver (PCHA) (3-2)WimbledonWomen: Not held (World War I)
Men: Not held (World War I)Kentucky Derby ChampionExterminatorNCAA Football ChampionsPittsburgh (CFRA, HF) (4-1-0) & Michigan (NCF) (5-0-0)
Entertainment
Events
Science
Nobel Prizes in Science
Chemistry: Fritz Haber (Germany), for synthetic production of ammonia Physics: Max Planck (Germany), discoveries in connection with quantum theory Physiology or Medicine: None awarded
|
|
