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World Events
U.S. Events
- About three-quarters of the Boston police force goes on strike (Sept. 9). Massachusetts Governor (John) Calvin Coolidge acts quickly to dismiss the strikers, saying that no one has the right to strike against the public safety.
- Race riots erupt in 26 U.S. cities during the course of the year, including Washington, D.C., and Chicago in July.
- The 18th amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcholic beverages anywhere in the U.S., is ratified (Jan. 16).
Economics
Federal spending: $18.49 billion Consumer Price Index: 17.3 Unemployment: 1.4% Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.03 ($0.02 as of 7/1/19)
Sports
World SeriesCincinnati d. Chicago White Sox (5-3)Stanley CupNo Decision (due to influenza epidemic)WimbledonWomen: Suzanne Lenglen d. D. Chambers (10-8 4-6 9-7) Men: Gerald Patterson d. N. Brookes (6-3 7-5 6-2)Kentucky Derby ChampionSir BartonNCAA Football ChampionsHarvard (CFRA-tie, HF) (9-0-1) Illinois (CFRA-tie) (6-1-0) & Notre Dame (NCF) (9-0-0)
Entertainment
Entertainment Awards
Pulitzer Prizes Fiction: The Magnificent Ambersons, Booth Tarkington
Nobel Prize for Literature: Carl Spitteler (Switzerland) More Entertainment Awards...
Events
Science
Nobel Prizes in Science
Chemistry: None awarded Physics: Johannes Stark (Germany), discovery of Doppler effect in Canal rays and decomposition of spectrum lines by electric fields Physiology or Medicine: Jules Bordet (Belgium), for discoveries in connection with immunity
- Dial telephones are introduced by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
- Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is confirmed when the Royal Astronomical Society sees the predicted effect during a solar eclipse.
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