What Happened in 1920

Al Capone Moves From New York to Chicago

Capone's departure from New York, with his family, to Chicago is believed to have occurred in 1921. Capone purchased a modest house at 7244 South... Read more

The Reagan Family Moves to Dixon, IL

The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home is the house located at 816 South Hennepin Street, Dixon, Illinois, in which the late former President of the United... Read more

Nazi Party formed

Adolf Hitler never held a regular job and aside from his time in World War One, led a lazy lifestyle, from his brooding teenage days in Linz... Read more

Léon Bourgeois Wins the Nobel Peace Prize

He was born in Paris, and was trained in law. After holding a subordinate office (1876) in the department of public works, he became successively... Read more

James Joyce Meets Ezra Pound

Pound’s aspirations for literature were grand. He believed that bad writing destroyed civilizations and that good writing could save them, and... Read more

Houdini Begins Debunking Spirits Mediums

Houdini's formal education was slight; his self education, immense. "My mind," he is often quoted as having said, "is the key that sets me free."... Read more

A Young John F. Kennedy Contracts Scarlet Fever

On February 20, 1920 when Jack was not yet three years old, he became sick with scarlet fever, a highly contagious and then potentially... Read more

Adolf Hitler Delivers 'Twenty-Five Theses' Speech at the Munich Hofbräuhaus

Given responsibility for publicity and propaganda, Hitler first succeeded in attracting over a hundred people to a meeting in held October at which... Read more

Hitler is Discharged from the Army and Begins Participating Full-Time in the German Workers' Party (DAP)

Hitler was discharged from the army in March 1920 and with his former superiors' continued encouragement began participating full time in the... Read more

Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup

The 1920 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Ottawa Senators and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association... Read more

Palestine/Nabi Musa riots in Jerusalem

The 1920 Palestine riots, or Nabi Musa riots, were violent Arab pogroms against the Jews in Jerusalem. They took place under British rule through... Read more

Games of the VII Olympiad Held in Antwerp, Belgium

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920... Read more

Pope John Paul II is Born

The Venerable Pope John Paul II (Polish: Jan Paweł II, Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born Karol Józef Wojtyła... Read more

Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for Vice President

The 1920 Democratic National Convention chose Roosevelt as the candidate for Vice President of the United States on the ticket headed by Governor... Read more

First 'World Scout Jamboree' is Held

Brother Scouts. Differences exist between the peoples of the world in thought and sentiment, just as they do in language and physique. The Jamboree... Read more

Treaty of Sèvres signed

The Treaty of Sèvres was the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and Allies at the end of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles was signed with... Read more

Charles Ponzi Surrenders to Federal Authorities and is Charged with Mail Fraud

Carlo Pietro Giovanni Guglielmo Tebaldo Ponzi, commonly known as Charles Ponzi, was an Italian businessman and con artist in the U.S. and Canada.... Read more

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is Ratified

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Read more

Shelley Winters is Born

Shelley Winters (August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films, as well as on stage and television;... Read more

First Commercial Radio Station Begins Operations in Detroit

The Scripps family founded 8MK, which claims that on Aug. 20, 1920, it 'became the first radio station in the world to broadcast regularly... Read more

The Gandhi Era of the Indian Independence Movement Begins with the Non-Cooperation Movement

The non-cooperation movement (Hindi: असहयोग आन्दोलन), was the first-ever series of nationwide people's movements of nonviolent resistance and civil... Read more

Wall Street Bombing

One employee of J. P. Morgan & Co., William Joyce, of the securities department, was killed yesterday by the explosion in Wall Street between the... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes The Mysterious Affair at Styles

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. It was written in 1916 and was first published by John Lane in the US in... Read more

Walter Matthau is Born

Walter John Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his... Read more

1920 World Series

In the 1920 World Series, the Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, then known interchangeably as the Robins in reference to their manager... Read more