February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Day of marriage May 1, 1920
The temperature on May 1, 1920 was between 3.8 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 2 » The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
January 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
May 2 » The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
November 15 » First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.
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