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The year begins with the British Empire at its largest extent, covering a quarter of the world and ruling over one in four people on Earth.				Britain	January	n/a	Politics
The Chilean Communist Party is founded.				Chile	January	2	Politics
Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.				Ireland	January	7	War
The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.				Norway	January	8	Politics
Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera resigns.				Ireland	January	10	War
The first successful insulin treatment of diabetes is made, by Frederick Banting in Toronto.		Toronto		Canada	January	11	Food & health
The British government releases the remaining Irish prisoners captured in the War of Independence.				Britain	January	12	War
The flu epidemic has claimed 804 victims in Britain.				Britain	January	13	Disaster
Michael Collins becomes Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State.				Ireland	January	15	War
Christian K. Nelson patents the Eskimo Pie ice cream bar in the United States.				U.S.	January	24	Food & health
Italian forces occupy Misrata, Libya; the reconquest of Libya begins.		Misrata		Libya	January	26	War
Knickerbocker Storm: Snowfall from the biggest-ever recorded snowstorm in Washington, D.C., causes the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre to collapse, killing 98.	Knickerbocker Theatre	Washington D.C.		U.S.	January	28	Disaster
The novel Ulysses by James Joyce is published in Paris on his 40th birthday by Sylvia Beach.		Paris		France	February	2	Media
DeWitt and Lila Wallace publish the first issue of Reader's Digest in the United States.				U.S.	February	5	Media
Pope Pius XI (Achille Ratti) succeeds Pope Benedict XV, to become the 259th pope.		Rome		Italy	February	6	Politics
The Five Power Naval Disarmament Treaty is signed between the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, France and Italy. Japan returns some of its control over the Shandong Peninsula to China.		Washington D.C.		U.S.	February	6	Politics
President of the United States Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House.		Washington D.C.		U.S.	February	8	Media
In the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Cheka becomes the Gosudarstvennoye Politicheskoye Upravlenie (GPU), a section of the NKVD.				Russia	February	8	War
Finnish Minister of the Interior Heikki Ritavuori is assassinated by Ernst Tandefelt.				Finland	February	14	Politics
Baragoola, the last of the Binngarra class Manly ferries, is launched at Balmain, New South Wales.	Balmain	Sydney	New South Wales	Australia	February	14	Transport
The inaugural session of the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) is held in The Hague.		The Hague		Netherlands	February	15	Politics
Leser v. Garnett: The Supreme Court of the United States rebuffs a challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.	Supreme Court	Washington D.C.		U.S.	February	26	Politics
The Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence by the United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt, and grants the country nominal independence, reserving control of military and diplomatic matters.				Egypt	February	28	Politics
An ice mass breaks the Oder Dam in Breslau.	Oder Dam	Breslau		Poland	March	2	Disaster
The British Civil Aviation Authority is established.				Britain	March	2	Transport
The movie Nosferatu is released in Germany.				Germany	March	4	Media
Mohandas Gandhi is arrested in Bombay for sedition.		Bombay		India	March	10	Politics
Edward, Prince of Wales, inaugurates the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College in Dehradun, India, marking a capitulation of the Governor General and Secretary of State for India to growing pressure for Indianization of the officer cadre of the Indian Army.		Dehradun		India	March	13	Politics
Egypt having gained self-government from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.				Egypt	March	15	Politics
The Rand Rebellion, which began as a strike by white South African mine workers on 28 December 1921 and became open rebellion against the state, is suppressed.				South Africa	March	16	Strikes & revolutions
In British India, Mahatma Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for sedition (he serves only two).				India	March	18	Politics
The USS Langley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.	Washington Navy Yard	Washington D.C.		U.S.	March	20	War
Radio station WLW in Cincinnati begins broadcasting.		Cincinnati	Ohio	U.S.	March	22	Media
Queensland, Australia abolishes the Legislative Council (Upper House).			Queensland	Australia	March	23	Politics
The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.				Poland	March	26	Politics
The Hinterkaifeck Murders occur in Germany, on a late evening.				Germany	March	31	Politics
South African Railways takes control of all railway operations in South West Africa.				South Africa	April	1	Politics
Joseph Stalin is appointed General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party.				Russia	April	3	War
Teapot Dome scandal: The United States Secretary of the Interior leases Teapot Dome oil reserves in Wyoming.			Wyoming	U.S.	April	7	Politics
1922 Picardie mid-air collision: The first midair collision occurs, between a Daimler Airway de Havilland DH.18 and a Grands Express Aériens Farman Goliath over Poix-de-Picardie, Amiens, France.	Poix-de-Picardie	Amiens		France	April	7	Disaster
Genoa Conference: The representatives of 34 countries convene to speak in Genoa, Italy about monetary economics, in the wake of World War I.		Genoa		Italy	April	10	War
The United Kingdom's Prince of Wales arrives in Yokohama aboard HMS Renown and rides by train to Tokyo, starting a one-month visit to Japan.		Yokohama		Japan	April	12	Politics
The State of Massachusetts opens all public offices to women.			Massachusetts	U.S.	April	13	Politics
The Treaty of Rapallo marks a rapprochement between the Weimar Republic and Bolshevik Russia.				Russia	April	16	War
The Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (the first chapter of a black sorority in New York State) is chartered.			New York	U.S.	April	22	Education
The first portion of the Imperial Wireless Chain, a strategic international wireless telegraphy network created to link the British Empire, is opened, from England to Egypt.				Britain	April	24	Media
Viktor Kingissepp, leader of the underground Estonian Communist Party, is executed in Estonia.				Estonia	May	3	Politics
In The Bronx, construction begins on Yankee Stadium.	Yankee Stadium	The Bronx	New York	U.S.	May	5	Sports
In Moscow, eight priests, two laymen and one woman are sentenced to death for opposition to the Soviet government's confiscation of church property.		Moscow		Russia	May	8	War
Radio station KGU begins broadcasting in Hawaii.			Hawaii	U.S.	May	11	Media
Sergei Diaghilev, Igor Stravinsky, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Proust, James Joyce, Erik Satie and Clive Bell dine together in Paris, at the Majestic hotel, their only joint meeting.	Majestic Hotel	Paris		France	May	18	Media
The All-Russian Young Pioneer Organisation is established.				Russia	May	19	War
British Liberal MP Horatio Bottomley is jailed for seven years for fraud.				Britain	May	29	Politics
In Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.	Lincoln Memorial	Washington D.C.		U.S.	May	30	Politics
The Royal Ulster Constabulary is officially founded.				Northern Ireland	June	1	Politics
Bolshevik forces defeat Basmachi troops, under Enver Pasha.				Russia	June	1	War
Åland's Regional Assembly convenes for its first plenary session in Mariehamn, Åland; the day will be celebrated as Self-Government Day of Åland.		Mariehamn	Åland		June	9	Politics
Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, premières in the U.S.				U.S.	June	11	Media
President of the United States Warren G. Harding makes his first speech on the radio.		Washington D.C.		U.S.	June	14	Media
Irish Republican Army agents assassinate British Army field marshal Sir Henry Wilson in London; the assassins are sentenced to death on July 18.		London		Britain	June	22	War
Weimar Republic foreign minister Walther Rathenau is assassinated; the murderers are captured on July 17.		Berlin		Germany	June	24	Politics
Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi becomes Reigning Prince Louis II of Monaco.			Monaco		June	26	Politics
The Irish Civil War and Battle of Dublin begin when the Irish National Army, using artillery loaned by the British, begins to bombard the anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army forces occupying the Four Courts in Dublin. Fighting in Dublin lasts until July 5.		Dublin		Ireland	June	28	War
The Syrian Federation is constituted.				Syria	June	28	Politics
The Hollywood Bowl open-air music venue opens.	The Hollywood Bowl			U.S.	July	11	Media
The final signings of Treaty 11, an agreement between George V, King of Canada, and various Canadian First Nations, are conducted at Fort Liard.	Fort Liard			Canada	July	17	Politics
The German protectorate of Togoland is divided into the League of Nations mandates of French Togoland and British Togoland.			Togoland		July	20	Politics
The Cherkess (Adyghe) Autonomous Oblast is established within the Russian SFSR.				Russia	July	27	War
Hyperinflation in Germany means that 563 marks are now needed to buy a single American dollar				Germany	July	n/a	War
The 1922 Swatow typhoon hits Shantou, China, killing more than 5,000 people.		Shantou		China	August	2	Disaster
Irish Civil War: General Michael Collins is assassinated in West Cork.			West Cork	Ireland	August	22	War
Morocco revolts against the Spanish.				Morocco	August	23	Strikes & revolutions
A Turkish large-scale attack opens against Greek forces in Afyon; Turkish victory is achieved on August 27.	Afyon	Afyonkarahisar		Turkey	August	23	War
Japan agrees to withdraw its troops from Siberia.			Siberia	Russia	August	28	War
Hyperinflation in Germany sees the value of the Papiermark against the dollar rise to 1,000.				Germany	August	n/a	War
The last hunted California grizzly bear is shot.			California	U.S.	August	n/a	Animals
The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, the world's third purpose-built motorsport race track, is officially opened at Monza in the Lombardy Region of Italy.	The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza		Lombardy	Italy	September	3	Sports
Turkish forces pursuing withdrawing Greek troops enter İzmir, effectively ending the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922).		İzmir		Turkey	September	9	War
The Sun News-Pictorial, a predecessor of the Melbourne, Australia, Herald Sun, is founded.		Melbourne		Australia	September	11	Media
The Mandate of Palestine is approved by the Council of the League of Nations.		Palestine			September	11	Politics
The Gdynia Seaport Construction Act is passed by the Polish Parliament.		Gdynia		Poland	September	13	Politics
The Great Fire of Smyrna destroys most of İzmir. Responsibility is disputed.	Smyrna	İzmir		Turkey	September	13	Disaster
Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world champion sprinter.				Netherlands	September	17	Sports
The Kingdom of Hungary joins the League of Nations.				Hungary	September	18	Politics
11 September 1922 Revolution in Greece.				Greece	September	24	Strikes & revolutions
Drums in the Night (Trommeln in der Nacht) becomes the first play by Bertolt Brecht to be staged, at the Munich Kammerspiele.	Munich Kammerspiele			Germany	September	29	Media
G. I. Gurdjieff opens his Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man at Fontainebleau, France.	Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man	Fontainebleau		France	October	1	Education
Rebecca L. Felton becomes the first female U.S. senator, when Georgia's governor gives her a temporary appointment, pending an election to replace Senator Thomas Watson, who has died suddenly.			Georgia	U.S.	October	3	Politics
T. S. Eliot establishes The Criterion magazine, containing the first publication of his poem The Waste Land. This first appears in the United States later this month in The Dial (dated November 1), and is first published complete with notes in book form, by Boni and Liveright in New York in December.				Britain	October	15	Media
The British Broadcasting Company is formed.				United Kingdom	October	18	Media
The Third Dáil enacts the Constitution of the Irish Free State.				Ireland	October	25	War
Hogarth Press publishes Virginia Woolf's novel Jacob's Room.	Hogarth House	London		Britain	October	26	Media
Southern Rhodesians reject union with South Africa in a referendum.			Southern Rhodesia		October	27	Politics
In Italy, the March on Rome brings the National Fascist Party and Benito Mussolini to power. Italy begins a period of dictatorship that lasts until the end of the Second World War, but at the same time becomes the predominant power in the Mediterranean.		Rome		Italy	October	28	Strikes & revolutions
The Red Army occupies Vladivostok.		Vladivostok			October	28	War
Rose Bowl sports stadium officially opens in Pasadena, California.	Rose Bowl stadium	Pasadena	California	U.S.	October	28	Sports
Benito Mussolini, 39, becomes the youngest ever Prime Minister of Italy.				Italy	October	31	Politics
3,000 German marks are now needed to buy a single American dollar				Germany	October	n/a	War
The Russian Civil War ends, with the colonies remaining part of Russia.				Russia	October	n/a	War
The Ottoman Empire is abolished after 600 years, and its last sultan, Mehmed VI, abdicates, leaves for exile in Italy on November 17.				Ottoman Empire	November	1	Politics
A broadcast receiving licence with a fee of ten shillings is introduced in the United Kingdom.				United Kingdom	November	1	Media
In Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.	Valley of the Kings			Egypt	November	4	Education
Sigma Gamma Rho (ΣΓΡ) Sorority, Incorporated is founded by seven educators in Indianapolis, Indiana. The group becomes an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter is granted to the Alpha Chapter at Butler University in Indianapolis.	Butler University	Indianapolis	Indiana	U.S.	November	12	Education
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) begins radio service in the United Kingdom, broadcasting from station 2LO in London.	Station 2LO	London		Britain	November	14	Media
In the 1922 United Kingdom general election forced by the Conservatives' withdrawal from the coalition government, the Conservative Party wins an overall majority. Labour for the first time becomes the main opposition party, winning more seats than the divided Liberals. A dining club of newly elected Conservative Members of Parliament evolves the following year into the 1922 Committee.				United Kingdom	November	15	Politics
1922 Guayaquil general strike: During a 3-day strike action in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, police and military fire into a crowd, killing at least 300.		Guayaquil		Ecuador	November	15	Strikes & revolutions
Abdülmecid II, Crown Prince of the Ottoman Empire, is elected Caliph.				Ottoman Empire	November	19	Politics
Rebecca Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first woman United States Senator.			Georgia	U.S.	November	21	Politics
Popular author and anti-Treaty Republican Erskine Childers is executed by firing squad in Dublin, after conviction by an Irish Free State military court for the unlawful possession of a gun, a weapon presented to him by Michael Collins in 1920 as a gift.		Dublin		Ireland	November	24	War
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to see inside KV62, the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, in over 3,000 years.	Valley of the Kings			Egypt	November	26	Education
The British Parliament enacts the Irish Free State Constitution Act, by which it legally sanctions the new Constitution of the Irish Free State.				Ireland	December	5	War
The Irish Free State officially comes into existence. George V becomes the Free State's monarch. Tim Healy is appointed first Governor-General of the Irish Free State, and W. T. Cosgrave becomes President of the Executive Council.				Ireland	December	6	War
Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland.				Poland	December	9	Politics
The trial of Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters ends at the Old Bailey in London, for the murder of Thompson's husband; both are found guilty and sentenced to hang.	Old Bailey	London		Britain	December	11	Politics
Gabriel Narutowicz, sworn on December 11 as first president of the Second Polish Republic, is assassinated by a right-wing sympathizer in Warsaw.		Warsaw		Poland	December	16	Politics
Antigone by Jean Cocteau appears on stage in Paris, with settings by Pablo Picasso, music by Arthur Honegger and costumes by Gabrielle Chanel.		Paris		France	December	20	Media
Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be commissioned.				Japan	December	27	War
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Transcaucasian Republic (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) come together to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, dissolved in 1991.				Russia	December	30	War
The year ends with hyperinflation showing no sign of slowing down in Germany, with 7,000 marks now needed to buy a single American dollar.				Germany	December	n/a	War
Wracked by rapid inflation and political assassinations, and motivated by hostility and arrogance as well, the Weimar Republic announces its inability to pay more, and proposes a moratorium on reparations for 3 years.				Germany	Date	unknown	War
Kurd Istigdul Djemijetin, the Kurdish Independence Committee, is founded.			Kurdistan	Iraq	Date	unknown	Politics
The Inter-Parliamentary Union is established.		Geneva		Switzerland	Date	unknown	Politics
Earl W. Bascom, rodeo cowboy and artist, designs and makes rodeo's first hornless bronc saddle at Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.		Lethbridge	Alberta	Canada	Date	unknown	Sports
Vegemite is invented by Australian entrepreneur Fred Walker.				Australia	Date	unknown	Food & health
The Molly Pitcher Club is formed to promote the repeal of Prohibition in the United States.				U.S.	Date	unknown	Politics
Thompson Webb founds the Webb School of California for boys in Claremont.	Webb School of California	Claremont	California	U.S.	Date	unknown	Education
The Barbary lion becomes extinct in the wild, with the last killed in Morocco, in the area of the Zelan and Beni Mguild Forests.	Zelan and Beni Mguild Forests			Morocco	Date	unknown	Animals
The Amur tiger becomes extinct in South Korea.				South Korea	Date	unknown	Animals
Bronisław Malinowski's influential ethnological text, Argonauts of the Western Pacific, is published.		London		Britain	Date	unknown	Media

100 Years Since 1922

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