Historical Events for April 1920

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1st - Church disforms in Wales
1st - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle (PCHA), 3 games to 2
4th - Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem
6th - French troop attacks Main/Darmstadt/Hanau
8th - LONGA soccer team forms in Tilburg
13th - 1st woman US Civil Service Commissioner, Helen Hamilton appointed
14th - Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi
15th - New Canadian small cent coin is released
17th - American Professional Football Association forms (NFL)
19th - 24th Boston Marathon won by Peter Trivoulidas of Greece in 2:29:31
20th - 7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium
20th - Balfour Declaration recognized, makes Palestine a British Mandate
20th - Big Show ends 2 year run on NBC radio
20th - Tornadoes kill 219 in Alabama & Mississippi
20th - Phillies mgr Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats NY Giants 3-0
21st - John Galsworthy's "Skin Game," premieres in London
23rd - Turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara
23rd - The national council in Turkey denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces a temporary constitution.
24th - British Mandate over Palestine goes into effect (lasts 28 years)
24th - Polish troops attack Ukraine
26th - H Shapley & H D Curtis hold "great debate" on nature of nebulae
27th - Pogrom leader Petljoera declares Ukraine Independence
28th - Azerbaijan SSR joins USSR (1st time)
28th - Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.


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