18th January 1919
Aftermath of War
British National War Bonds subscribed to date £1,645,337,734
The Paris Peace Conference opens, chaired by French prime minister Georges Clemenceau. The Conference will create a League of Nations following President Wilson's Fourteen Points (8 Jan. 1918). Settling the terms of the peace treaty with Germany will prove far more difficult.
Polish pianist, composer, and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes the new Prime Minister of Poland (he will play an important role in securing the independence of Poland).
