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Old 04-09-20, 06:42 AM   #4448
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9th April 1920

Although the U.S. Senate had failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an alternative to officially declaring the end of World War I, voting 242 to 150 "to declare war with Germany at an end".

British troops resting outside the Old City of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock in the background.


Edward, Prince of Wales, tries out surfing during his visit to Hawaii.


Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, participating in a paper chase game outside Washington D.C.


Large demonstrations occur in Guatemala City against President Estrada Cabrera. Government troops begin attacking protesters with machine guns and shelling.
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