100 Years Ago Today

[Jimbuna]

29th April 1920

Edward, Prince of Wales, greeting Maori women during his visit of New Zealand.


PCU "North Carolina" (BB-52) under construction at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. This view is from the ship's bow looking aft.

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30th April 1920

British soldiers with tanks guard the outside of Mountjoy Prison in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence.


In Dublin, British soldiers hold back a crowd of angry Sinn Fein protestors outside of Mountjoy Prison. Irish Republican Army prisoners are conducting a hunger strike.


Polish troops resting in a Ukrainian village during the offensive towards Kiev against Soviet forces.

[Jimbuna]

1st May 1920

Riots occur in France as laborers and police clash during May Day.


Margaret, the Crown Princess of Sweden and wife to Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, dies at the age of 38 due to sepsis.

[Jimbuna]

2nd May 1920

Sailors onboard the USS Pennsylvania cheer as they approach New York City.


Ship Losses:

Latona (United Kingdom) The barquentine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 17 nautical miles (31 km) west of Tory Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued.

[Texas Red]

Dang it, Jimbuna! Always beating me to the punch!

You use the same twitter account, @CenturyAgoToday for this. Lol.

[Jimbuna]

3rd May 1920

Major General Adrian Carton de Wiart (right), chief of the British Mission to Poland, standing next to a Polish pilot during the Polish-Soviet War.


Ship Losses:

Munamar (United States) The passenger ship ran aground on Watling Island, Bahamas. All eighty passengers and crew were rescued by Athenic ( United Kingdom). She was later refloated and beached.Munamar was refloated on 20 May.
Notre Dame d'Arvour (France) The barque came ashore on Wardang Island, South Australia. She was later gutted by fire.
Risør (Norway) The auxiliary schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 40°N 68°W and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by City of Canton ( United Kingdom).

[Jimbuna]

4th May 1920

Awarding of prizes in the Army Essay contest by the Secty. of War, General March, and General Harris.


Ship Losses:

Joseph Leopold (United States) The four-masted schooner ran aground on the Silver Bank, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Dominican Republic, and was a total loss.

[Jimbuna]

5th May 1920

Vladimir Lenin, with Leon Trotsky and Lev Kamenev, urging soldiers to fight in the Soviet-Polish War. Poland and Ukraine are currently engaging in an offensive towards Kiev.


Ship Losses:

Joseph Leopold (United States) The four-masted schooner ran aground on the Silver Bank, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Dominican Republic, and was a total loss.

[Jimbuna]

6th May 1920

King Albert I of Belgium unveils a memorial to the London Scottish regiment on the road to Messines.


France. "L'Illustration" - riots of May 6, 1920 in occupied Frankfurt.


Ship Losses:

Sunshine (United Kingdom) The schooner struck a sunken wreck at Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium and sank. Her crew were rescued.

[Jimbuna]

7th May 1920

The USSR recognizes Georgia's independence.

Polish and Ukrainian troops capture the capital city of Kiev from Soviet forces. Polish troops marching in Kiev.


Ship Losses:

Olinda (United States) The cargo ship ran aground off Manati, Cuba. She was refloated on 14 April.

[Jimbuna]

8th May 1920

Aviation: Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the German Army's air service, the "Luftstreitkräfte", is dissolved. Germany will not have a military air service again until the establishment of the German Air Force, the "Luftwaffe", in February 1935.

Franklin D Roosevelt and his daughter Anna with their dog on the way to a dog show of the Washington Kennel Club.

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9th May 1920

"Settling scores" (Petit Journal cover)


Ship Losses:

Harlsywood (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Melilla, Spain. She was refloated on 25 May.
Merkur )Finland) The cargo ship collided with Castro Alen ( Spain) in the Bristol Channel off Barry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by a pilot cutter. Salvage efforts were abandoned in September 1920.
USAT Northern Pacific (United States) The United States Army troopship ran aground on Collnas Shoal at the entrance to the harbour at San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was refloated and underway again the next day.
Windrush (United States) The barque collided with Buenos Aires ( Spain) in the Atlantic Ocean 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km) east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey and sank with the loss of five crew.

[Jimbuna]

10th May 1920

Tibermede (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground near the Cabo Carvoeiro Lighthouse, Portugal. Her crew were rescued; the ship was declared a total loss.

[Jimbuna]

11th May 1920

British politician Sir Oswald Mosley (and future leader of the British Union of Fascists) marries Lady Cynthia Blanche Curzon.


First NSDAP advertising posters in Munich. Call for the public party rally on May 11, 1920. Speaker: Adolf Hitler


Ship Losses:

Shusana (United States) The 49-gross register ton, 79.8-foot (24.3 m) sternwheel paddle steamer was wrecked on the Tanana River near Nenana Territory of Alaska. All 11 people on board survived.

[Jimbuna]

12th May 1920

Lenin in Moscow saluting to the graduates of the First Moscow Soviet Machine-gun courses.


Italian battleship Francesco Caracciolo is launched; however, the battleship is never finished due to budgetary issues.


Ship Losses:

Lake Stobi (United States) The Design 1099 cargo ship ran aground off the Koshiki Lighthouse, Gotō Islands, Japan and was wrecked.