Joseph Stalin - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Time: Monday Apr 3, 1922
Place: Soviet Union, (Russia)
Details: At the 11th Party Congress in 1922, Lenin nominated Stalin as the party's new General Secretary. Although concerns were expressed that adopting this new post on top of his others would overstretch his workload and give him too much power, Stalin was appointed to the position.
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Marlon Brando-Birth
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Lucky Luciano-Arrested
Friday Apr 3, 1936 - New York, U.S.


Adolf Hitler-Prepare for Fall Weiss
Sunday Apr 3, 1938 - Germany


Carter G. Woodson-Death
Monday Apr 3, 1950 - Shaw, Washington, D.C., U.S.
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Irish War of Independence-Dunmanway killings
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Weimar Republic-Treaty of Rapallo
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BMW-The initial products
1922 - Munich, Germany


Josip Broz Tito-The arrest of the CPY leadership
Jan, 1922 - Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes


Nokia-The partnership
1922 - Finland


Louis Armstrong-To Chicago
1922 - Chicago,Illinois , U.S.


Richard Nixon-Moving To Whittier
1922 - Whittier, California, U.S.