Historydraft LogoHistorydraft Logo
Historydraft
beta
Historydraft Logo
Historydraft
beta

  • Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
    Jan, 1920
    Josip Broz Tito

    The Communist Party of Yugoslavia

    Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
    Jan, 1920

    Upon his return home, Broz was unable to gain employment as a metalworker in Kumrovec, so he and his wife moved briefly to Zagreb, where he worked as a waiter and took part in a waiter's strike. He also joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY).




  • Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
    Jan, 1920
    Walt Disney

    Disney and Iwerks Were Laid off

    Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
    Jan, 1920

    In January 1920, as Pesmen-Rubin's revenue declined after Christmas, Disney and Iwerks were laid off. They started their own business, the short-lived Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists. Failing to attract many customers, Disney and Iwerks agreed that Disney should leave temporarily to earn money at the Kansas City Film Ad Company, run by A. V. Cauger; the following month Iwerks, who was not able to run their business alone, also joined.




  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Saturday Jan 10, 1920
    World War II

    League of Nations

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Saturday Jan 10, 1920

    The League of Nations was the first worldwide international organization whose principle mission to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 following the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I, and the headquarters was in Geneva, Switzerland.




  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Saturday Jan 10, 1920
    United Nations

    League of Nations

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Saturday Jan 10, 1920

    On 10 January 1920, the League of Nations formally came into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratified by 42 nations in 1919, took effect.




  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Friday Jan 16, 1920
    League of Nations

    First meeting of "League of Nations"

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Friday Jan 16, 1920

    The League of Nations held its first meeting on January 16, 1920, that is, six days after the entry into force of the Treaty of Versailles and the official end of World War I.




  • U.S.
    Saturday Jan 17, 1920
    Lucky Luciano

    Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect

    U.S.
    Saturday Jan 17, 1920

    On January 17, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect and Prohibition lasted until the amendment was repealed in 1933. The amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Demand for alcohol naturally continued, the resulting black market for alcoholic beverages providing criminals with an additional source of income.




  • U.S.
    Jan, 1920
    Marcus Garvey

    Garvey incorporated the Negro Factories League

    U.S.
    Jan, 1920

    In January 1920, Garvey incorporated the Negro Factories League, through which he opened a string of grocery stores, a restaurant, a steam laundry, and publishing house.


  • Canada
    Jan, 1920
    Marcus Garvey

    Two-week honeymoon in Canada

    Canada
    Jan, 1920

    The newlyweds embarked on a two-week honeymoon in Canada, accompanied by a small UNIA retinue, including Jacques. There, Garvey spoke at two mass meetings in Montreal and three in Toronto.


<