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Looking Back
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What was happening around the world,
when Garfield High School
was established in 1920 ?
"allot has happen since 1920, 86 years of
rich History"
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In January 1922 ...
1922 (01 jan) Vancouver BC starts driving on the
right side of road
1922 (03 jan) 1st living person identified on a US coin (Thomas E
Kirby) on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar
1922 (06 jan) Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution
payments
1922 (09 jan) KQV-AM in Pittsburgh PA begins radio transmissions
1922 (09 jan) Rotterdam metal strike ends
1922 (11 jan) Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson,
14, of Canada)
1922 (13 jan) WHA-AM in Madison WI begins radio transmissions
1922 (13 jan) Buck Weaver, a Black Sox, applies unsuccessfully for
reinstatement
1922 (13 jan) Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution
payments ended
1922 (15 jan) Irish Free State forms; Michael Collins becomes 1st
premier
1922 (18 jan) Irish author Liam O'Flaherty & others occupy the
Rotunda in Dublin
1922 (19 jan) Geological survey says US oil supply would be depleted
in 20 years
1922 (20 jan) Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premieres,
Paris
1922 (21 jan) 1st slalom ski race run, Mürren, Switzerland
1922 (24 jan) -54ºF (-48ºC), Danbury WI (state record)
1922 (24 jan) Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not
an Eskimo)
1922 (24 jan) Lehman Caves National Monument established
1922 (26 jan) Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony" premieres
in London
1922 (28 jan) American Pro Football Association renamed "National
Football League"
1922 (28 jan) J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL
1922 (29 jan) Union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador
dissolved
1922 (30 jan) World Law Day, 1st celebrated
1922 (30 jan) Ted McDonald takes 8-58 in big Victorian win over New
South Wales
In February 1922 ...
1922 (02 feb) James Joyce's "Ulysses" published in
Paris (1,000 copies)
1922 (04 feb) WGY-AM in Schenectady NY begins radio transmissions
1922 (05 feb) Reader's Digest magazine 1st published
1922 (06 feb) Cardinal Achille Ratti elected Pope Pius XI
1922 (06 feb) US, UK, France, Italy & Japan sign Washington naval
arms limitation
1922 (07 feb) John Willard's "Cat & the Canary" premieres in New York
NY
1922 (08 feb) Radio arrives in the White House
1922 (09 feb) Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii
1922 (09 feb) Italian government of Bonomi falls
1922 (11 feb) "April Showers" by Al Jolson hits #1
1922 (11 feb) US intervention army leaves Honduras
1922 (15 feb) Marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from
Essex
1922 (18 feb) Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work
for baseball
1922 (18 feb) WOC-AM in Davenport IA begins radio transmissions
1922 (19 feb) Ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio
entertainer
1922 (20 feb) WOR-AM in New York City NY begins radio transmissions
1922 (20 feb) Marc Connelly & George Kaufman's "To the Ladies"
premieres in New York NY
1922 (20 feb) Vilnius, Lithuania, agrees to separate from Poland
1922 (21 feb) WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions
1922 (21 feb) Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die
1922 (21 feb) Great Britain grants Egypt independence
1922 (22 feb) Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin
1922 (27 feb) Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amend woman's
right to vote
1922 (27 feb) Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convenes 1st National
Radio Conference
1922 (27 feb) G B Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II" premieres in New
York NY
1922 (28 feb) Egypt regains independence from Britain, but British
troops remain
1922 (28 feb) KHQ-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions
1922 (28 feb) English princess Mary marries viscount Lascelles
In March 1922 ...
1922 (02 mar) WBAP-AM, Fort Worth TX, begins
broadcasting
1922 (02 mar) WLW-AM in Cincinnati OH begins radio transmissions
1922 (03 mar) Italian fascists occupy Fiume & Rijeka
1922 (03 mar) WWJ-AM in Detroit MI begins radio transmissions
1922 (05 mar) "Nosferatu" premieres in Berlin
1922 (06 mar) Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year New York
Yankee contract
1922 (06 mar) George Bernard Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh III/IV"
premieres in New York NY
1922 (07 mar) US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Theresa
Weld Blanchard
1922 (07 mar) US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Sherwin
Badger
1922 (09 mar) Eugene O'Neill's "Hairy Ape" premieres in New York NY
1922 (09 mar) KJR-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions
1922 (10 mar) KLZ-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions
1922 (10 mar) State of siege proclaimed during mine strike
Johannesburg South Africa
1922 (11 mar) Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA)
sweep Regina Capitals, in 2 games
1922 (13 mar) George Bernard Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh V" premieres
in New York NY
1922 (13 mar) NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto St
Pats, 5 to 4, in 2 games
1922 (13 mar) WRR-AM in Dallas TX begins radio transmissions
1922 (14 mar) KGU-AM in Honolulu HI begins radio transmissions
1922 (14 mar) KSD-AM in Saint Louis MO begins radio transmissions
1922 (14 mar) WGR-AM in Buffalo NY begins radio transmissions
1922 (15 mar) 1st southern radio station begins radio transmissions (WSB-AM,
Atlanta GA)
1922 (16 mar) Sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes
Egypt
1922 (16 mar) WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions
1922 (18 mar) 1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton
vs Yale)
1922 (18 mar) British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi
to 6 years for disobedience
1922 (18 mar) WBT-AM in Charlotte NC begins radio transmissions
1922 (20 mar) USS Langley is commissioned, Navy's 1st aircraft
Carrier
1922 (20 mar) WIP-AM in Philadelphia PA begins radio transmissions
1922 (21 mar) KGW-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions
1922 (22 mar) British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in
prison
1922 (23 mar) 1st airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington DC
1922 (23 mar) KMJ-AM in Fresno CA begins radio transmissions
1922 (23 mar) WEW-AM in Saint Louis MO begins radio transmissions
1922 (24 mar) Grand National at Aintree sees only 3 horses out of 32
starters finish
1922 (28 mar) 1st microfilm device introduced
1922 (28 mar) Stanley Cup: Toronto St Pats (NHL) beat Vancouver
Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2
1922 (30 mar) KGY-AM in Olympia WA begins radio transmissions
1922 (30 mar) WWL-AM in New Orleans LA begins radio transmissions
1922 (31 mar) KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions
1922 (31 mar) Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam
In April 1922 ...
1922 (03 apr) Stalin appointed General Secretary of
Communist Party
1922 (04 apr) WAAB (Baton Rouge LA) becomes 1st US radio station with
"W" calls
1922 (05 apr) KOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions
1922 (05 apr) WDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions
1922 (07 apr) Naval Reserve #3, "Teapot Dome", leased to Harry F
Sinclair
1922 (14 apr) Republic rebels occupies 4 government courts in Dublin
1922 (15 apr) Poodle Dog Restaurant closes
1922 (15 apr) Frederick Banting, John MacLeod & Charles Best discover
insulin
1922 (16 apr) Annie Oakley sets record by breaking 100 clay targets
in a row
1922 (16 apr) German-Russia treaty signed in Italy, Soviet Union
recognized
1922 (18 apr) Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0
1922 (19 apr) 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of
Massachusetts in 2:18 10
1922 (22 apr) South Ossetian Autonomous Region is established in
Georgian SSR
1922 (27 apr) Yakut ASSR formed in Russian SFSR
1922 (27 apr) Fritz Langs "Dr Mabuse, der Spieler" premieres in
Berlin
1922 (28 apr) WOI (Ames IA) country's 1st licensed educational radio
station
1922 (29 apr) 1st official International Weightlifting Federation
Champion (Tallinn Estonia)
1922 (30 apr) Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games
Detroit Tigers, 2-0
In May 1922 ...
1922 (01 may) Charlie Robertson of Chicago pitches a
perfect no-hit, no-run game
1922 (02 may) WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Fort Worth TX
1922 (03 may) Mayor Hylan closes streets for building of Yankee
Stadium
1922 (03 may) Salt layer find at Winterswijk
1922 (04 may) KNX-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions
1922 (05 may) Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (Bronx)
1922 (06 may) 48th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6
1922 (07 may) Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands, 1-2
1922 (07 may) New York Giant Jesse Barnes no-hits Phillies, 2-0
1922 (10 may) Dr Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the
English Bar
1922 (10 may) WHB-AM in Kansas City MO begins radio transmissions
1922 (13 may) 48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins
in 2:04.6
1922 (16 may) White Star Line Majestic completes 5½ day maiden voyage
1922 (18 may) Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45
hours)
1922 (20 may) "Egypt" sinks off Ushant after colliding with "Seine"
killing 90
1922 (20 may) Babe Ruth & Bob Meusel, suspended on October 16, 1921,
by Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, return to the New York lineup & go hitless
1922 (21 may) "On the Road to Moscow" is 1st cartoon to receive a
Pulitzer Prize
1922 (21 may) Colonel Ruppert buys out Colonel Huston interest in New
York Yankees for $1,500,000
1922 (21 may) Pulitzer prize awarded to Eugene O'Neill (Anna
Christie)
1922 (23 may) "Abie's Irish Rose" 1st of over 2,500 performances
1922 (23 may) Harry Greb gives Gene Tunney his only professional
boxing defeat
1922 (23 may) Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company
Laugh-O-Gram Films
1922 (24 may) Record temperature in Netherlands for May (35.6ºC)
1922 (24 may) Russian-Italian trade agreement signed
1922 (25 may) Babe Ruth suspended 1 day & fined $200 for throwing
dirt on an umpire
1922 (26 may) Lenin suffers a stroke
1922 (29 may) Ecuador becomes independent
1922 (29 may) US Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport
and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws
1922 (30 may) Cubs swap Max Flack for Cardinals Cliff Heathcote
during the middle of a doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day
1922 (30 may) Latvia & Vatican sign accord
1922 (30 may) Lincoln Memorial dedicated
In June 1922 ...
1922 (02 jun) Suffy McInnis (1st base) ends an
errorless string of 1,700 chances
1922 (12 jun) St Louis gets record 10 hits in a row & beats Phillies
14-8
1922 (16 jun) Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to US Bureau
of Aeronautics
1922 (24 jun) AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become
Chicago Bears
1922 (27 jun) Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik
Van Loon)
1922 (29 jun) K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #979 Ilsewa
In July 1922 ...
1922 (15 jul) 1st duck-billed platypus publicly
exhibited in US, at NY zoo
1922 (20 jul) Togo made a mandate of the League of Nations
1922 (30 jul) K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #983 Gunila
1922 (31 jul) 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water
skis (Minn)
In August 1922 ...
1922 (08 aug) Pirates set record of 46 hits in a
doubleheader (against Phillies)
1922 (21 aug) Curly Lambeau & Green Bay Football Club granted NFL
franchise
1922 (24 aug) 1st Phillie to hit for the cycle (Cy Williams)
1922 (25 aug) Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring
major-league game
1922 (28 aug) Walker Cup golf tournament established
1922 (28 aug) WEAF in NYC airs 1st radio coml (Queensboro Realty-$100
for 10 mins)
In September 1922 ...
1922 (01 sep) NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to
change name to "billards"
1922 (05 sep) Yankees final game at the Polo Grounds, after 7 years
1922 (09 sep) St Louis Brown Baby Doll Jacobson hits 3 triples
beating Tigers 16-0
1922 (10 sep) Largest Polo Grounds crowd Meusel, Ruth & Gehrig
consecutive HRs
1922 (11 sep) British mandate of Palestine begins
1922 (13 sep) 136.4øF (58ø C), El Aziziyah, Libya in shade (world
record)
1922 (17 sep) Radio Moscow begins transmitting (12 KWs-most powerful
station)
1922 (21 sep) Pres Warren G Harding signs a joint resolution of
approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine
1922 (24 sep) Roger Hornsby sets the NL HR mark at 42
1922 (28 sep) Mussolini marches on Rome
1922 (30 sep) Yanks clinch pennant #2
In October 1922 ...
1922 (01 oct) Former Chicago Staleys play 1st NFL
game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0
1922 (03 oct) 1st facsimile photo send over city telephone lines,
Washington, DC
1922 (05 oct) Yanks & Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie world series
game (World Series #19)
1922 (08 oct) NY Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in
19th World Series
1922 (11 oct) 1st woman FBI "special investigator" appointed (Alaska
Davidson)
1922 (14 oct) 1st automated telephones-Pennsylvania exchange in NYC
1922 (18 oct) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established
1922 (20 oct) Kennelworth in the Bronx renamed Dwight Place
1922 (22 oct) Lucerne Street in the Bronx named
1922 (22 oct) Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, named for knight in
Wagner's Opera
1922 (27 oct) 1st commemoration of Navy Day
1922 (28 oct) 1st coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game
1922 (28 oct) Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government
1922 (30 oct) Mussolini forms cabinet in Italy
1922 (31 oct) Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy
In November 1922 ...
1922 (01 nov) Ottoman Empire abolished
1922 (04 nov) Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt
1922 (11 nov) Largest US flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939
(270' X 90')
1922 (14 nov) BBC begins domestic radio service from 2LO at Marconi
House
1922 (22 nov) Library Ave in the Bronx named
1922 (28 nov) Capt Cyril Turner (RAF) gave 1st skywriting exhibition
(NYC). Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
In December 1922 ...
1922 (01 dec) 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by
Captain Turner, RAF
1922 (01 dec) Polish state chief marshal Jozef Pilsudski, resigns
1922 (02 dec) 10th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton
Eskimos, 13-1
1922 (03 dec) 1st successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea),
shown in New York NY
1922 (04 dec) Lucille Atcherson, becomes 1st woman legation
secretary-US foreign service
1922 (06 dec) 1st constitution of Irish Free State comes into
operation
1922 (06 dec) 1st electric power line commercial carrier in US, Utica
NY
1922 (09 dec) Gabriel Narutowicz elected Polish President
1922 (10 dec) Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field
goal, 45 yards
1922 (10 dec) Nobel awarded to Fridtjof Nansen, Niels Bohr & Albert
Einstein
1922 (13 dec) Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players'
sleeves or caps
1922 (15 dec) IVVV (association) peace congress on war forms in Hague
1922 (16 dec) Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs
formally organizes
1922 (16 dec) New South Wales all out for 786 against South Australia
Cricket
1922 (17 dec) Last British troops leave Ireland Freestate
1922 (19 dec) Mrs Theres Vaughn, 24, confessed in court to being
married 62 times
1922 (20 dec) 14 republics form Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics
(USSR)
1922 (20 dec) Polish parliament selects Stanislaw Wojcieckowski as
president
1922 (22 dec) Belgian parliament rejects Dutch University in Ghent
1922 (23 dec) BBC Radio began daily newscasts
1922 (23 dec) Pope Pius XI pleas for peace: encyclical Ubi arcano
1922 (24 dec) BBC sends 1st British radio play "Truth about Father
Christmas"
1922 (24 dec) London Coloseum opens
1922 (25 dec) Lenin dictates his "Political testament"
1922 (29 dec) Revised Netherlands Law proclaims suffrage
1922 (30 dec) Soviet Union organized as a federation of RSFSR,
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