1918-1924

Tarzan Film Premieres

Jan 27, 1918

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan_of_the_Apes_(1918_film)
This was the first ever Tarzan movie and was based off of the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film shows the journey of a boy, Tarzan, grow up in the jungle and raised by apes.

Start of Daylight Savings

Mar 19, 1918

http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/usstat.html
Daylight savings time was made to do just that, save the sunlight in the day. In order to do so, on the last Sunday in March the standard time should be advanced one hour, and the last Sunday in October, it changes back.

New York's Worst Subway Accident

Nov 2, 1918

http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Malbone_Street_Wreck_(New_York_Times,_1918)
A wooden 5-car train speeding into New York at rush hour, jumped the tracks and crashed into a concrete tunnel. More than 100 people were killed or injured when the cars behind the first car slammed into the first car, crushing it.

World War 1 Ends

Nov 11, 1918

Resulted in a sense of injured German national pride

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

Punished Germany severly, Adolf Hitler joins the German Workers' Party

Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium

Aug 14, 1920

http://www.olympic.org/antwerp-1920-summer-olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics were held in Antwerp, Belgium to honor the suffering the Belgian people had experienced during World War I. This was the first time they flew the Olympic flag and the medal of the games showed a man with a palm leaf, representing victory.

Lincoln Memorial Dedicated to Washington D.C.

May 30, 1922

http://suvcw.org/mollus/history/1922Linmem.htm
The Lincoln Memorial is a national monument built to honor Abraham Lincoln. It is located in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument. It contains a 19 foot statue of the 16th president of the United States, and a reflecting pool. It was dedicated in a ceremony on May 30, 1922.

Invention of the Blender

Nov 10, 1922

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/blender.htm
Stephen Poplawski , owner of the Stephens Electric company, invented the blaneder in 1922. It was used to make milk shakes in soda shops. Eventually, it was sold to people to use in their homes as well.

First Issue of TIME Magazine

Mar 3, 1923

http://time.com/3721195/first-ever-issue-vault/
The first ever issue of TIME magazine was published on March 3, 1023. On the cover was the current Speaker of the House, Joseph Gannon. The magazine was only 32 pages long, but contained the same types of articles as the magazine does today.

First Anesthetic Brain Tumor Surgery

Apr 7, 1923

http://www.histansoc.org.uk/timeline.html
The first brain tumor operation under anaesthesia took place this day. It was performed by Dr. K. Winfield Ney at the Beth Israel Hospital in New York City .

7.9 Earthquake Strikes Tokyo and Yokohama

Sep 1, 1923

http://www.baxleystamps.com/litho/misc/eq_kawakami_1923.shtml
On September 1, 1923 a strong earthquake shook Tokyo, Japan. More than 100,000 people were killed or missing.

Hitlers Propaganda Platform Gains him Support

Sep 1, 1923

First Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France

Jan 25, 1924

http://www.olympic.org/chamonix-1924-winter-olympics
The first winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Over 10,000 people attended the games where 258 athletes competed in 16 events.