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Elsewhere in 1927

January 1 – The British Broadcasting Company becomes the British Broadcasting Corporation. John Reith becomes the first Director-General January 1 – The Cristero War erupts in Mexico when Catholic rebels attack the government, which had placed heavy restrictions on the church. January 9 – A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, …

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Elsewhere in 1926

January 3 — Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece January 8 – Crown Prince Nguyá»…n Phúc VÄ©nh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Vietnam January 26 — Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system for members of the Royal Institution, and a reporter from The Times, at his London …

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Elsewhere in 1925

January 3 — Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Historians now trace this speech to the beginning of Mussolini’s dictatorship. January 27—February 1 — The 1925 serum run to Nome (the “Great Race of Mercy”) relays diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska, to combat …

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Elsewhere in 1924

January 21 – Following the death of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin immediately begins to purge his rivals to clear the way for his leadership. January 22 — Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. January 25 — The first Winter Olympics, the 1924 Winter Olympics open in Chamonix, in the …

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Elsewhere in 1923

January 1—7 — In a violent, racially motivated attack, at least 8 people are killed, and the town of Rosewood, Florida is abandoned and destroyed. January 9 — Lithuania begins the KlaipÄ—da Revolt, to annex the KlaipÄ—da Region (Memel Territory). January 11 — Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr …

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Elsewhere in 1922

January 7 — Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64 votes to 57 January 11 — The first successful insulin treatment of diabetes is made, by Frederick Banting in Toronto. January 15 — Michael Collins becomes Chairman of the Irish Provisional Government January 28 — Snowfall from the …

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