America Votes Itself Dry: The 18th Amendment Is Ratified
On January 16, 1919, Nebraska became the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, locking Prohibition into the U.S. Constitution.
Tales from the year 1919
United Artists: The Day the Stars Took Over Hollywood
On February 5, 1919, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith founded United Artists so that artists — not studios — would control their films.
The General Who Stepped Ashore and Started a Nation
On May 19, 1919, Mustafa Kemal landed at the Black Sea port of Samsun on a secret mission that ignited Turkey's War of Independence and led to the modern Turkish Republic.
Across the Atlantic: The NC-4's First Transatlantic Flight
On May 27, 1919, the Navy flying boat NC-4 landed in Lisbon harbor, becoming the first aircraft in history to fly across an ocean.
The Virginian Who Broke Into Britain's Most Exclusive Club
On December 1, 1919, Nancy Astor took her seat in the House of Commons, becoming the first woman ever to sit in the British Parliament.
The Red Ark: America's Most Famous Anarchist Is Deported
On December 21, 1919, Emma Goldman and 248 other radicals were deported to Soviet Russia aboard the ship Buford, dubbed the 'Red Ark.'