Date in history

[Aardwulf]

I need to find a list of events on a particular date - 16th january 1920. There must be a website somewhere. All I've found so far is the introduction of Prohibition. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Ta.

[123everton]

You could look at the newspapers printed on the 17th, which also happens to be my birthday.

[lilsecret]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920

[lilsecret]

Hungary
1920 Budapest Food Shortage
16th January, 1920: A food shortage has caused the death of approximately 968 of every 1,000 babies that are born in the city of Vienna in the previous year (1919). Fortunately, help was sent to this area and the amount of babies dying had decreased by June of 1920.

[jno]

1st assembly of League of Nations in Paris
Georgia declares independence
Elliot Reid, New York City, actor, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, born
Reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60

Scraping the barrel a bit there

[DrFilth]

18th Amendment, prohibition, goes into effect; repealed in 1933
January 16 1st assembly of League of Nations in Paris
January 16 Georgia declares independence

[Aardwulf]

Thanks folks. You've helped a lot. I'm putting together a list for my mum's birthday.

[jno]

you can usually buy genuine historic newspapers for presents

http://www.historic-newspapers.co.uk/

Other sites also sell them

[Haggisdj]

lilsecret - shouldn't that read Hungry? (i know - rubbish joke)

123everton - you were born on the 17th Jan 1920 - wow!!

[scotman]

try entering the date into the wolfram alpha searcher