Also Within this year in history
The first year of Roaring Twenties in the U.S. brought votes for women and an official start to the nationwide ban on alcohol. The League of Nations met for the first time in Geneva, and the Mexican Revolution ended after 10 years. The Band-Aid debuted, the first commercial radio broadcast hit the airwaves, transmitting the Harding-Cox presidential race results, and Jazz Age author F. Scott Fitzgerald published his first novel, “This Side of Paradise.”
The first informal meeting of the League of Nations in Geneva. (Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), American writer. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was an officer in World War I. He was also a scriptwriter in Hollywood, and famed as a chronicler of the Jazz Age. His Books included "This Side of Paradise," "The Great Gatsby," "Tender is the Night," and "All the Sad Yound Men." He is shown here seated at a desk, writing with a pen. Undated photograph.
This Day in History – May 18, 1920, Karol Jozef Wojtyla is born in the Polish town of Wadowice. To find out more about this day, check out this video clip.
Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin, sitting at home with his teddy bear, circa 1925.
Alexander I, King of Greece, 1916
History Every Day
Uncover fascinating moments from the past every day! Learn something new with key events in history, from the American Revolution to pop culture, crime and more.