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May 20, 1927 – May 21, 1927★★★★★

Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight

Charles Lindbergh flies solo and nonstop from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St. Louis.

TechnologyExploration· United States, France
January 26, 1926★★★★★

Baird demonstrates television

John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system transmitting live moving images in London.

Technology· United Kingdom
January 21, 1924★★★★★

Death of Lenin

Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet state, dies after a series of strokes, opening a power struggle won by Stalin.

DeathPolitics· Russia
January 30, 1933★★★★★

Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany

President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor; the Nazis rapidly dismantle Weimar democracy and establish a dictatorship.

Politics· Germany
October 28, 1922★★★★★

March on Rome

Benito Mussolini's Fascists march on Rome; King Victor Emmanuel III appoints Mussolini prime minister, beginning Fascist rule in Italy.

Politics· Italy
December 6, 1922★★★★★

Irish Free State established

Under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State is established as a self-governing dominion of the British Commonwealth.

Politics· Ireland, United Kingdom