August 18, 1920★★★★★
Nineteenth Amendment grants US women the vote
The Nineteenth Amendment is ratified, prohibiting denial of the right to vote on the basis of sex in the United States.
Politics· United States
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1858 – 1947★★★★★
Beginning of the British Raj
After the 1857 rebellion, the Government of India Act transfers rule from the East India Company to the British Crown; the Mughal Empire formally ends.
Politics· India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, United Kingdom
November 20, 1910 – 1920★★★★★
Mexican Revolution
Francisco Madero calls for revolt against Porfirio Díaz, launching a decade-long revolution involving figures such as Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata.
RevolutionWar· Mexico
1917 – 1922★★★★★
Russian Civil War
The Bolshevik Red Army fights the White movement and other forces after the October Revolution; the Bolsheviks emerge victorious.
WarRevolution· Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan
1918 – 1920★★★★★
1918 influenza pandemic
An H1N1 influenza pandemic spreads worldwide, killing tens of millions of people, one of the deadliest pandemics in history.
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