January 1922★★★★★
Insulin first used to treat diabetes
In Toronto, insulin isolated by Frederick Banting's team is first injected into a diabetic patient, turning a fatal disease into a manageable one.
ScienceDisease· Canada
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Events this year
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
November 4, 1922★★★★★
Discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb
Archaeologist Howard Carter discovers the nearly intact tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, causing a worldwide sensation.
CultureExploration· Egypt
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
December 30, 1922★★★★★
Founding of the Soviet Union
The Treaty on the Creation of the USSR unites Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Transcaucasian Federation into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Politics· Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Ongoing
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
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