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Versailles in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Versailles in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

12 records6 event labels8 people1917โ€“1982

Historical events in Versailles

1917

1 December 1917
Supreme War Council
Edward Mandell House ยท World War, 1st

Represents Wilson's views during early Supreme War Council sessions.

1 December 1917
Supreme War Council
John Joseph Pershing ยท World War, 1st

Resists full amalgamation of American troops into Allied armies.

1 December 1917
Supreme War Council
Tasker Howard Bliss ยท World War, 1st

Represents American military interests in Allied planning.

1918

1918
Conference of Versailles
John Foster Dulles ยท World War, 1st

President Woodrow Wilson appointed Dulles as legal counsel to the United States delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference where he served under his uncle, Secretary of State Robert Lansing

5 November 1918
Supreme War Council
Edward Mandell House ยท World War, 1st

Helps present American views during armistice deliberations.

1919

19 November 1919
League of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge ยท League of Nations

The United States Senate refuses to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, making it invalid in the United States and effectively hamstringing the nascent League of Nations envisioned by Wilson

19 November 1919
League of Nations
Thomas Woodrow Wilson ยท League of Nations

The US fails to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and join the League of Nations

19 November 1919
Treaty of Versailles
Henry Cabot Lodge ยท League of Nations

The Senate refuses to ratify Versailles, keeping the United States outside the League.

19 November 1919
Treaty of Versailles
Thomas Woodrow Wilson ยท League of Nations

The Senate refuses to ratify Versailles, keeping the United States outside the League.

1944

20 December 1944
Promotion to General of the Army
Dwight David Eisenhower ยท Military

Promoted to the five-star rank of General of the Army.

1982

3 June 1982
Conference of Versailles
Ronald Wilson Reagan ยท Falklands War

President Reagan presents his 5 point plan to Britain

3 June 1982
Declaration of 5 Point Plan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ยท Falklands War

President Reagan presents his 5 point plan to Britain

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