Independence of China
Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy
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1922 in United States of America
Explore 45 historical events and records for United States of America in 1922.
Historical records for United States of America in 1922
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February
Independence of United States of America
Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy
Legislation
Provides for a 10 year moratorium on building large vessels
Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the Open Door
Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy
Rule of Aleutian Islands
The Washington Disarmament Conference comes to an end with the signature of a final Treaty forbidding fortification of the Aleutian Islands for 14 years
Washington Naval Treaty
US, British, Japanese, French & Italian ships remain 5.5, 3, 1.75 & 1.75. The Washington Disarmament Conference comes to an end with the signature of a final Treaty forbidding fortification of the Aleutian Islands for 14 years. The US, Britain, France & Japan agree to the naval status quo. Signed by the US, Britain, Japan, France & Italy. Signed at the Washington Conference
Drama
John Willards "Cat & the Canary," premiered in NYC
World War Foreign Debt Commission
The US. Congress establishes the World War Foreign Debt Commission
Capper-Volstead Act
Harding signs the Capper-Volstead Act, exempting the farmers from federal antitrust laws permitting them to share prices and orchestrate supply
Economy of USA
Harding signs the Capper-Volstead Act, exempting the farmers from federal antitrust laws permitting them to share prices and orchestrate supply
Legislation
Harding signs the Capper-Volstead Act, exempting the farmers from federal antitrust laws permitting them to share prices and orchestrate supply
Constitution of USA
The Supreme Court unanimously upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote
Legislation
The Supreme Court unanimously upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote
March
Occupation
President Harding orders the US. troops back from the Rhineland
President Harding orders the US
President Harding orders the US. troops back from the Rhineland
April
Birth of Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein, movie music composer is born in NYC
Einstein-Bergson Time Debate
Debates Henri Bergson over the meaning of time, confronting philosophical objections to the operational treatment of simultaneity in special relativity.
Paris Relativity Lecture Series
Presents relativity to French scientific audiences during a highly publicised Paris visit, explaining both the special theory and the geometric theory of gravitation.
June
Birth of Judy Garland
Birth of Judy Garland
September
Fordney-McCumber Tariff
The tariff raises duties on many agricultural and manufactured imports.
Wallal Eclipse Relativity Test
A total solar eclipse expedition at Wallal obtains measurements of gravitational light deflection that provide another observational test of Einstein's relativity prediction.
October
Alchohol
A supreme court decision to ban alcohol at sea is approved by President Harding
Legislation
A supreme court decision to ban alcohol at sea is approved by President Harding
November
Colorado River Compact
The Colorado River Compact for construction of the Hoover Dam splits the river basin into upper and lower halves with the states within each region deciding how the water would be divided
Hoover Dam
The Colorado River Compact for construction of the Hoover Dam splits the river basin into upper and lower halves with the states within each region deciding how the water would be divided
December
Kyoto Relativity Lecture
Explains how he developed the theory of relativity in a lecture at Kyoto University.
Film
Birth of Ava Lavinia Gardner
Other events (month unknown)
Aircraft Radio Detection
Observes radio reflections from aircraft during naval experiments.
Aircraft Radio Detection
Works with Taylor on early aircraft detection by radio reflections.
American Individualism
Publication of "American Individualism"
Babbitt
Publication of "Babbitt"
Budget Reform
Leaves the Budget Bureau after establishing strict early budget procedures.
Diffuse Galactic Nebulae
Hubble publishes studies of diffuse galactic nebulae, establishing the association between many such nebulae and the stars responsible for their illumination.
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Jazz musician Duke Ellington moves to New York, forms band that ultimately becomes Duke Ellington Orchestra
Early Unified Field Program
Begins sustained attempts to combine gravitation and electromagnetism within a single field framework.
Hoover Dam
A commission is formed with a representative from each of the Basin states and one from the Federal Government, the federal representative is Herbert Hoover, then Secretary of State for Commerce under President Warren Harding
Japan Lecture Tour
Travels through Japan giving lectures and public talks on relativity and modern physics.
Nova Z Centauri and NGC 5253
Edwin Hubble and Knut Lundmark publish a note linking the historical Nova Z Centauri of 1895 with NGC 5253, contributing to the study of novae observed in external stellar systems.
One of Ours
Cather published One of Ours, a novel about a Nebraskan serving in the First World War.
Pulitzer Prize
Winner of the Pullitzer Prize for "The Founding of New England"
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