Red Summer – A riot broke out in Bisbee, Arizona when local police attempted to disarm members of the all-black 10th U.S. Cavalry (better known as the "Buffalo Soldiers") who were in town to march in the Fourth of July military parade the following day. The hour-long street battle resulted in eight injuries, including the shooting of four soldiers, but no deaths. The United States Army did not formally charge the soldiers for rioting, believing local police harassment resulted in the riot, and allowed the unit to march the following day.[24]
The Helical Bar and Engineering Company was established as a steel construction company in London. It sold its steel reinforcement business in 1986 and became property developer Helical plc.[26]
Food riots and strikes broke out in Romagna and Bologna and soon spread throughout Italy to Milan, Genoa, Livorno, Pisa, Florence, Palermo and other cities. The violence left several people dead, and shopkeepers slashed food prices by as much as 50% to 70% to discourage rioting.[29]
Women in British Rhodesia who were the age of 21 or older were allowed to vote and run for office, provided they met specific occupational and salary qualifications.[31]
Bella Wright of Leicestershire, England was murdered with a single gunshot to the face. Previous to her murder, witnesses saw her riding with a man on a green bicycle, resulting in the press calling the murder investigation the Green Bicycle Case. Ronald Light, a mathematics teacher, became the prime suspect in the case but was acquitted of murder during his trial after defense lawyer Edward Marshall Hall convinced the jury Wright's death had been the result of an accidental shooting.[39]
British R34 blimp lands at Mineola, New York, completing the first leg of a two-way transatlantic journey by air.
British airshipR34 arrived at Mineola, New York from Scotland, achieving the first transatlantic flight by dirigible as well as the first westbound flight. To commemorate the achievement, Major E. M. Pritchard parachuted from the airship, becoming the first person to arrive in the United States by air from Europe.[41]
The soft drink Calpis was introduced at the annual Star Festival in Japan, using the event's focus on the Milky Way to brand its bottles with trademark white dots on a blue background.[54]
Red Summer – A race riot broke out in Longview, Texas, starting with the beating of a local black reporter accused of writing an article about the lynching of Lemuel Walters in June. A local doctor who defended the reporter had his house under siege later that night, resulting in a firefight where over 100 rounds of ammunition were expended.[60]
French aviator and celebrated war ace Jean Navarre died in an airplane crash while practicing an aerial stunt for Bastille Day. Navarre flew a Morane airplane repeatedly between two telephone poles and under a wire between them to simulate flying under the arches of the Arc de Triomphe at Champs-Élysées in Paris when he lost control and crashed into the ground. It was to have been an unauthorized first-ever flight under the Parisian landmark to protest pilots having to parade on foot at the upcoming July 14 World War I victory parade.[61]
Women suffrage was extended to married women whose husbands were ratepayers and women over 30 who paid annual rent of £10 or more on the Isle of Jersey.[71]
Red Summer – A race riot in Longview, Texas resulted in its sole fatality, when 60-year old Marion Bush, a black public worker, was shot dead. Conflicting accounts suggested Bush was shot fleeing local police on a perceived arrest while others suggested he had been attacked by a white lynch mob.[72]
Red Summer – Hundreds of white male youths began attacking black patrons attending Garfield Park in Indianapolis, At one point, several black persons took refuge in a nearby house that was soon set upon by the mob. Defenders fired into a crowd, wounding an 18-year old youth and a seven-year-old girl bystander. Police arrived to end the riot.[79]
Italian aviator Francesco Breck-Papa made the first nonstop flight from Rome to Paris while piloting a Fiat airplane. The 1,200-kilometer (745-mile) flight was also the first nonstop flight between two European capitals. Breck-Papa later flew from Paris to London and then on to Amsterdam.[81]
French aviator Raymonde de Laroche, the first woman to receive a pilot's license, died when the experimental Caudron airplane she was flying in as a passenger crashed at Le Crotoy airfield in France.[98][99]
The United Kingdom formally celebrated the end of World War I with victory parades across country, often referred to as "Peace Day" events.[101]
Red Summer – A race riot broke out in Washington, D.C. following an altercation between two black men and a white woman on New York Avenue. After police released both men with the charges dropped, enraged white mobs formed and began attacking black residents throughout the city.[102]
Veterans from World War I unhappy with unemployment and other issues began to riot during a Peace Day event in Luton, England, burning down Luton Town Hall before order could be restored.[103]
The football club Brasil was established in Blumenau, Brazil. It underwent several names changes over the next few decades before becoming Blumenau in 1980.[105]
A general strike in solidarity with the Russian Revolution was proclaimed throughout Italy during the height of Biennio Rosso (Red Biennium). The general strike proved unsuccessful and lead to the rise of fascistic movements, particularly by those led by Benito Mussolini.[106]
Red Summer – The race riot in Washington, D.C. intensified with both sides arming themselves after police refused to intervene. Clashes were particularly violent around LeDroit Park. In some cases, sharpshooters took to rooftops to shoot at targets while others cruised around in automobiles and committed drive-by shootings.[107]
Red Summer – A race riot broke out in Norfolk, Virginia during a homecoming parade for African-American soldiers who served in World War I. City police and sailors from the nearby naval base were called in restore order.[108]
The airshipWingfoot Air Express caught fire over downtown Chicago and crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building, killing three of the five passengers and crew on board, and 10 people in the office building. Another 27 were injured in the disaster but two of the airship's crew were able to parachute to safety.[111]
Red Summer – Violence subsided in Washington, D.C. following clashes between white and black residents. The official death toll was 15, with 10 whites and five blacks although some historians report another 30 black deaths had not been officially counted. Another fifty people were seriously wounded and another 100 less severely wounded.[122][123]
Egyptian Revolution – The revolution formally ended in Egypt. A total 800 Egyptians were killed in fighting and another 1,600 wounded while British forces lost 29 men.[128]
Lev Karakhan, commissioner for foreign affairs for Soviet Russia, released a statement that the Soviets would relinquish many of the rights and reparations the Russian Empire has obtained through the Boxer Protocol following the end of the Boxer Rebellion, which helped lay down the groundwork for relations with the communist movement in China.[130][131]
The Fylde Rugby Club was established in Manchester, literally on a coin toss between forming the rugby club or a football club. It has since been a competitive club in the National Leagues.[132]
Red Summer – A race riot erupted in Chicago, starting when a white man threw stones at a group of four black teens on a raft at a segregated beach, resulting in one of the rocks hitting teenager Eugene Williams and killing him. Despite witness testimony, a police officer on scene arrested a black man instead of the white perpetrator for Williams' death. Further protests escalated the violence.[133]
Belgian cyclist Firmin Lambot won the 13thTour de France. Most of the roads were still damaged from fighting in World War I, making cycling more difficult and resulting in the lowest number of cyclists finishing the race in the Tour's history.[134]
Red Summer – Around 6,000 troops with the Illinois Army National Guard were called into Chicago to regain order as racial violence spread throughout the city.[143] It was reported in many cases, criminal Irish gangs donned blackface and vandalized businesses and homes in neighbourhoods composed of eastern European immigrants to incite them to attack black neighbourhoods. Most violence was stopped but it would take until August 3 for full order to be restored.[144]
During a reconnaissance mission over southern Russia, a lead Airco aircraft piloted by Captain Walter Anderson with the Royal Air ForceNo. 47 Squadron was hit by ground fire. Some of the bullets struck the fuel tank of the planes, forcing co-pilot Lieutenant John Mitchell to climb onto the wing and plug the holes with his fingers. After a second plane with the reconnaissance team was forced down, Anderson and Mitchell landed to pick up its crew. Mitchell held off Russian cavalry with the Lewis gun in the rear cockpit before again climbing onto the wing to plug the fuel tank's hole with his fingers. The plane managed to return to base with all of the rescued crew. Anderson and Mitchell both received the Distinguished Service Order and later the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions.[146]
Due to public demand, the British war cabinet agreed to replace the temporary cenotaph by Edwin Lutyens with a permanent memorial and designate it as Britain's official national war memorial.[148]
Members of the National Union of Police and Prison Officers voted to strike in London and Liverpool, but the actual number of officers that actually participated was significantly lower than in 1918. Over 2,000 strikers were eventually dismissed.[154]
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