The British Broadcasting Corporation delivered the first radio news report in the UK at 6:00 p.m. on this day. That would be 11:00 a.m. MST.
The news was full of interesting stuff, including the details of a train robbery a speech by Bonar Law, and a meeting with Winston Churchill.
On the same day, in the U.S., pro-Republican pickets protested regarding the self-imposed death by starvation of Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork. Defining that as murder may have been a bit much.
Jānis Čakste was approved by the Saeima, to become the first President of Latvia. He'd already acted as head of the Latvian state since 1918. He was a lawyer by profession.
On the same day, Kyösti Kallio became Prime Minister of Finland. He was a member of the Finnish Agrarian League, which today is its Centre Party. The party retains an agrarian position.
A delegation of various states' National Guards met with Pershing.
They all appeared in mufti.
The lovely actress Veronica Lake was born.
Constance Frances Marie Ockelman, her real name, was famous in the late 30s and 40s for her "peek a boo" hair style.
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