Officially, by this date in 1922, the Mexican Revolution was over.
On the ground in northern Mexico, and at the border, things didn't quite appear that way.
Or at least to the press.
The recent invasion of Mexico from the United States side, at Columbus, was only 30 men in strength. The Obregón government, which had been consolidating power, strongly reacted, however. And not just in this instance.
The United States Bureau of Prohibition successfully interdicted the British rum runner Annabelle with aircraft, the first successful use of its new fleet of eleven airplanes.
WJZ in New York made the first broadcast of a live radio entertainment program. Comedian Ed Wynn reprised his "Perfect Fool" character with difficulty, given as he lacked the reaction of a live audience.
Political cartoon by Clifford Berryman, published in the Washington Evening Star on 19 February 1922.
Jazz had come to Washington, D.C.
