The siege of Jeddah ended after 10 months as the city's defenders surrendered to the city to the Sultanate of Nejd. King Ali of Hejaz abdicated the throne and was allowed to safely depart. Saudi Arabia was basically born.
Reichstag President Paul Löbe spoke out in favour of partial prohibition in Germany.
Mitchell's backers in Congress weren't giving up.
The Turkish National Assembly ended the Ottoman Caliphate. It had been in existence for 407 years and claimed religious sovereignty over Islam. The Assembly also ordered that Abdulmejid II and his harem were to be deported by March 15. The official deposing of Abdulmejid would come at 2:00 a.m. on March 4.
He did not welcome the news and warned that the ending of the caliphate would cause the rise of extremism in Islam, which his role as the religion's leader of Muslims tempered. He proved to be correct. He lived the rest of his life in Europe, at first in Switzerland, and then in Paris, where he died in 1944. His exile was not an easy one at first, and he was disappointed that Muslims did not demand the restoration of his office.
The Teapot Dome investigation continued.
And the local Piggly Wiggly was robbed. That location is now a tattoo parlor.
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