Historical Events
- After boycotts and international pressure, Japan agrees to return Shantung Province to China
Event of Interest
First part of Katherine Mansfield's short story "The Garden Party" appears in the Saturday Westminster Gazette
Katherine Mansfield
- WGY-AM in Schenectady NY begins radio transmissions
Famous Birthdays
- Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Indian classical singer (khayal form of singing, bhajans, abhangs), born in Ron, Karnataka, India (d. 1987)
What Happened in 1922
Record-Breaking Sheila, the High-Flying Aviator
The Sky's was the limit for Sheila Scott who made three solo flights around the world and was the first pilot, male or female, to fly over the North Pole.
April 27, 1922End of the Ottoman Empire
The last Ottoman sultan, Mehmed VI, departs his palace in Istanbul after the abolition of the monarchy
November 1, 1922Soviet Union Founded
Signature page of the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR
December 30, 1922
