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1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday.
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Events
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January
January 9 - Britain announces it will build 1,000,000 homes for war veterans. The promise will never be fulfilled in full.
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February
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March
March 23 - Admiral Horthy declares that Hungary is a monarchy without anyone on the throne.
March 26 - German government asks France for permission to use its own troops against rebellious Ruhr Red Army in the French-occupied area.
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April-May
May 17 - French and Belgian troops leave the cities they have occupied in Germany.
May 29 - The Snorkel was invented in Greenland.
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June-July
July 1 - Germany declares its neutrality in the war between Poland and Soviet Russia
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August-September
August 2 - British parliament passes bill to restore order in Ireland, suspending jury trials.
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October-November
October 18 - Thousands of unemployed demonstrate in London ? 50 injured
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December
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Undated
Number of US Americans move to Paris to escape the Prohibition
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Date unknown
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Deaths
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Nobel prizes
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