World Events 1913-1921

Date

Event

1914	The United States Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States, is established.
1914	World War I begins.
1916	Mexican revolutionary leader Francisco 'Pancho' Villa invades Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans.
1918	World War I ends.
1919	The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which prohibits the sale and manufacture of intoxicating drink, is ratified.
1920	The International Court of Justice is established in The Hague, The Netherlands.
1920	American women gain the right to vote with the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
1920	Mohandas Gandhi emerges as a leader in the struggle for India's independence from Great Britain.
1920	The Age of Innocence by American writer Edith Wharton is published, winning her a Pulitzer Prize in 1921.