LIFE 1922
Historical Highlights from 1922 :
- Mussolini marches on Rome; forms Fascist government.
- James Joyce’s Ulysses published. The U.S. Post Office destroys 500 copies of the novel.
- Karel Capek’s play R.U.R. debuts, introducing the word “robot.”
- King Tutankhamen’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings is unearthed.
- In The Bronx, construction begins on Yankee Stadium.
- The California grizzly bear becomes extinct.
- Teapot Dome scandal related to leases of the Teapot Dome oil reserves in Wyoming.
- The State of Massachusetts opens all public offices to women.
- In Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.
- Jack Kerouac, novelist and poet, author of “On the Road,” is born.
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