Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
3. Birth. Alison Lurie, American author and academic (d.2020)
8. The German Weimar Republic joins the League of Nations.
11. In Rome, Gino Lucetti throws a bomb at Benito Mussolini’s car, but Mussolini is unhurt.
14. The Locarno Treaties of 1926 are ratified in Geneva.
20. The North Side Gang attempts to assassinate Al Capone, then at the apex of his power, spraying his headquarters in Cicero, Illinois with over a thousand rounds of machine gun fire in broad daylight, as Capone is eating there. Capone escapes unharmed.
21. Birth. Noor Jehan, Pakistani singer and actress (d.2000)
25. The League of Nations Slavery Convention abolishes all types of slavery.
25. Henry Ford announces the 8-hour, 5-day work week.