What generation is 1919? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1919)

The Greatest Generation (1901-1927): Experienced the Great Depression and World War II, renowned for their resilience, resourcefulness, and strong sense of duty.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1919

  • Jackie Robinson (Jan 31, 1919)
  • Nat King Cole (Mar 17, 1919)
  • Desmond Doss (Feb 7, 1919)
  • Eva Perón ( 7, 1919)
  • Nehemiah Persoff (Aug 2, 1919)
  • Charles McGee (Dec 7, 1919)
  • Sir Edmund Hillary (Jul 20, 1919)
  • Jon Pertwee (Jul 7, 1919)
  • Antonio Aguilar ( 17, 1919)
  • Eva Gabor (Feb 11, 1919)

What Happened in 1919

  1. Jan 5 - German Workers' Party forms, precursor to the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi)
  2. Mar 23 - 8th Congress of the Russian Communist Party re-establishes a five-member Politburo which becomes the center of political power in the Soviet Union. Original members Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Stalin, Lev Kamenev and Nikolai Krestinsky
  3. May 19 - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Black Sea coast, beginning the Turkish War of Independence
  4. Jun 28 - Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI and establishing the League of Nations, is signed in France
  5. Aug 18 - Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois
  6. Oct 7 - KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, established (oldest existing airline)
  7. Oct 28 - Volstead Act passed by US Congress, establishing prohibition, despite President Woodrow Wilson's veto
  8. Nov 28 - American-born Lady Nancy Astor elected as the 1st female member of the British House of Commons

Top Songs 1919

  1. After You've Gone - Marion Harris
  2. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles - Ben Selvin
  3. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles - Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
  4. I'll Say She Does - Al Jolson
  5. A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody - John Steel
  6. O Death, Where is Thy Sting? - Bert Williams
  7. Till We Meet Again - Lewis James & Charles Hart
  8. Ja Te Digo - Bahiano
  9. That Old Fashioned Mother of Mine - Ernest Pike (as Herbert Payne)
  10. Mandy - Van & Schenck

Popular Movies 1919

  1. Broken Blossoms - Director: Griffith, D.W.. Country: USA.
  2. Male and Female - Director: DeMille, Cecil B.. Country: USA.
  3. J'accuse! - Director: Gance, Abel. Country: France.
  4. South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition - Director: Hurley, Frank. Country: Australia / UK.
  5. Blind Husbands - Director: von Stroheim, Erich. Country: USA.
  6. The Dragon Painter - Director: Worthington, William. Country: USA.
  7. When the Clouds Roll by - Director: Fleming, Victor / Reed, Theodore. Country: USA.
  8. True Heart Susie - Director: Griffith, D.W.. Country: USA.
  9. The Doll - Director: Lubitsch, Ernst. Country: Germany.
  10. Back Stage - Director: Arbuckle, Roscoe 'Fatty'. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1919

Woodrow Wilson
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