What generation is 1922? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1922)

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 1922

  • Betty White (Jan 17, 1922)
  • Stan Lee (Dec 28, 1922)
  • Judy Garland (Jun 10, 1922)
  • Doris Day (Apr 3, 1922)
  • Christopher Lee ( 27, 1922)
  • Ava Gardner (Dec 24, 1922)
  • Bea Arthur ( 13, 1922)
  • Charles Schulz (Nov 26, 1922)
  • Redd Foxx (Dec 9, 1922)
  • Rachel Robinson (Jul 19, 1922)

What Happened in 1922

  1. Jan 11 - Insulin first used on humans to treat diabetes, when Frederick Banting injects fellow Canadian Leonard Thompson, aged 14
  2. Feb 2 - James Joyce's "Ulysses" first published by Sylvia Beach in Paris (1,000 copies)
  3. Feb 21 - Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state
  4. Mar 18 - British magistrates in India sentence Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years imprisonment for disobedience
  5. Apr 3 - Joseph Stalin is appointed General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party by an ailing Vladimir Lenin
  6. Sep 21 - US President Warren G. Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine
  7. Oct 3 - 1st facsimile photo sent over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C.
  8. Nov 4 - Howard Carter discovers the intact tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt
  9. Nov 17 - The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, is expelled to Malta on a British warship
  10. Nov 26 - English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun's virtually intact tomb in Egypt

Top Songs 1922

  1. My Man - Fanny Brice
  2. Three O'Clock in The Morning - Paul Whiteman
  3. April Showers - Al Jolson
  4. Toot Toot Tootsie (Goodbye) - Al Jolson
  5. I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise - Paul Whiteman
  6. Second Hand Rose - Fanny Brice
  7. Hot Lips - Paul Whiteman
  8. Stumbling - Paul Whiteman
  9. Do it Again - Paul Whiteman
  10. Angel Child - Al Jolson

Popular Movies 1922

  1. Nosferatu - Director: Murnau, F.W.. Country: Germany.
  2. Dr. Mabuse - The Gambler - Director: Lang, Fritz. Country: Germany.
  3. Nanook of the North - Director: Flaherty, Robert J.. Country: USA.
  4. Foolish Wives - Director: von Stroheim, Erich. Country: USA.
  5. Häxan - Director: Christensen, Benjamin. Country: Denmark / Sweden.
  6. Robin Hood - Director: Dwan, Allan. Country: USA.
  7. Cops - Director: Keaton, Buster / Cline, Edward F.. Country: USA.
  8. Blood and Sand - Director: Niblo, Fred / Arzner, Dorothy. Country: USA.
  9. When Knighthood Was in Flower - Director: Vignola, Robert G.. Country: USA.
  10. Sky High - Director: Reynolds, Lynn. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1922

Warren G. Harding
1921 1923