100 Years Ago Today

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13th July 1923

The "Hollywoodland" sign is officially dedicated, originally as a temporary advertisement for a new housing development in the Hollywood Hills.


"Neville Chamberlain gives a speech to his local conservative association with wife".


Ship Losses:

Swiftstar (United States) The tanker departed Colón, Panama. Burnt wreckage from the ship was reported in the Caribbean Sea off San Andrés Island, Colombia on 22 July. Foundered with the loss of all hands.

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14th July 1923

The Ku Klux Klan holds its first "Konvention" in the state of Washington as part of an aggressive but short-lived recruitment effort in the Northwest.


Klansmen at initiation ceremony at Wilson Station, Renton, south of Seattle.


French citizens dance in Paris' rue Cadet to celebrate Bastille Day.


Ship Losses:

Yonan Maru (Japan) The cargo ship ran aground in the Columbia River at Astoria, Oregon, United States.

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15th July 1923

Protests by gymnasts from the Ruhr at the 1923 Munich Gymnastics Festival (The sign on the left reads "The Ruhr remains German"; the sign on the right reads "We will never be servants!").


The Soviet Union's first national airline, Dobrolet, began operations by making a flight from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod to inaugurate regularly scheduled commercial passenger service in the U.S.S.R.; the state-owned company's name would be changed to Aeroflot in 1932.


Ship Losses:

Begona No.5 (Spain) The cargo ship collided with Eldorado ( Sweden) and Sheridan ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Cross Sands Lightship ( United Kingdom). Begona No.5 and Eldorado both sank. All 43 crew from the two vessels were rescued by George Jewson ( United Kingdom).

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16th July 1923

Ship Losses:

City of Dunkirk (United Kingdom) The cargo ship collided with Miyajima Maru ( Japan) off Quelpart, Japan and was beached.

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17th July 1923

"Revolutionist and Nationalist have taken hold of the governing forces of Bulgaria, since the overthrow of the Stamboulisky Government. Photo shows Stamboulisky's flag and its carrier being captured and guarded by revolutionary troops."


Ship Losses:

Danish Rose (United Kingdom) The sailing ship foundered in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Brora, Sutherland. Her crew were rescued.

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18th July 1923

Ship Losses:

Golden Crown (United Kingdom) The coaster ran aground on Robben Island, South Africa and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.

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19th July 1923

Ship Losses:

Jane (Sweden) The cargo ship foundered off Fetlar, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.

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20th July 1923

Pancho Villa, Former Band Terrorist, Is Slain On Ranch.


Ship Losses:

Togo Maru (Japan) The cargo ship foundered off the coast of Korea.

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21st July 1923

Ernest Hemingway's 1923 Passport Photograph.

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22nd July 1923

Bob Dole, U.S. Senator and Presidential contender, born.

Ship Losses:

Pietro Brizollaria (Italy) The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) north west of Alexandria, Egypt.

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23rd July 1923

Funeral of Admiral Sigsbee.

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24th July 1923

The Treaty of Lausanne (1923), settling the boundaries of the modern Republic of Turkey, was signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in the First World War, bringing an end to the Ottoman Empire after 624 years.


Ship Losses:

Seistan (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground in the Hainan Strait. She was refloated on 1 August.

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25th July 1923

Germany: There was another market crash on the foreign exchange. The US dollar rose to 600,000 marks. A 50,000,000 mark note was issued in Berlin.

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26th July 1923

At 11:00 in the morning, Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. President to visit Canada, disembarking from the U.S.S. "Henderson" at Vancouver on his way back from Alaska.


Ship Losses:

Villareal (United Kingdom) The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea off Norderney, Germany. Her crew were rescued by Moskov ( Denmark).

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27th July 1923

President Harding arrived in Seattle, where he delivered what would be his last major speech. He spoke at the University of Washington's Husky Stadium, addressing the audience about the future of the Alaska Territory, where he had stayed a few days earlier.


Ship Losses:

Ranier (United States) The cargo ship collided with Mandasan Maru ( Japan) at Victoria, V.I. Victoria Island, Nigeria? and was beached.