I've fallen about a month behind in my #100yearsago posts. Rather than doing a huge dump - which I know no one will appreciate - I'm going to post some photos and major headlines over the next couple of days to catch up.
In terms of broader themes #100yearsago, here are a couple of videos that are useful and relevant. Here is one on the war in Anatolia between the Allies (led by the Greeks) and the Turks under Mustafa Kemal, who have rejected the terms of the peace treaty.
The British in Mesopotamia (Iraq) are also facing a revolt #100yearsago ago against their post-war rule:
The French, ruling over Syria, have carved out Lebanon for their Maronite Christian clients #100yearsago:
Closer to home, the British are becoming increasingly desperate - and brutal - in their attempts to suppress the guerrilla war for independence in Ireland #100yearsago
And in Central Europe, Germans and Poles are fighting a vicious civil war in Silesia in anticipation of the referendum that will decide which country to join #100yearsago
Meanwhile, in the US, Republican Warren Harding is running against Democrat James Cox - both from Ohio - for the presidency. #100yearsago
Also, the "Chicago Black Sox" scandal is just breaking - a year after the team threw the 1919 World Series #100yearsago. Here's the drunk history on that:
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