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The year is 1922. Here's what's happening, kiddo.

The Jazz Age

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The First Draft Podcast is a weekly current events series from the year 1922. From politics to the arts, sports, science and world affairs, our hosts Roscoe and Frances break down what's happening in their world. Real history, as it happens. First Draft launches in September.
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Aug 23
August 23: Riverbank, California is incorporated in Stanislaus County near Modesto.
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Aug 22
August 22: Ireland's Michael Collins is shot dead in an ambush at Béal na Bláth, ten days after Arthur Griffith's death — the nascent Irish Free State loses both its founders inside a fortnight.
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Aug 21
August 21: France's Poincaré declares they will not consent to a German reparations moratorium unless Germany's mines and national forests are pledged as security.
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Aug 20
August 20: Thirteen American women compete at the first Women's World Games in Paris. Lucile Godbold of South Carolina wins the shot put on a world record and takes six medals; Camille Sabie of Newark wins the 100-yard hurdles. The U.S. finishes second on points to Britain.