1922

1922

The Irish Free State comes into existence.

First successful insulin treatment of diabetes.

James Joyce's Ulysses first published.

20-ton meteorite lands in Blackstone, Virginia

Benito Mussolini becomes the youngest Premier in the history of Italy.

Ottoman Empire finally abolished.

Vegemite invented.

born: Stan Lee, Charles Mingus, Kingsley Amis, Christopher Lee, Judy Garland, Veronica Lake

died: Ernest Shackleton

William Walton - Façade

[semi-related bonus] Here's James Bernard's 1997 score for 1922's Nosferatu:

Overture: Omens of Nosferatu