James Joyce's groundbreaking modernist novel was published in Paris on February 2.

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey abolished the Ottoman Sultanate in November, ending over 600 years of rule.

Mahatma Gandhi was sentenced to six years in prison for sedition against the British colonial government in India. 🧪 Science & Medical Breakthroughs

The United States commissioned its very first aircraft carrier, the USS Langley , in March. 📚 Literature & Culture

On December 30, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formally proclaimed in Moscow.