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1920
 
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A plebiscite in Schleswig establishes the border between Denmark and Germany     
1920
 
    
Edith Wharton publishes her best-known novel, The Age of Innocence       
1920
 
     
Vladimir Tatlin's model for a gigantic Monument to the Third International becomes one of the most significant examples of Constructivism        
1920
 
   
A national congress in Damascus proclaims Faisal king of an independent Syria      
1920
 
   
Bristol-born actor Cary Grant moves to the USA with a troupe of touring tumblers      
1920
 
    
Harold Macmillan marries Lady Dorothy Cavendish, daughter of the duke of Devonshire       
1920
 
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Destour is formed as a nationalist party in Tunisia, demanding full independence from France      
1920
 
    
The Japanese potter Shoji Hamada accompanies Bernard Leach on his return to England       
Stoneware jug, Shoji Hamada
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
1920
 
   
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is elected president of Turkey's new Grand National Assembly      
1920
 
    
The Meccano company launches the first of its Hornby model trains