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1920
1920
Martinsville’s First Public Library Opens
Martinsville’s First Public Library Opens
June 10 General 19
1920
1920
Roanoke’s First City Hospital Opens
Roanoke’s First City Hospital Opens
June 10 General 15
1920
1920
Roanoke’s Victory Stadium Project Announced
Roanoke’s Victory Stadium Project Announced
June 10 General 18
1920
1920
Danville First Electric Streetlights Illuminate Downtown
Danville First Electric Streetlights Illuminate Downtown
June 10 General 18
1920
1920
Warren G
Harding Elected President
June 10 General 19
1920
1920
Greensboro’s First Electric Streetcar Test Runs
Greensboro’s First Electric Streetcar Test Runs
June 10 General 18
1920
1920
Martinsville’s First Public Library Opens
Martinsville’s First Public Library Opens
June 10 General 13
1920
1920
Roanoke’s First City Hospital Opens
Roanoke’s First City Hospital Opens
June 10 General 19
1920
1920
Roanoke’s Victory Stadium Project Announced
Roanoke’s Victory Stadium Project Announced
June 10 General 19
1920
1920
Warren G
Harding Elected President
June 10 General 16
1919
1919
U.S
Prohibition Law Signed
June 10 General 15
1919
1919
U.S
Prohibition Law Signed
June 10 General 16
1918
1918
Roanoke Marks Armistice Day with Citywide Celebration
Roanoke Marks Armistice Day with Citywide Celebration
June 10 General 6
1918
1918
World War I Armistice Signed
World War I Armistice Signed
June 10 General 6
1918
1918
Roanoke Marks Armistice Day with Citywide Celebration
Roanoke Marks Armistice Day with Citywide Celebration
June 10 General 9
1918
1918
World War I Armistice Signed
World War I Armistice Signed
June 10 General 7
1917
1917
Bolsheviks Seize Power in Russia
Bolsheviks Seize Power in Russia
June 10 General 13
1917
1917
Martinsville Sends Its First WWI Volunteers
Martinsville Sends Its First WWI Volunteers
June 10 General 10
1917
1917
October Revolution in Russia Begins
October Revolution in Russia Begins
June 10 General 12
1917
1917
President Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany.
President Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany.
June 10 General 14
1917
1917
U.S
enters World War I.
June 10 General 11
1917
1917
Bolsheviks Seize Power in Russia
Bolsheviks Seize Power in Russia
June 10 General 10
1917
1917
U.S
Enters World War I
June 10 General 10
1917
1917
Martinsville Sends Its First WWI Volunteers
Martinsville Sends Its First WWI Volunteers
June 10 General 9