World Events · 1922
A New Order Rises From Empire Ruins
In 1922, the modern world forged its template as ancient empires collapsed and radical political forces seized power. From the sands of Egypt to the streets of Rome and Moscow, breakthrough cultural achievements collided with seismic geopolitical shifts.
- November 1922 | Egypt
Discovery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb
British archaeologist Howard Carter breached the sealed doorway of Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb, revealing thousands of undisturbed ancient golden treasures.
- December 30, 1922 | Moscow, USSR
Formation of the Soviet Union
Delegates from Russia, Ukraine, Byelorussia, and Transcaucasia signed the treaty officially creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics under Vladimir Lenin.
- October 28, 1922 | Italy
Mussolini's March on Rome
Thousands of Blackshirt fascists marched into the capital, prompting King Victor Emmanuel III to appoint Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister of Italy.
- November 1, 1922 | Turkey
Abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate
The Turkish Grand National Assembly officially abolished the sultanate, ending over six centuries of Ottoman imperial rule and exiling Sultan Mehmed VI.
- December 6, 1922 | Ireland
Establishment of the Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was formally established following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, concluding the War of Independence while igniting a bitter civil war.
- February 2, 1922 | Paris, France
Publication of James Joyce's Ulysses
Sylvia Beach published James Joyce's monumental modernist masterpiece in Paris, revolutionizing literature through its stream-of-consciousness narrative style.
- October 18, 1922 | United Kingdom
Foundation of the British Broadcasting Company
A consortium of radio manufacturers founded the BBC to establish a national wireless broadcasting service across Great Britain.
- September 1922 | Smyrna, Turkey
The Great Fire of Smyrna
A catastrophic blaze devastated the port city of Smyrna, effectively ending the Greco-Turkish War and forcing hundreds of thousands of Christian refugees to flee.
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