Events
- Former and last Chinese emperor P'u-i's residence at the imperial palace comes to end twelve years after his reign.[1]
- Plutarco Calles becames president of Mexico.[2]
- Albert Schweitzer returns to Africa.[3]
- The eruption of Kilauea occurs.[4]
- One of Konstantin LeBlanc Cordas's identities is believed dead.[5]
- Self-winding watches are patented.[6]
- First diesel truck is manufactured.[6]
- First around-the-world flight is made in 175 days.[6] Larry Fletcher is part of one of the crews of the two Douglas World Cruisers that circled the globe together.[7]
- International Business Machines (IBM) incorporates.[6]
- February: Tutankhamun's mummy is found in his tomb.[8]
- Summer: The Sorbonne sponsors a ten-day trip to observe Ice Age era cave paintings in the Trois Freres region of southern France. The trip ends in a tragedy. The group leader, Roland Walcott, falls into an underground river in the moments after threatening Indy’s life over credit for discovery of a cave full of Ice Age artifacts.[9]
- Mara Rogers and Diego Calderone fall in love, with the latter finding out of the Alicorn's existence from the former.[9]
- Zoe Baldwin's car is built.[10]
- First Labor government in Great Britain.[6]
- Dawes Plan enacted to settle the dispute over war reparations between Germany and the Allies.[6]
- Sun Yat-Sen sets up new Chinese goverment at Canton.[6]
- J. Edgar Hoover becomes the head of the Federal Bureau of lnvestigation.[6]
- A British Royal Commission sets goals designed to increase Indian representation in the major administrative arms of the Raj. These policies receive however little practical support from British personnel in India.[11]
- Gandhi is released from prison after undergoing a serious operation.[11]
- First Popsicle is sold.[6]
- Crosswords are introduced in US, replacing Mah-jongg as the top hobby.[6]
- Tissues are marketed.[6]
- Olympics held in Paris. First winter Olympics held in Chamonix.[6]
- John J. Pershing retires at the age of 64.[12]
- A Passage to India is published.[13]
- George II's rule over Greece ends. Greece is proclaimed a republic.[14]
- Calvin Coolidge outpolls J. W. Davis to win US Presidency.[14]
- Albanian Republic is founded.[14]
- Ford Motor Company produces 10 millionth car.[14]
- Erich von Stroheim creates a film called Greed, cost triple its original budget and ran nine and a half hours on screen.[15]
- Jan Christiaan Smuts ends heading the Unionist Party in South Africa.[16]
Births
- Moshti el-Kahir[17]
- George Ballentyne[18]
Deaths
- January 21: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin[19]
- February 3: Woodrow Wilson[20]
- June 3: Franz Kafka in Vienna[21]
- Giacomo Puccini[22]
- Lin Ho's father in Shanghai[11]
Appearances
- Behind the Great Wall (Glossary)
- Young Indiana Jones and the Mountain of Fire (Historical note)
- South of the Border (Glossary)
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Revolution (Indirect mention)
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Special Delivery (Mentioned only)
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hunting for Treasure (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Unicorn's Legacy (Flashback)
- Indiana Jones and the Interior World (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the White Witch (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Who Are Those Guys? (Non-fiction source)
- "Uncovering the History Behind Young Indy" – The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 16
- Schweitzer (Non-fiction source)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Sourcebook
- The World of Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and the Rising Sun
- Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates and Other Tales
Chapter 10: Phantom Train of Doom on The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (backup link on Archive.org)- Chapter 11: Oganga: The Giver and Taker of Life on The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (backup link on Archive.org)
- Chapter 13: Adventures in the Secret Service on The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (backup link on Archive.org)
Short Round's Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Media Kit
- Howard Carter and the Tomb of Tutankhamun (Non-fiction source)
- Giacomo Puccini - Music of the Heart (Non-fiction source)
- V. I. Lenin - History Will Not Forgive Us (Non-fiction source)
- Woodrow Wilson - American Idealist (Non-fiction source)
- New Gods for Old (Non-fiction source)
- Franz Kafka's Dark Truth (Non-fiction source)
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
Notes and references
- ↑ Behind the Great Wall
- ↑ Who Are Those Guys?
- ↑ Schweitzer
- ↑ Young Indiana Jones and the Mountain of Fire
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the White Witch
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 The World of Indiana Jones
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils
- ↑ Howard Carter and the Tomb of Tutankhamun
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Indiana Jones and the Unicorn's Legacy
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Sourcebook
- ↑ The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Revolution
- ↑ The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hunting for Treasure
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates and Other Tales
- ↑ The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Media Kit
- ↑ Chapter 10: Phantom Train of Doom on The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Lost Treasure of Sheba
- ↑ V. I. Lenin - History Will Not Forgive Us
- ↑ Woodrow Wilson - American Idealist
- ↑ Franz Kafka's Dark Truth
- ↑ Giacomo Puccini - Music of the Heart
