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Significant Books and Music of the Century, Year by Year
1919 was the year that the peace conference ending World War I was held at Versailles; Grand Canyon and Acadia were established as U.S. national parks; the Chicago White Sox shocked the baseball world by throwing the World Series; and dial telephones made their debut.
Significant Book of 1919:
John Reed's Ten Days That Shook the World
TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD is still regarded as the classic account of the Bolshevik Revolution by a radical Western journalist who witnessed it firsthand.
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Significant Music of 1919:
Manuel de Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat
Manuel de Falla's ballet THE THREE-CORNERED HAT was performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in London. Falla's colorful and evocative score brought the composer to international prominence.
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