1922 — The tomb of Tutankhamen (“King Tut”) is discovered in Egypt. It yields some of the world’s greatest art treasures. In addition, Britain ends its protectorate over Egypt, which is declared independent under King Fuad I.

• Cleveland Chiropractic College of Kansas City is founded in Missouri.
• Philo T. Farnsworth, a 15-year-old Idaho schoolchild, designs an image dissector system that is later developed into television.
• Oklahoma is placed under martial law to control violence and curb Ku Klux Klan activities.
• The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed, consisting of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic, the Ukraine, Belorussia and Transcaucasia.
• German currency, the mark, begins to collapse because of heavy reparation payments.
• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is arrested and sentenced to six years imprisonment for civil disobedience. He seeks a free, united India.