Timeline February 1922

Events in February 1922 6

• 1922 Ulysses Published James Joyce's novel appears in Paris Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare and Company published James Joyce's Ulysses in Paris on 2 February 1922, Joyce's fortieth birthday. The novel's stream-of-consciousness technique and explicit content made it one of the most influential and controversial works of modernist literature. It was banned in the United States and Britain for years afterward.
• 1922 Reader's Digest First Published DeWitt and Lila Wallace launch a condensed-article magazine The first issue of Reader's Digest, founded by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace, appeared in February 1922 in New York. It republished condensed versions of articles from other magazines and grew into one of the best-selling magazines in the world. Its accessible format influenced popular publishing for decades.
• 1922 Washington Naval Treaty Signed Major powers agree to limit capital ship tonnage The United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy signed the treaty on 6 February 1922 at the Washington Naval Conference, fixing ratios for battleship and aircraft carrier tonnage among the signatories. It was the first arms-control agreement to limit naval construction. It slowed a costly naval arms race for over a decade.
• 1922 – 2010 Kathryn Grayson (1922-2010) American soprano and actress, the leading lady of MGM's operetta-style musicals.
• 1922 Kathryn Grayson born in Winston-Salem Kathryn Grayson is born in Winston-Salem.
• 1922 Egyptian Independence Declared Britain ends its protectorate over Egypt On 28 February 1922 the United Kingdom unilaterally declared Egypt an independent sovereign state, ending the protectorate imposed in 1914. Sultan Fuad I took the title of King of Egypt. Britain retained control over the Suez Canal, defense, and Sudan under reserved powers.