WWI Aviation Pictorial History An Illustrated history of  World War 1
The Great War Timeline 1919

January
5. Sparticist (Communist) revolt begins in Berlin
18. Peace negotiations start at Paris
25. Peace conference accepts principle of League of Nations

February
6. Germany National Assembly meets at Weimar
14. Draft Convenant of League of Nations completed
24. Wilson arrives at Boston aboard George Washington
28. Lodge starts campaign against League of Nations

March
4.  Founding of Comintern (Third International) at Moscow
13. Admiral Kolchak begins his offensive against Bolsheviks in Russian Civil War
14. Wilson returns to Paris after a month's absence

April
3. Wilson becomes sick with influenza
7. Allies evacuate Odessa
23. Wilson appeals directly to Italians in an effort to gain their support for his views on peace settlement
24. Italian Premier Orlando walks out of peace conference over Fiume issue

May
6. Peace conference disposes of Germany's colonies
7. Treaty of Versailles submitted to German delegation

June
21. German High Seas Fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow
28. Treaty of Versailles signed in Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.
Signing of Treaty of Versailles disarmed Germany of a military air force but did not include rockets as potential weapons, thus leaving Germany free under international law to develop them.

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