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100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1922

Some of the events and sights from around the world a century ago: the construction of the Lincoln Memorial, a famine in Russia, and Benito Mussolini's takeover of the Italian government

By Alan Taylor
A black-and-white photo from 1922 shows a row of men seated on motorcycles parked on a sidewalk.
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A century ago, the newly established Irish Free State was descending into civil war, Russia was still enduring a terrible famine, construction of the Lincoln Memorial was completed in Washington, D.C., Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party seized control of the Italian government, and much more. Please take a moment for a look back at some of the events and sights from around the world 100 years ago.

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Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.