Stories from 1922
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February 2, 1922
Ulysses by James Joyce was published. Joyce took seven years to write the novel, which echoes Homer's Odyssey.
March 12, 1922
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Lowell, MA
Jack Kerouac, beatnik and author of On the Road, was born.
May 20, 1922
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Washington, D.C.
Designed by Daniel Chester French and sculpted by the Piccirilli brothers, the almost 20-foot tall Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
November 26, 1922
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Egypt
Archaeologist Howard Carter discovered King Tutankhamen's tomb, the "Boy Pharaoh" who became ruler at the age of 9 and lived only to 18.
