100 Years Ago Today (2 July 1922) Lithuania appears on maps of Europe for the first time as it becomes an independent, internationally-recognized state.

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  1. Lithuania was formed after the First World War from territory formerly belonging to Germany, Poland, and Russia. On 16 February 1918, the Council of Lithuania declared independence, with Vilnius as the nation’s capital. On 15 May 1920, the first meeting of the democratically elected constituent assembly took place. The documents it adopted, i. e. the temporary (1920) and permanent (1922) constitutions of Lithuania, strove to regulate the life of the new state. Land, finance, and educational reforms started to be implemented. The currency of Lithuania, the Lithuanian litas, was introduced. The University of Lithuania was opened. All major public institutions had been established. As Lithuania began to gain stability, foreign countries started to recognize it. In 1921 Lithuania was admitted to the League of Nations.

    On 1 July 1922, the maps of Europe officially changed to admit Lithuania as a new, internationally-recognized nation.

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    For more information on little-known history and other 1920s events, consult the 100YearsAgoLive Project, a Twitter program that reports events from exactly 100 years ago as if they’re happening in real time. It is meant to stoke an interest in history by making it accessible to the everyday reader:

    https://twitter.com/100YearsAgoLive

    The project also has an Instagram account; each day, it features the most poignant photo from 100 years ago today:

    https://instagram.com/100yearsagolive?igshid=qn8ci8s17744

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