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April 29, 1922: It will take over 10 years for the French army to fully switch from horizon blue to better-camouflage khaki uniforms. The dull brown look will first be adopted by colonial troops and legionaries. (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

April 27, 1922: The Kensington Canine Society's dog show in London: Champion bloodhound Dark of Brighton, and the most-decorated dog, "the king's favorite," Labrador retriever Wolferton Dan.

April 18, 1922: Movie star William Desmond falls 50 feet from a cliff into the ice-covered Truckee River in California while shooting a scene for the serial "Perils of the Yukon." He is rescued after a "thrilling struggle," suffering a dislocated shoulder and sprained ankle.

April 5, 1922: Indian reformer Ramabai Sarasvati dies at 63 in the Bombay Presidency. She was one of the first women to gain the title pandita as a master of Sanskrit. Later she converted to Christianity, and advocated for women's education and against discriminatory practices.

April 2, 1922: The League of Woman Victims of Men is formed in Nice, France, to counter discrimination against women based on their looks and other sexist practices. Candidates must show they were a victim of “some perfidious male.” 20 gather at the first meeting. 1/2

April 2, 1922: Charlie Chaplin releases his last short comedy, "Pay Day," in which he plays a laborer sneaking out on his wife to go drinking. Starting with 1923's "The Pilgrim," he will exclusively make feature films. 1/2

March 18, 1922: Mohandas Gandhi pleads guilty to sedition in a court in Ahmedabad, India, and is sentenced to 6 years in prison. He apologizes to a judge that despite his peace preaching as he sought independence from Britain, his supporters have carried out bloody riots. 1/4

March 16, 1922: South Africa's Rand Rebellion is declared over. Several thousand prisoners are marched through recaptured areas of Johannesburg after a week of fighting that claimed at least 200 lives. Many of the dead were Black people targeted by mobs of white strikers. 1/4

March 15, 1922: A block of 13 buildings goes up in flames in Chicago, among them the 21-story office tower of the Burlington Railroad (before fire, last photo). Oil-soaked spaces and a lack of sprinklers are blamed for fueling the blaze, which leaves a fireman dead in the rubble.

March 13, 1922: British industrialist Joseph Watson, who was just created Baron Manton, dies of a heart attack at 49 while fox hunting. He merged his Watson's soap with Lever Brothers to create a so-called "soap trust," and was a prominent thoroughbred horse owner.