The 1920s

1921 105 years ago

Mikhail Tukhachevsky orders the use of chemical weapons against the Tambov Rebellion, bringing an end to the peasant upr

Mikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky, nicknamed the Red Napoleon, was a Soviet general who was prominent between 1918 and 1937 as a military officer and theoretician. He was later exe…

Mikhail Tukhachevsky orders the use of chemical weapons against the Tambov Rebellion, bringing an end to the peasant upr

1921 105 years ago

The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, is burned by British forces

Knockcroghery is a village and townland in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the N61 road between Athlone and Roscommon town, near Lough Ree on the River Shannon. The tow…

The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, is burned by British forces

1921 105 years ago

Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike

Buckingham and Carnatic Mills, popularly known as B & C Mills, were textile mills run by Binny and Co. in the city of Madras, India. The mills were closed down in 1996 and the s…

Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike

1921 105 years ago

The Irish village of Knockcroghery was burned by British forces

Knockcroghery is a village and townland in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the N61 road between Athlone and Roscommon town, near Lough Ree on the River Shannon. The tow…

The Irish village of Knockcroghery was burned by British forces

1921 105 years ago

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Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular pre…

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1921 105 years ago

A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect.

The Irish War of Independence, also known as the Anglo-Irish War, was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army and British forces: the …

A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect.

1921 105 years ago

Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of…

The Rif War was an armed conflict fought from 1921 to 1926 between Spain and Berber tribes of the mountainous Rif region of northern Morocco.

Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of…

1921 105 years ago

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.

Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a seaside resort city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.

1921 105 years ago

The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin,…

The Legion of Mary is an international association of members of the Catholic Church who serve on a voluntary basis. It was founded in Dublin, as a Marian movement by the layman an…

The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin,…

1921 105 years ago

Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed…

Margaret Gorman was an American model and beauty queen who was the winner of the first Miss America beauty pageant after being crowned Miss District of Columbia in 1921.

Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed…

1921 105 years ago

Nahalal, a Jewish moshav in Palestine, is settled.

Nahalal is a moshav in northern Israel. Covering 8.5 square kilometers (3.3 mi2), it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a populatio…

Nahalal, a Jewish moshav in Palestine, is settled.

1921 105 years ago

Melvin Storer, American shipfitter and navy diver (died 2003)

Melvin Tyler Storer was an American shipfitter, navy diver and welder who served in the United States Navy Reserve on the USS West Virginia and USS Yarnall. He was aboard the USS C…

Melvin Storer, American shipfitter and navy diver (died 2003)

1921 105 years ago

Ireland is partitioned under British law by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating Northern Ireland and Southern I

The Partition of Ireland was the process by which the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (UK) divided Ireland into two self-governing polities: Northern …

Ireland is partitioned under British law by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating Northern Ireland and Southern I

1921 105 years ago

West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years

West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virgin…

West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years

1921 105 years ago

The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300

The Tulsa race massacre was a two-day-long terrorist massacre perpetrated by white supremacists that took place in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, between…

The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300

1921 105 years ago

Jean Richard, French actor and singer (died 2001)

Jean Richard was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret in the eponymous French television series, which…

Jean Richard, French actor and singer (died 2001)

1921 105 years ago

Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey (died 2006)

Anna Lee Aldred was an American jockey and trick rider in rodeos. She was the first woman in the United States to receive a jockey's license. She pursued her professional horse rac…

Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey (died 2006)

1921 105 years ago

Roberto Tucci, Italian Jesuit leader, cardinal, and theologian (died 2015)

Roberto Tucci, SJ was an Italian Catholic theologian, journalist, and Jesuit priest. He played an important role at the Second Vatican Council and organized foreign trips taken by …

Roberto Tucci, Italian Jesuit leader, cardinal, and theologian (died 2015)

1921 105 years ago

Katarína Kolníková, Slovak actress (died 2006)

Katarína Kolníková was a Slovak stage actress.

Katarína Kolníková, Slovak actress (died 2006)

1921 105 years ago

Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States (died 2012)

Elinor Isabel "Judy" Agnew was the second lady of the United States from 1969 to 1973. She was the wife of the 39th vice president of the United States, Spiro Agnew, who had previo…

Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States (died 2012)

1921 105 years ago

Serbian King Alexander I proclaims the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter a

Alexander I Karađorđević, also known as Alexander the Unifier, was King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 16 August 1921 to 3 October 1929 and King of Yugoslavia from 3 Octobe…

Serbian King Alexander I proclaims the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter a

1921 105 years ago

The Chinese Communist Party is founded by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao, with the help of the Far Eastern Bureau of the…

The Communist Party of China (CPC), commonly known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, …

The Chinese Communist Party is founded by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao, with the help of the Far Eastern Bureau of the…

1921 105 years ago

World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the…

World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …

World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the…

1921 105 years ago

Belfast's Bloody Sunday occurs with 20 killings, at least 100 wounded and 200 homes destroyed during rioting and gun…

Bloody Sunday or Belfast's Bloody Sunday was a day of violence in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 10 July 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. The violence erupted one day befo…

Belfast's Bloody Sunday occurs with 20 killings, at least 100 wounded and 200 homes destroyed during rioting and gun…