Elsewhere in 1921

January 2 - The De Young Museum opens in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

January 2 – The De Young Museum opens in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

January 20 — British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel. All 56 on board die.

January 20 — British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel. All 56 on board die.

January 21 - The film The Kid, written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, with Jackie Coogan, is released in the United States.

January 21 – The film The Kid, written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, with Jackie Coogan, is released in the United States.

February 12 — The Democratic Republic of Georgia is invaded by forces of Bolshevist Russia.

February 12 — The Democratic Republic of Georgia is invaded by forces of Bolshevist Russia.

February 21 — Rezā Khan and Zia'eddin Tabatabaee stage a coup d'état in Iran.

February 21 — Rezā Khan and Zia’eddin Tabatabaee stage a coup d’état in Iran.

February 28 — The Kronstadt rebellion is initiated by sailors of the Soviet Navy's Baltic Fleet.

February 28 — The Kronstadt rebellion is initiated by sailors of the Soviet Navy’s Baltic Fleet.

March 4 — Warren G. Harding is sworn in as the 29th President of the United States.

March 4 — Warren G. Harding is sworn in as the 29th President of the United States.

March 8 - Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato e Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.

March 8 – Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato e Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.

March 13 — The Russian White Army captures Mongolia from China. Roman von Ungern-Sternberg declares himself ruler.

March 13 — The Russian White Army captures Mongolia from China. Roman von Ungern-Sternberg declares himself ruler.

April 11 — The Emirate of Transjordan is created, with Abdullah I as emir.

April 11 — The Emirate of Transjordan is created, with Abdullah I as emir.

May 1—7 — Riots at Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine result in 47 Jewish and 48 Arab deaths.

May 1—7 — Riots at Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine result in 47 Jewish and 48 Arab deaths.

May 25 — The Irish Republican Army occupies and burns The Custom House in Dublin. Five IRA men are killed, and over 80 are captured by the British Army.

May 25 — The Irish Republican Army occupies and burns The Custom House in Dublin. Five IRA men are killed, and over 80 are captured by the British Army.

May 31—June 1 — Mobs of white residents attack black residents and businesses in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Between 100 and 300 are killed.

May 31—June 1 — Mobs of white residents attack black residents and businesses in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Between 100 and 300 are killed.

June 28 — The Constitutional Assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes passes the Vidovdan Constitution, despite a boycott of the vote by the communists, and Croat and Slovene parties.

June 28 — The Constitutional Assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes passes the Vidovdan Constitution, despite a boycott of the vote by the communists, and Croat and Slovene parties.

July 1 - The Communist Party of China (CPC) is founded.

July 1 – The Communist Party of China (CPC) is founded.

July 11 - The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army, and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic.

July 11 – The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army, and establishes the Mongolian People’s Republic.

July 21 — At The Battle of Annual, Spanish troops are dealt a crushing defeat, at the hands of Abd el-Krim.

July 21 — At The Battle of Annual, Spanish troops are dealt a crushing defeat, at the hands of Abd el-Krim.

July 29 — Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of the Nazi Party.

July 29 — Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of the Nazi Party.

August 23 — King Faisal I of Iraq is crowned in Baghdad.

August 23 — King Faisal I of Iraq is crowned in Baghdad.

August 24 — R38-class airship ZR-2 explodes on her fourth test flight near Kingston upon Hull, England, killing 44 of the 49 Anglo-American crew on board.

August 24 — R38-class airship ZR-2 explodes on her fourth test flight near Kingston upon Hull, England, killing 44 of the 49 Anglo-American crew on board.

September 7 — In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant is held.

September 7 — In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant is held.

September 13 — White Castle hamburger restaurant opens in Wichita, Kansas, the foundation of the world's first fast food chain.

September 13 — White Castle hamburger restaurant opens in Wichita, Kansas, the foundation of the world’s first fast food chain.

September 21 — The Oppau explosion occurs at BASF's nitrate factory in Oppau, Germany. 500—600 are killed.

September 21 — The Oppau explosion occurs at BASF’s nitrate factory in Oppau, Germany. 500—600 are killed.

October 13 - The Treaty of Kars is signed between Turkey and the Soviet Socialist Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, establishing the boundaries of the south Caucasus.

October 13 – The Treaty of Kars is signed between Turkey and the Soviet Socialist Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, establishing the boundaries of the south Caucasus.

October 19 — The 'Bloody Night' (Noite Sangrenta) massacre in Lisbon claims the lives of Portuguese Prime-Minister António Granjo and other politicians.

October 19 — The ‘Bloody Night’ (Noite Sangrenta) massacre in Lisbon claims the lives of Portuguese Prime-Minister António Granjo and other politicians.

November 9 - The National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista or PNF) is founded in Italy.

November 9 – The National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista or PNF) is founded in Italy.

November 11 — During an Armistice Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is dedicated by Warren G. Harding, President of the United States.

November 11 — During an Armistice Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is dedicated by Warren G. Harding, President of the United States.

Berlin, Reichsbank, Geldauflieferungsstelle

November – Hyperinflation is rampant in Germany, where 263 marks are now needed to buy a single American dollar, more than 20 times greater than the 12 marks needed in April 1919.

December 6 - The Anglo-Irish Treaty establishing the Irish Free State is signed in London.

December 6 – The Anglo-Irish Treaty establishing the Irish Free State is signed in London.

December 13 — In the Four-Power Treaty on Insular Possessions, Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and France agree to recognize the status quo in the Pacific.

December 13 — In the Four-Power Treaty on Insular Possessions, Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and France agree to recognize the status quo in the Pacific.

December 23 — Visva-Bharati College is founded by Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan, Bengal Presidency, British India.

December 23 — Visva-Bharati College is founded by Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan, Bengal Presidency, British India.

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