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The Year 1921 includes news and events, popular culture from 1921, technology advances part of our Roaring Twenties history
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Technology 1921

  • More and more tests and advancements are being made in 1921 that will later provide the basis for television technology that will be used in millions of homes


  • With the changing needs of the airline industry and the future Boeing obtains orders for aircraft and abandons furniture-making

  • Albert Einstein receives the Nobel Prize in Physics



What News Events Happened in 1921

Germany
  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chairman of the Nazi Party in his rise to power and prominence in Germany
Ireland
  • The Irish Free State is Created ( as Southern Ireland )
U.S.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt at 39 years old contracts Polio
U.S.
  • Ellis Island under quarantine on May 18th due to Typhus Outbreak
U.S.
  • Sleeping Sickness claims nearly 1,000 lives in the US
U.S.
  • The Emergency Quota Act limits the number of immigrants admitted into the US.
France
  • Coco Chanel introduces "Chanel No. 5"
China
  • The Communist Party of China is formed with Mao Tse-tung as a founding member
U.S.
  • Chicago White Sox Baseball team accused of throwing the World Series
U.S.
  • Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated in Arlington National Cemetery
U.S.
  • Iowa becomes the first state to impose a cigarette tax on April 11th
U.S.
  • Flash Floods Strike Pueblo County in Colorado
U.S.
  • Ku Klux Clan Activities become violent Throughout Southern US
Russia
  • One of the worst famines in modern times killings 10's of thousands grips Russia due to the failure of crops


Popular Culture 1921

  • Irving Berlin song "All By Myself" becomes popular


  • Channel Number 5 Perfume introduced

Born This Year in 1921

Charles Bronson News And Events From November 3rd

Nancy Reagan This Day In History July 6th

Dirk Bogarde News And Events From March 28th

John Glenn This Day In History July 18th



Major World Political Leaders 1921

Australia Prime Minister Billy Hughes

Brazil President Epitácio Pessoa

Canada Prime Minister Arthur Meighen till December 29
Canada Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King From December 29

Italy Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti Till 4 July
Italy Prime Minister Ivanoe Bonomi From 4 July

Japan Prime Minister Takashi Hara Till 4 November
Japan Prime Minister Korekiyo Takahashi From 13 November

Mexico President Álvaro Obregón

Russia / Soviet Union
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Vladimir Lenin

South Africa Prime Minister Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts

United States President Woodrow Wilson Till March 4
United States President Warren G. Harding From March 4

United Kingdom Prime Minister David Lloyd George


Political Elections 1921

Canadian Federal Election 1921 William Lyon Mackenzie King ( Liberal ) defeats Thomas Crerar ( Progressive ) and Arthur Meighen ( Conservative )


The Information above is taken from our new page that gives world leaders from 1920 to current.

Political World Leaders From 1920 To Current