The 1920s

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…

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

Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (died 2013)

Cleto Bellucci was an Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.

Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (died 2013)

1921 105 years ago

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

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often referred by its shortened name as the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Unio…

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

1921 105 years ago

Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court,…

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government an…

Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court,…

1921 105 years ago

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is established at the founding National Congress.

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 (CCP) is established at the founding National Congress.

1921 105 years ago

Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin…

The University of Toronto is a public research university with three main campuses in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. Based on the grounds that surround Queen's Park i…

Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin…

1921 105 years ago

Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany in the Nazi era from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Part…

Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.

1921 105 years ago

Janet Blair, American actress and singer (died 2007)

Janet Blair was an American big-band singer who later became a popular film and television actress.

Janet Blair, American actress and singer (died 2007)

1921 105 years ago

Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (died 2003)

Warren Edward Spahn was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed pitcher, Spahn played in 1942 and then from 19…

Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (died 2003)

1921 105 years ago

Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (died 2006)

Christiaan Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of…

Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (died 2006)

1921 105 years ago

Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (died 2008)

James Peter Giuffre, Italian pronunciation: [d͡ʒufˈfrɛ]; April 26, 1921 – April 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He is known for dev…

Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (died 2008)

1921 105 years ago

Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day…

The commissioner of baseball is the chief executive officer of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the associated Minor League Baseball (MiLB) – a constellation of leagues and clubs kn…

Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day…

1921 105 years ago

Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict: Mikhail Frunze declares victory over the Makhnovshchina.

The Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict was a period of political and military conflict between the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Makhnovshchina, for control over southern …

Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict: Mikhail Frunze declares victory over the Makhnovshchina.

1921 105 years ago

Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported…

Tannu Uriankhai was a historical region of the Mongol Empire, its principal successor, the Yuan dynasty, and later the Qing dynasty. The territory of Tannu Uriankhai largely corres…

Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported…

1921 105 years ago

British airship R-38 experiences structural failure over Hull in England and crashes in the Humber Estuary; of her 49…

The R.38 class of rigid airships was designed for Britain's Royal Navy during the final months of the First World War. Airships of this class were intended for long-range patrol du…

British airship R-38 experiences structural failure over Hull in England and crashes in the Humber Estuary; of her 49…

1921 105 years ago

Russian Civil War: The Red Army dissolves the Makhnovshchina after driving the Revolutionary Insurgent Army out of…

The Russian Civil War was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire, lasting from 1917 to 1922, sparked by the overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the …

Russian Civil War: The Red Army dissolves the Makhnovshchina after driving the Revolutionary Insurgent Army out of…

1921 105 years ago

Rif War: In Ajdir, Spanish Morocco, a secessionist group of Berbers led by Abd el-Krim proclaim the Republic of the…

The Rif War was an anti-colonial war fought from 1921 to 1926 between the indigenous Berber tribes of the mountainous Rif region of northern Morocco and Spain.

Rif War: In Ajdir, Spanish Morocco, a secessionist group of Berbers led by Abd el-Krim proclaim the Republic of the…

1921 105 years ago

Robert Dhéry, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2004)

Robert Dhéry was a French comedian, actor, director and screenwriter.

Robert Dhéry, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2004)