Historical Events In 1921

Feb 27 US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger

Feb 14 Little Review faces obscenity charges for publishing "Ulysses," New York

Feb 14 Canadian 5¢ nickel coin is authorized

Feb 04 The birth of Betty Friedan, American philosopher.

Feb 06 "The Kid," starring Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan, released

Feb 05 Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx for Yankee Stadium

Feb 18 British troops occupy Dublin, Ireland

Feb 11 The birth of Eva Gabor, American actress.

Feb 27 US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard

Feb 18 British troops occupy Dublin

Feb 20 Riza Khan Pahlevi seizes control of Iran

Feb 25 Jack Haley (Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz) marries Florence McFadden.

Feb 24 The first transcontinental flight in 24 hours flying time arrives Florida

Apr 04 Stanley Cup Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2

Apr 08 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #950 Ahrensa

Apr 11 Iowa imposed first state cigarette tax

Apr 21 Ottawa Senators beat Vanc Millionaires 3 games to 2 for Stanley Cup

Apr 11 Turkestan ASSR established in Russian SFSR

Apr 01 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #950 Ahrensa

Apr 30 Pope Benedict XV encyclical "On Dante"

Apr 29 B Jekhovsky discovers asteroid #953 Painleva

Apr 16 The birth of Peter Ustinov, Bitish actor and novelist

Apr 26 U.S. Naval Detachment left Yugoslavia after administering area around Spalato for 2 years to guarantee transfer of area from Austria to new country

Nov 13 "The Sheik," starring Rudolph Valentino, is released

Nov 03 The birth of Charles Bronson, American actor

Nov 13 US, France, Japan &British Empire sign a Pacific Treaty

Nov 22 Rodney Dangerfield (Jacob Cohen) ("I Don't Get No Respect": comedian, actor: Caddyshack, Easy Money, Back to School, Natural Born Killers, The Dean Martin Show)

Nov 03 Actor Charles Bronson born

Nov 11 President Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Nov 12 Washington Conference for Limitation of Armaments

Nov 22 Rodney Dangerfield (Jacob Cohen) ("I Don't Get No Respect" comedian, actor Caddyshack, Easy Money, Back to School, Natural Born Killers, The Dean Martin Show)

Sep 02 First Miss America contest held in Atlantic City, has 8 entries.

Sep 21 Gas generator explodes at Bradishe Aniline chemical works in Germany

Sep 07 The first Miss America Pageant is held at Atlantic City, NJ.

Sep 08 1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington DC)

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