January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
August 24 » Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
Day of marriage August 20, 1921
The temperature on August 20, 1921 was between 13.7 °C and 28.1 °C and averaged 20.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 21 » Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup.
April 11 » Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
October 19 » The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.
October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
November 11 » The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.
November 14 » The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero.
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