March 7 » The German liner SSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore.
March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.
Day of marriage August 17, 1921
The temperature on August 17, 1921 was between 12.6 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
January 9 » Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia.
June 15 » Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
July 11 » The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic.
July 29 » Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
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.
December 6 » The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.
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