Jaffa Riots Begin, May 1, 1921

Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them. Date: March 19, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this…

The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300. Date: May 31, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1921Greco-Turkish War: First Battle of…

Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while on his way home from the parliament building in Madrid. Date: March 8, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1921West Virginia Enacts First Broad Sales…

West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues. Date: May 3, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

The Upper Silesia plebiscite, mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland, is held. Date: March 20, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19211921 Women’s…

The creation of the Communist Party of Romania. Date: May 8, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1921Emir Abdullah Establishes Transjordan’s First Centralized Government, April 11, 1921Mongolian People’s Army Defeats Chinese Forces at Altanbulag,…