1921
Chinese Communist Party founded
Thirteen men, including a young Mao Zedong, met on a houseboat on a Zhejiang lake after being chased from a Shanghai safehouse.
Insulin isolated in Toronto
Frederick Banting and Charles Best, working in a borrowed summer lab, pulled the hormone out of dog pancreases and injected it into a dying diabetic boy.
Tulsa race massacre
After a rumored incident between a young Black man and a white woman in a Tulsa elevator, a white mob burned down the prosperous Black neighborhood…
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier dedicated
In Arlington, as at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and Westminster Abbey in London, an unidentified corpse from the Western Front was interred with full…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1921?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1921. The most significant is Chinese Communist Party founded: Thirteen men, including a young Mao Zedong, met on a houseboat on a Zhejiang lake after being chased from a Shanghai safehouse.
What era was 1921 part of?
1921 falls within the Modern Era (1901-2000). World wars, cold war, and the splitting of the atom.
Which regions saw notable events in 1921?
The events from 1921 span East Asia and North America.