WHAT HAPPENED ON 21. AUGUST
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Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) (21. August 1192)
King Stephen Uroš III, after months of anarchy, surrenders to his son and rival Stephen Dušan, who succeeds as King of Serbia. (21. August 1331)
Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt. (21. August 1680)
The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland. (21. August 1689)
James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales. (21. August 1770)
King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot. (21. August 1772)
American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry. (21. August 1778)
Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War. (21. August 1808)
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France, is elected Crown Prince of Sweden by the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates. (21. August 1810)
Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances. (21. August 1821)
Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion. (21. August 1831)
Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory. (21. August 1852)
Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by Confederate guerrillas Quantrill's Raiders in the Lawrence Massacre. (21. August 1863)
The Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, reportedly appears at Knock Shrine in Knock, County Mayo, Ireland. (21. August 1879)
An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic. (21. August 1883)
The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs. (21. August 1888)
Oldsmobile, a brand of American automobiles was founded. (21. August 1897)
The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee. (21. August 1911)
World War I: The Second Battle of the Somme begins. (21. August 1918)
World War II: The flag of Nazi Germany is installed atop the Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus mountain range. (21. August 1942)