WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 1921
Find out what all happened February to August 1921

Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar. (27. July 1921)

Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopts the country's first constitution. (21. February 1921)

Mongolia is proclaimed an independent monarchy, ruled by Russian military officer Roman von Ungern-Sternberg as a dictator. (13. March 1921)

Tulsa race riot: civil unrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The official death toll is 39, but recent investigations suggest the actual toll may be much higher. (31. May 1921)

The first skirmishes of the Battle of Blair Mountain occur. (25. August 1921)

The Communist Party of China is founded. (1. July 1921)

U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft Chief Justice of the United States. (30. June 1921)

Belfast's Bloody Sunday: 16 people are killed and 161 houses destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (10. July 1921)

Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia). (14. August 1921)

Italian Fascists shoot from the Parenzana train at a group of children in Strunjan (Slovenia): two children are killed and five wounded. (19. March 1921)

The Second Republic of Poland adopts the March Constitution. (17. March 1921)

Southwark Bridge in London is opened for traffic by King George V and Queen Mary. (6. June 1921)

The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic. (11. July 1921)

Tulsa Race Riot: civil unrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (1. June 1921)

Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike. (20. June 1921)

British airship R-38 experiences structural failure over Hull in England and crashes in the Humber estuary. Of her 49 British and American training crew, only 4 survive. (23. August 1921)

İstiklal Marşı was adopted in TBMM(Turkish grand national assembly). (12. March 1921)

A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect. (11. July 1921)

The Royal Australian Air Force is formed. (31. March 1921)

Former President of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices. (11. July 1921)

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