100 Years Ago Today

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24th March 1921

British airship R.33 conducting mooring test at Pulham air station.

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25th March 1921

First ship entering the newly opened Port of Tacoma.


IRA volunteers training with Lewis machine guns outside of Dublin.

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26th March 1921

Winston Churchill meeting with Bishop MacInnes of Jerusalem on Mount Scopus in northeast Jerusalem.


Karl, the last Emperor/King of Austria-Hungary, crosses the border into Hungary in an attempt to take back the throne.

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27th March 1921

Karl, the last Emperor/King of Austria-Hungary, meets with Regent Miklós Horthy (pictured) unannounced to make the case for the restoration of his throne. Horthy refuses, fearing Allied retribution.


Former Emperor Karl and Empress Zita of Austria-Hungary receiving Easter mass on the tracks. Karl entered Hungary yesterday in an attempt to retake the throne.

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28th March 1921

Emir Abdullah bin Hussein meeting with British Colonial Secretary Winston Churchill at the Government House, Jerusalem.


Ship Losses:

Ituna (United Kingdom) The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the Ionian Sea off Santa Maura, Greece.
Roberta Ray (United Kingdom) The schooner was set afire and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°14′N 48°11′W). Her crew were rescued by Triumph ( United Kingdom).

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29th March 1921

Steamer discharging cargo at Anchorage, Alaska.

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30th March 1921

The Cairo Conference to set British policy in the Middle East comes to a close. Abdullah bin Hussein will rule Transjordan and his brother Faisal will become King of Iraq.

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31st March 1921

The Australian Air Force is formed as an independent branch after it separates from the Australian Army.


HM Airship R33 moored to a 100ft high mooring mast at Pulham Airship Station.


Ship Losses:

Gaelic Prince (United Kingdom) The cargo ship came ashore at Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.[89] She was refloated on 7 April.
Rontegui (Spain) The cargo ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean off San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. She sank in the early hours of 1 April. Her crew were rescued by Laya ( Spanish Navy).
Zilla May (United States) The 70-gross register ton, 77.3-foot (23.6 m) fishing vessel was wrecked without loss of life near Strait Island (56°23′10″N 133°42′30″W) in Southeast Alaska. Her crew of 17 abandoned ship early on 1 April, and Zilla May sank about 20 minutes later. After spending 1 April on Strait Island, the crew rowed to Wrangell, Territory of Alaska, in three dories on 2 April.

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1st April 1921

Refugees and wounded soldiers from Kronstadt after their failed uprising against the Bolsheviks.


The “March Action,” an attempted Communist uprising in Germany, is crushed by government police and troop action,


Turkish troops defeat Greek forces at the 2nd Battle of İnönü, halting the Greek advance into central Anatolia. Mustafa Kemal inspecting troops after the battle.


Ship Losses:

Governor (United States) The passenger ship collided with West Hartland ( United States) in the Pacific Ocean one and a quarter miles (2.0 km) south east of Point Wilson off Port Townsend, Washington, or Seattle, Washington and sank. All on board were rescued by West Hartland, or nine killed, survivors transferred.

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2nd April 1921

Motorcade for Albert Einstein to NYC City Hall, as he is greeted by large crowds.


The February Uprising in Armenia is crushed as Bolshevik forces recapture Yerevan. Simon Vratsian, head of the Armenian uprising, escapes into Persia.


Ship Losses:

Lewis H. Goward (United States) The schooner was caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the Rebecca Shoal Lighthouse and was a total loss.

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3rd April 1921

A large Orthodox procession for Easter outside of the Kremlin despite Bolshevik attempts to clamp down on religion.


Ship Losses:

Kating (Greece) The coaster struck a submerged object and sank in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the North Hinder Lightship ( Netherlands) and sank. Her crew were rescued.

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4th April 1921

"Miners Make Holiday While The Pits Are Idle" (Daily Mirror)

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5th April 1921

Greek officer poising in the ruins of Sardis in Anatolia during the Greco-Turkish War.


Former Emperor/King Karl of Austria-Hungary gives up on his attempt to restore his throne in Hungary after failing to secure the support of Regent Miklós Horthy and facing the threat of military action from Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

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6th April 1921

Charles de Gaulle, who recently returned to France after serving as a military instructor in Poland during the Polish-Soviet War, marries Yvonne Vendroux.

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7th April 1921

French Marshall Hubert Lyautey paying his respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.