100 Years Ago Today

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27th August 1920

Russian Red Army prisoners captured by Polish troops after the Battle of Warsaw.


Three naval vessels at Provincetown, MA, in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the pilgrims landing.


Ship Losses:

HMCS CD93 (Royal Canadian Navy) The Admiralty-type drifter foundered on passage from Canada to the United Kingdom.

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28th August 1920

Vice President candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt with his daughter Anna at their summer home on Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada.


Red Army troops launch an offensive into the Emirate of Bukhara to overthrow Emir Said Mir Mohammed Alim Khan.


Greek Troops on mules during the Greco-Turkish War.

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29th August 1920

Ship Losses:

Anthracite Bridge (United States) The cargo ship ran aground at Nazik Point, Salonica, Greece. She was refloated on 28 September.

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30th August 1920

A Russian officer, now a refugee in Constantinople, shaking hands with a American Red Cross man who helped him flee southern Russian from advancing Bolshevik troops.


British soldiers guarding the temporary premises of the Bank of Ireland in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence.


Ship Losses:

Arakan (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Point Reyes, California and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated on 2 September.
Carmenchu (Spain) The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Rosinos de la Requejada, Zamora.
Hickleton (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Gurnard's Head, Cornwall. She later refloated but sank and was a total loss. Her thirteen crew survived.
Lisette (France) The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Pine, Newfoundland with the loss of a crew member.

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31st August 1920

Belgian war orphans shining shoes in Ypres.

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1st September 1920

Fires rage in the city of Bukhara as Soviet troops lay siege to the city. The Emirate of Bukhara falls the next day.


The creation of Greater Lebanon is proclaimed in Beirut. French General Gouraud is in center with the Maronite patriarch Hoayek.


Ship Losses:

Myron C. Taylor (United States) The three-masted schooner was destroyed by fire at Cadiz, Spain.
USS S-5 (United States Navy) The S-class submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Delaware Capes with her stern above water, all crew rescued. S-5 sank completely during an attempt to tow her to port on 3 Sep

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2nd September 1920

Rioting continues in Belfast, as sectarian tensions flare up. Protestant shipyard workers trying to prevent Catholic workers from reaching Queen’s Island (Belfast Harbour)


Ship Losses:

Gjede (Norway) The cargo ship sprang a leak in the North Sea (57°20′N 5°10′E) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by a British trawler.
Red Dawn (Russian Navy Bolshevik) Russian Civil War: The warship was sunk by an onboard explosion with the loss of 130 lives.
Stavros (Greece) The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the English Channel. All nine crew were rescued by Marshal Plumer ( United Kingdom).

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3rd September 1920

US Navy submarine USS S-5 partially sinks during a submerged test run, but the entire crew is saved by the steamship SS Alanthus.


RAF cadets sit around a piano at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.


Ship Losses:

Cristóba Cólon (Spain) The ocean liner was severely damaged by fire at Ferrol, Galicia whilst under construction.
Genyei Maru (Japan) The cargo ship foundered in the South China Sea north of Formosa in a typhoon.
George Fisher (United Kingdom) The cargo ship sank on the Middle Cross Sand, North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Lucient ( United Kingdom and the Caister Lifeboat. She was a total loss.
Katalla Queen (United States) The 7-gross register ton motor vessel sank in deep water near the middle of Valdez Bay (61°07′N 146°16′W) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska during an attempt to tow her to shore after she struck piling head and began to flood. Her crew of two survived.

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4th September 1920

Dutch submarine K III out at sea.


Bolshevik cavalry and other troops cross into Germany and surrender after being routed during the Battle of Warsaw.

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5th September 1920

Ship Losses:

Astarte (France) The cargo ship collided with Hird ( Norway) in the Bay of Biscay 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Ouessant, Finistère and sank.
Dimitrios (Greece) The coaster foundered in the English Channel off Hartland Point, Devon, United Kingdom. All nine crew survived.

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6th September 1920

Ship Losses:

Berwyn (United States) The cargo ship was wrecked at the Khuriya Muriya Islands in the Arabian Sea at approximately 17°44′N 056°38′E.
Norton (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground off Zooria Island, Greece. She was refloated on 10 September.
Queenmead (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Entinas, Spain. She was refloated on 9 September.

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7th September 1920

The French and Belgian chiefs of staff secretly conclude a “Franco-Belgian defensive military agreement in the event of unprovoked German aggression”.


Ship Losses:

City of Omaha (United States) The cargo ship sank at Yokohama, Japan.

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8th September 1920

Italian nationalists under Gabriele d’Annunzio declare Fiume to be an independent state: the Italian Regency of Carnaro.


Ship Losses:

Comboyne (Australia) The cargo ship sank at Port Kembla, New South Wales. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.

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9th September 1920

Ship Losses:

Basaan (United States) The cargo ship sprang a leak. She was towed to Riverhead, Newfoundland by Portia ( United Kingdom) and beached.
Loughborough (United Kingdom) The cargo ship collided with Konigin Luise ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off Belém, Portugal and was beached.
Pentakota (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground on the Gahha Reef. She was refloated on 30 September.
Siboney (United States) The passenger ship ran aground at Vigo, Galicia, Spain, due to an error in navigation by her captain. Her 500 passengers were taken off on 10 September. She was refloated on 30 September.
War Fundy (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia off Grundkallen, Sweden and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.

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10th September 1920

American actress Olive Thomas passes away at age 25 after she accidentally ingested her husband’s syphilis medication.


Ship Losses:

USS Pittsburgh (United States Navy) The Pennsylvania-class cruiser ran aground in the Baltic Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Liepāja, Latvia. She was refloated on 11 September.