August 21 in History
21 August in History – 105 years ago

the Arctic 1918: Allied Intervention in Russia
The US entry into the War could not save Russia, which was largely cut off from the other... SEE MORE…
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ends
1991
Communist hardliners attempt to seize control in Soviet Union
ends
1991
Estonia secedes from Soviet Union
1991
Latvia secedes from Soviet Union
ends
1982
Israelis trap PLO and Syrian forces in Beirut
starts
1982
PLO withdraws from Lebanon
ends
1968
Soviet Union, Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary and Poland invade Czechoslovakia to end Prague Spring reforms
1959
Hawaii becomes US state
starts
1958
Castro’s Cuban Revolution overthrows Batista
ends
1930
Town of Princesa attempts to secede from Paraiba, Brazil
ends
1918
Allies arrive in Vladivostok
1873
Samoa united as kingdom
starts
1831
Nat Turner’s slave revolt in Virginia
1810
French general Bernadotte adopted as Crown Prince of Sweden
407
Huns and Goths defeat Gepids*
ends
278
A usurper briefly gains power in Britain*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 21 August for purposes of Omniatlas
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