Historical Events in July 1921

Jul 1 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen of France beats doubles specialist Elizabeth Ryan 6-2, 6-0 for her 3rd straight Wimbledon singles title

Jul 2 In boxing's first million dollar gate ($1.7m), world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey KOs Frenchman Georges Carpentier in round 4 of his 3rd title defence; crowd 91,000 at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey

Jul 2 Warren G. Harding signs a joint congressional resolution declaring the official end of war with Germany

Jul 12 Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs

Jul 16 Encouraged by the British, King Constantine of Greece launches a drive to take Asia Minor from nationalists under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Jul 20 Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the floor of US House of Representatives

Jul 22 US Open Men's Golf, Columbia CC: Englishman Jim Barnes wins the 3rd of his 4 major titles by 9 strokes ahead of runners-up Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod

Jul 27 Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolate insulin at the University of Toronto

Jul 29 Cleveland's 125th anniversary celebration: Cy Young, 54, pitches 2 inn

Jul 29 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party