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1921: Irish Free State established.The British government and Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, and others signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty, establishing the Irish Free State as an independent member of the British Commonwealth this day in 1921.More events on this day1992:The Babri Masjid (“Mosque of B¨¡bur”) in Ayodhya was destroyed by Hindu fundamentalists, leading to Hindu-Muslim riots throughout India. |
1973:Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as vice president of the United States, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who had resigned. |
1917:Finland declared itself independent of Russia, following the Bolshevik Revolution. |
1534:Sebastián de Belalcázar, under the authority of Francisco Pizarro, occupied the Indian city of Quito in what is now Ecuador. |
1421:King Henry VI of England was born in Windsor, Berkshire. |
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