Events Date 1921 September | History by KabAstro

Nederlander Theatre

Sep 1 Nederlander Theatre opens at 208 W 41 St NYC, designed by William Neil Smith for theatrical impresario Walter C. Jordan, originally named the National Theatre, it was also known as the Billy Rose (1959-78), and the Trafalgar (1978-80)

Sep 3 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, NYC, NY: Americans Watson Washburn & William Norris beat Japanese pair Ichiya Kumagae & Zenzo Shimizuto 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 for 3-0 lead; ends 5-0
Sep 3 KPB, Communist Party of Belgium forms

Baseball Record

Sep 5 Walter Johnson sets MLB strikeout mark at 2,287

Sep 7 In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held
Sep 8 1st Miss America crowned in Atlantic City - Margaret Gorman (16) of Washington, D.C.
Sep 9 Guatemala, Honduras and San Salvador agree to Central American Union
Sep 11 Nahalal, the first moshav in Israel, is settled

Alcohol Paraclitus

Sep 15 Pope Benedict XV publishes encyclical Alcohol Paraclitus

Sep 15 WBZ-AM in Boston MA begins radio transmissions

US Men's Tennis Open

Sep 19 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Germantown CC, Philadelphia: Bill Tilden successfully defends title; beats Wallace F. Johnson 6-1, 6-3, 6-1

Sep 21 A storage silo at a BASF fertiliser producing plant explodes in Oppau, Germany, 500—600 killed
Sep 21 Pope Benedictus XV donates 1 million lire to feed Russians

The Music Box Opens

Sep 22 Music Box Theater opens at 239 W 45th Street, NYC; Built by theatrical producer Sam H. Harris for Irving Berlin's musical revue "The Music Box", written specifically for the venue

Sep 22 The League of Nations accepts membership of independent Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Sep 26 Yankee Ruth hits HRs 57 & 58 to beat Indians 8-7
Sep 27 American swimmer Johnny Weismuller sets his first 2 world records in the 100m and 150yd freestyle events the A.A.U. Nationals meet in Brighton Beach, NY
Sep 27 MLB NY Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 21-7 at Polo Grounds, NYC