June 1921
The following events occurred in June 1921: June 1, 1921 (Wednesday) The Greenwood massacre in the black section of Tulsa, Oklahoma was brought under control after 21 African-Americans and nine Whites had been killed, and the city had been placed under martial law. Initial reports listed at least 55 black and 30 white deaths The 1921 Canadian Census was taken and showed a total population of 8,788,483. It showed a 22 percent increase in the number of Canadians since 1911, with the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan having grown by more than 50 percent. Arturo Alessandri Palma, the President of Chile proposed to the Chilean Congress that a plebiscite be held in the disputed Tacna-Arica region, allowing voters to determine whether their region should remain part of Chile or become part of Peru. Born: Nelson Riddle, U.S. musician and bandleader; in Oradell, New Jersey (died 1985) Died: Yakov Lidski, Jewish bookseller and publisher from Warsaw (born 1868) June 2, 1921 (Thursday) The International Olympic Committee voted to award the 1924 Summer Olympics to Paris, choosing the capital of France ahead of Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Prague and Rome. Eight members of a patrol of the Royal Irish Constabulary reserves were killed