Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa.
The Great Geomagnetic Storm of 1921 commenced on this day, or rather the giant sunspot that's attributed to it was observed first on this day. The actual impact would commence the following day.
So, more to come on that.
Canadian naturalist Farley Mowat was born in Bellville, Ontario. Mowat was a controversial Canadian author and naturalist. Born in Ontario, his family moved to Saskatchewan during the 1920s where he was exposed to the outdoors. In 1939 he joined the Canadian Army and he served throughout the rest of the war, seeing extensive service in Italy and even seeing service in France in 1940 prior to the British evacuation of the country. His wartime service was the source for three of his books.
A highly prolific writer who wrote both on natural topics and fiction, Mowat came to be highly criticized for several of his works which, critics have argued, were highly fictionalized. Nonetheless, his works have their defenders who maintain that in spite of their faults, they got the feel of their topics right.
He may be best remembered for his book Never Cry Wolf, which was made into a successful movie.
Edmund Able, who invented the heating element for Mr. Coffee, was also born on this day in 1921.
A mass arrest of Romanian Communist was carried out.
Sewer line going in on this day in Pittsburgh.
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