The US airship C-7 flew from Hampton Roads, Virginia to Washington D.C. filled with helium, rather than explosive hydrogen, making it the first airship to use that gas.
This was a large event given that helium, of which the United States has a large supply, is so much safer in this use than hydrogen.
The Federal Government was dealing with other modes of transportation on this day as well. The task was to find a safer way of delivering the mail, in light of robberies which had been occuring.
Postmaster General Will Hayes and other Post Office officials and a Marine inspecting new armored trucks proposed as a means of protection for the mails.
On the same day, the Federal government imposed regulations on the right to radio broadcast commercially. The regulations required a license and set aside two specific AM frequencies for their operations.
The United Kingdom announced that it intended to offer dominion status to Ireland, but that it intended to retain Ulster. Talks between Irish Republicans and the British had become dangerously stalled, with there being predictions of a resumption of fighting between the two forces.
The US was looking to introduce a new silver dollar design for 1922.
Director of the Mint, Raymond T. Baker, and Anthony de Francisci examining model of new silver dollar to be issued by Jan. 1st.
A statute to Date was unveiled in Washington D.C. on the 600th anniversary of his birth.
All things Italian remained in vogue at the time.
