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- 1770
- An equestrian statue of King George III is dedicated in Bowling Green in New York City.
- 1951
- The remaining portion of Gratiot Township, Michigan, incorporates as Harper Woods.
- 1959
- Hawaii becomes the 50th state in the United States.
- 1986
- The National Museum of Korea's Social Education Hall opens to the public at the former government central office in Seoul.
- 1991
- Latvia regains de facto independence from the Soviet Union
- 2017
- Mísečky-Medvědín aerialway closes after 23 years in operation on Medvědín mountain in the Giant Mountains of Czechia.
This is a selection of establishments and disestablishments on August 21, based on OpenHistoricalMap data, that automatically appears on the OpenHistoricalMap page on August 21 of each year. This list highlights important changes in the world, as well as more mundane events that demonstrate the project's ambitious tendency toward micromapping history.
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