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November 21, 1918

On November 21, 1918, the Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.

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1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1918th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 918th year of the 2nd millennium, the 18th year of the 20th…

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On November 21, 1918

  1. 1918 The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.

    The national flag of Estonia is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue at the top, black in the middle, and white at the bottom. The flag is called sinimustvalge in Estonian.

  2. 1918 The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.

    1918 UK law allowing women to be elected to Parliament

    The Parliament Act 1918 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It gave women over 21 the right to stand for election as a Member of Parliament.

  3. 1918 A pogrom takes place in Lwów (now Lviv); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles.

    Anti-Jewish attacks in Lwów, Poland

    The Lwów pogrom was a pogrom perpetrated by Polish soldiers and civilians against the Jewish population of the city of Lwów. It happened on 21–23 November 1918, during the Polish–Ukrainian War that followed World War I.

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