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1921
 
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The British parliament ratifies the Anglo-Irish treaty, but de Valera repudiates it and resigns as president of the Dáil       
De Valera, Illustrated London News 1921
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1921
 
    
Somerset Maugham's short story 'Rain' (in his collection The Trembling of a Leaf) introduces the lively American prostitute Sadie Thompson       
1921
 
    
The British airship R-38 bursts into flames on its fourth flight and crashes into the Humber       
1921
 
    
Ludwig Wittgenstein publishes his influential study of the philosophy of logic, Tractatus Logico Philosophicus       
1922
 
    
The Marconi company in England pioneers a regular broadcasting service from its 2MT radio station near Chelmsford       
1922
 
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The reputation of UK prime minister Lloyd George suffers severely when he is accused of selling peerages so as to build up a personal political fund      
c. 1922
 
    
Winston Churchill buys Chartwell, a house in Kent that remains his home until his death       
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1922
 
     
William Walton and Edith Sitwell give a private performance of their entertainment Façade, setting poems by Sitwell        
1922
 
    
British manufacturer Herbert Austin launches Britain's first car for the popular market, the Austin Seven or 'Baby Austin'       
1922
 
    
US golfer Walter Hagen wins the first of his four victories in the British Open