21 August

On 21 August 1872, Leela read an article in The Times of London which indicated that the archaeologist Horace Stockwood was looking for financial sponsorship for his return to Rapa Nui. (PROSE: Eye of Heaven)

In 1914, Harry was killed by a Weeping Angel in Mons. (COMIC: The Weeping Angels of Mons)

In 1924, National Radio Silence Day was held in the USA, in an attempt to pick up any radio signals that might be coming from Mars. (AUDIO: The Eye Of Horus)