The years of the 1900's are full of important events that represent the world at the many different times. The year 1924 brings with it many important events that we want to bring to you. Our archive contains important happenings from the year 1924, such as the United States first capital punishment execution using gas, Greece declaring itself a republic, the signing of the Immigration Act of 1924 by the United States, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and much more! Each title is available individually, and all are searchable via an interface that allows users to easily view, search, zoom, print and save digital page images.
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January 25, 1924
The 1924 Winter Olympics open in the French Alps in Chamonix, France.
February 7, 1924
The United States experiences it's first state execution using gas as capital punishment, which takes place in Nevada.
February 14, 1924
The New York Computing Tabulating Recording Company is renamed as International Business Machines, otherwise known as IBM.
February 22, 1924
The first radio broadcasted speech sent out from the White House is given by President of the United States Calvin Coolidge.
March 25, 1924
The Republic of Greece if established and announced.
April 1, 1924
For participating in the Beer Hall Putsch, Adolf Hitler is sentenced to 5 years in jail but only ends up serving 8 months.
April 16, 1924
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, or MGM, the American media company, is founded in Los Angeles, California.
April 26, 1924
The British War Office is not persuaded by the demonstration of Harry Grindell Matthews' "death ray" in London.
May 10, 1924
The Bureau of Investigation appoints J. Edgar Hoover as the head.
May 11, 1924
Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merge their companies to form Mercedes-Benz.
May 24, 1924
The United States signed the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Asian Exclusion Act into law.
June 13, 1924
Hungary is hit by a tornado that was later named "Wildkansas ," of which it is known for being one of the strongest tornadoes to hit Europe, and reeks havoc for a total of 3 hours, killing and injuring a conjoined 60 or so people.
June 23, 1924
In a Curtiss pursuit from New York to San Francisco, airman Russell Maughan makes the flight in 21 hours and 48 minutes.
September 9, 1924
The Kauai Hanapepe Massacre occurs in Hawaii.
The first round-the-world flight is made by U.S. Army pilots John Harding and Erik Nelson taking them 175 days and 74 stops before returning to Seattle.
October 22, 1924
Toastmaster International is founded as the popular organization with the purpose of growing leadership and communication skills.
November 4, 1924
The first elected woman governor in the United States is Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming.
November 4, 1924
Republican Calvin Coolidge wins the U.S. Presidential Election against his Democrat and Progressive Party opponents.
November 27, 1924
The Thanksgiving Day Parade organized by Macy's, which has become a traditional and annual occurrence, is held in New York City for the first time.
December 20, 1924
After serving only nine months for his crucial role in the Beer Hall Putsch event from the year prior, Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison in Germany.
December 24, 1924
Albania as a republic is announced to all.
December 30, 1924
The announcement that the Milky Way is only one of many galaxies and that Andromeda, previously believed to be a nebula, is actually one of these galaxies, is made by astronomer Edwin Hubbleand.