03 Jan 1924
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British egyptologist Howard Carter finds sarcophagus of Tutankhamun
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12 Jan 1924
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History of Science Society organized at Boston
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13 Jan 1924
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Nationalist Wafd-party wins Egyptian parliament elections
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14 Jan 1924
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Allies direct Fiume (Rijeka) in Italy
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15 Jan 1924
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3rd Dutch government Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms
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16 Jan 1924
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Eleftherios Venizelos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for the fourth time. |
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22 Jan 1924
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Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |
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22 Jan 1924
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KGO-AM in San Francisco CA begins radio transmissions
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22 Jan 1924
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Baldwin government resigns in England
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22 Jan 1924
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Dutch Blast Furnace & Steel Factory opens
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23 Jan 1924
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Ramsey MacDonald forms 1st Labour government in Britain
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24 Jan 1924
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Mussolini disallows non-fascists work union
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24 Jan 1924
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Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad
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25 Jan 1924
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1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France
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26 Jan 1924
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Saint Petersburg, Russia, is renamed Leningrad. |
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26 Jan 1924
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Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal
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27 Jan 1924
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Egyptian king Foead nominates Saad Zaghloel Pasja premier
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27 Jan 1924
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Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square
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29 Jan 1924
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Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland
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30 Jan 1924
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Ponsford scores second 110 of the game in Victoria win over New South Wales
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01 Feb 1924
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New British MacDonald government recognizes USSR
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01 Feb 1924
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Soccer team VSV Tonido forms in Voorburg
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01 Feb 1924
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Soviet Union formally recognized by Britain
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01 Feb 1924
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The United Kingdom recognizes the USSR. |
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02 Feb 1924
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International Ski Federation (FIS) forms
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04 Feb 1924
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1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France
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05 Feb 1924
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The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal or the "BBC pips". |
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07 Feb 1924
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Mussolini government exchanges diplomats with USSR
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08 Feb 1924
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1st coast-to-coast radio hookup: General John Joseph Carty speech in Chic
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08 Feb 1924
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Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada. |
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09 Feb 1924
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Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR
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10 Feb 1924
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Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Washington Senators)
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12 Feb 1924
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George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music," in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano. |
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12 Feb 1924
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George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at Carnegie Hall (New York NY)
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12 Feb 1924
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George Kaufman's "Beggar on Horseback" premieres in New York NY
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12 Feb 1924
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President Calvin Coolidge makes 1st presidential radio speech
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13 Feb 1924
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King Tut's tomb opened
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14 Feb 1924
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The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). |
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14 Feb 1924
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IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson
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17 Feb 1924
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Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds)
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18 Feb 1924
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard
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18 Feb 1924
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger
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18 Feb 1924
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US, Minister of Marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal
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22 Feb 1924
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U.S. President Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House. |
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22 Feb 1924
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1st presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge)
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24 Feb 1924
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Greek parliament proclaims republic
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24 Feb 1924
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Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100 meter record (57:2/5 seconds)
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24 Feb 1924
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Mahatma Gandhi released from jail
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25 Feb 1924
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Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland High School basketball game (163-3)
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26 Feb 1924
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Trial against Hitler in Munich begins
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27 Feb 1924
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Belgium's Theunis government falls
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28 Feb 1924
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US begins intervention in Honduras
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03 Mar 1924
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German and Turkish friendship / trade treaty signed
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03 Mar 1924
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The Free State of Fiume is annexed by Kingdom of Italy. |
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03 Mar 1924
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The thirteen-century-old Islamic caliphate is abolished when Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman Empire is deposed. The last remnant of the old regime gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk. |
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04 Mar 1924
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"Happy Birthday To You" published by Claydon Sunny
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05 Mar 1924
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Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM
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05 Mar 1924
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Frank Carauna, becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 games
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05 Mar 1924
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King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief
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06 Mar 1924
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British Labour government cuts military budget
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08 Mar 1924
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Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate, Utah
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08 Mar 1924
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The Castle Gate Mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah. |
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11 Mar 1924
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NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games
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11 Mar 1924
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3rd term of Belgium Theunis government begins
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11 Mar 1924
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Eden Phillpotts' "Farmer's Wife" premieres in London
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11 Mar 1924
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NHL Championship: Montr
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13 Mar 1924
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German Republic day
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16 Mar 1924
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In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy. |
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17 Mar 1924
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Netherlands and the USSR begin talks over USSR recognition
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17 Mar 1924
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Sweden and the USSR exchange diplomats
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17 Mar 1924
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Eugene O'Neill's "Welded" premieres in New York NY
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20 Mar 1924
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Finnair begins scheduled flight of Helsinki-Tallinn
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20 Mar 1924
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Stanley Cup: Montr
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21 Mar 1924
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1st foreign language course broadcast on US radio (WJZ, New York NY)
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21 Mar 1924
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Mass Investors Trust becomes 1st mutual fund set up in US
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24 Mar 1924
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Greece becomes a republic
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25 Mar 1924
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in 2
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25 Mar 1924
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On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic. |
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25 Mar 1924
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Greek parliament selects Admiral Paul Koundouri
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25 Mar 1924
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Stanley Cup: Montr
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26 Mar 1924
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Premiere of Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" in London
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27 Mar 1924
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Canada recognizes USSR
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27 Mar 1924
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New French government of Poincar
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28 Mar 1924
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WGN-AM in Chicago IL begins radio transmissions
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29 Mar 1924
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Bayern & Vatican reach accord
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31 Mar 1924
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Croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established
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31 Mar 1924
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Croydon Airport; 1st British air company merger - Imperial Airways Ltd established
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31 Mar 1924
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London public transport strike ends
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01 Apr 1924
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Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Company
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01 Apr 1924
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Hitler sentenced to 5 years labor but General Ludendorff acquitted
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01 Apr 1924
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Imperial Airways forms in Britain
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01 Apr 1924
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The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed. |
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01 Apr 1924
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Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch". However, he spends only nine months in jail, during which he writes Mein Kampf. |
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06 Apr 1924
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4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flight
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06 Apr 1924
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Italy fascists receives 65% of vote of parliament
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06 Apr 1924
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First round-the-world flight commences. |
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08 Apr 1924
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Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms. |
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10 Apr 1924
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Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play
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11 Apr 1924
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1st men's college swimming championships begin
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11 Apr 1924
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WLS-AM in Chicago IL begins radio transmissions
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11 Apr 1924
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Socialists win Denmark's parliamentary elections
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13 Apr 1924
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Greek plebiscite for a republic
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15 Apr 1924
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Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas. |
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15 Apr 1924
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WHO-AM in Des Moines IA begins radio transmissions
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15 Apr 1924
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Flemish-Walloon riots in Louvain Belgium, 1 dead
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16 Apr 1924
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1st radio-transmission of wireless Matth
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16 Apr 1924
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Child labor laws strengthened in Holland
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17 Apr 1924
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Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures & Louis B Mayer Company merged to form MGM
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18 Apr 1924
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1st crossword puzzle book published (Simon & Schuster)
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18 Apr 1924
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Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book. |
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19 Apr 1924
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"National Barn Dance" premieres on WLS Chicago
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22 Apr 1924
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Hague Chambers of Commerce forms
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22 Apr 1924
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Hague Chambers of Commerce forms, Netherlands
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23 Apr 1924
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British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley
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27 Apr 1924
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Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1
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28 Apr 1924
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119 die in Benwood West Virginia coal mine disaster
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02 May 1924
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Netherlands refuses to recognize USSR
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04 May 1924
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8th Olympic games open at Paris, France
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04 May 1924
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German Republic election fascists and communists win
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05 May 1924
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Unions terminate Twentse textile strike
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07 May 1924
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Peruvian Torre forms APRA, Alianza Popular Revolutionaria Americana
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08 May 1924
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Memel territories given to Lithuania
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08 May 1924
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Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cut
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08 May 1924
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The KlaipÄ—da Convention is signed formally incorporating KlaipÄ—da Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania. |
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10 May 1924
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J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972. |
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10 May 1924
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J Edgar Hoover appointed head of the FBI
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11 May 1924
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Cartel des Gauches wins French parliamentary election
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11 May 1924
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Pulitzer Prize awarded to Robert Frost (New Hampshire)
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12 May 1924
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7th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at French Lick Country Club - Indiana
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12 May 1924
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50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2
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16 May 1924
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17 May 1924
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50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2
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21 May 1924
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University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing". |
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21 May 1924
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Leopold and Loeb kidnap Bobby Franks for fun
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22 May 1924
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In Chicago, Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks
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26 May 1924
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German Government of Marx resigns
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26 May 1924
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President Coolidge signs Immigration Law (restricting immigration)
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30 May 1924
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Socialist Matteotti falls in Italian parliament by fascists
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31 May 1924
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The Soviet Union signs an agreement with the Beijing government, referring to Outer Mongolia as an "integral part of the Republic of China", whose "sovereignty" therein the Soviet Union promises to respect. |
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02 Jun 1924
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Snyder Act: US citizenship granted to all American Indians
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02 Jun 1924
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The U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States. |
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03 Jun 1924
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Gila Wilderness Area established by Forest Service
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06 Jun 1924
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28th US Golf Open: Cyril Walker shoots a 297 at Oakland Hills Country Club - Michigan
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07 Jun 1924
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56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8
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09 Jun 1924
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"Jelly-Roll Blues, " is recorded by blues great, Jelly Roll Morton
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10 Jun 1924
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Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome. |
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10 Jun 1924
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1st political convention broadcast on radio-Republicans at Cleveland
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11 Jun 1924
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Bene Brak Palestine founded
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11 Jun 1924
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Koos Vorrink elected President of AJC
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13 Jun 1924
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Bene Berak Palestine founded
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13 Jun 1924
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Gaston Doumergue elected as 1st protestant French Premier
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13 Jun 1924
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Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit win
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14 Jun 1924
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WOKO-AM radio begins transmitting from Albany, New York
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15 Jun 1924
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1st transmission of radio Bloemendaal
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15 Jun 1924
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Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile
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15 Jun 1924
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J Edgar Hoover assumed leadership of the FBI
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15 Jun 1924
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Native Americans are proclaimed US citizens
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16 Jun 1924
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South Africa all out 30 vs. England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7
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16 Jun 1924
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The Whampoa Military Academy is founded. |
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21 Jun 1924
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NCRV, Dutch Christian Radio Society, forms
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23 Jun 1924
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8 month Twenste textile strike ends
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23 Jun 1924
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V Albitzkij discovers asteroid #1022 Olympiada
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24 Jun 1924
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59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Hoylake Hoylake
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25 Jun 1924
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K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1023 Thomana
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26 Jun 1924
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Ziegfeld Follies opens on Broadway
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26 Jun 1924
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American occupying forces leave the Dominican Republic. |
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26 Jun 1924
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After 8 years of occupation, US troops leave the Domincan Republic
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28 Jun 1924
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Tornado strikes Sandusky Ohio & Lorain Ohio, killing 93
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01 Jul 1924
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event
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Light Brigade forms
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01 Jul 1924
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event
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Through regular transcontinental airmail service forms, NYC-SF
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05 Jul 1924
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Military revolt in Sao Paulo Brazil
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06 Jul 1924
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1st photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, US-England
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10 Jul 1924
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Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claim
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10 Jul 1924
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Railroad worker strike ends in Amsterdam
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11 Jul 1924
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Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi
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11 Jul 1924
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Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday |
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13 Jul 1924
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Albin Stenroos wins Olympic marathon (2:41:22.6)
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16 Jul 1924
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Conference over German recovery payments begins in London
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16 Jul 1924
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New York Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit HRs in 6 cons games
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17 Jul 1924
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St Louis Card Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0
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24 Jul 1924
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Archeologist Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece. |
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27 Jul 1924
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8th Olympic games closes in Paris
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29 Jul 1924
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event
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Paul Runyan wins the PGA golf championship
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02 Aug 1924
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Joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game
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03 Aug 1924
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Cyclist Piet Moeskops regains world sprint championist
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04 Aug 1924
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Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established. |
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05 Aug 1924
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event
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Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie, " by Harold Gray, debuts
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08 Aug 1924
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British-Russian trade agreement signed
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11 Aug 1924
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1st newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were taken
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11 Aug 1924
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US presidential candidates make 1st film for bio-scoop news
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16 Aug 1924
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38th US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Molla B Mallory (61 63)
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16 Aug 1924
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Conference about German recovery payments opens in London
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16 Aug 1924
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event
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Dutch-Turkish peace treaty signed
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17 Aug 1924
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French-German trade agreement signed
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18 Aug 1924
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event
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France begins retracting troops out of Ruhrgebied
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23 Aug 1924
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Mars' closest approach to Earth since the 10th century
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25 Aug 1924
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International maritime treaty drawn
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25 Aug 1924
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Washingston Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 inn
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28 Aug 1924
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The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union. |
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29 Aug 1924
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event
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German Republic day accepts Dawes plan
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31 Aug 1924
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event
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Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2)
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01 Sep 1924
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Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake
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02 Sep 1924
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event
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44th US Mens Tennis: William Tilden beats William Johnston (61 97 62)
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03 Sep 1924
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Civil war breaks out in China (Gen Tsi moves to Shanghai)
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06 Sep 1924
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Assassination attempt on Mussolini fails
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06 Sep 1924
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event
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Charles Paddock captures 100 and 200 yd AAU national senior outdoor track and field championships
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08 Sep 1924
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Alexandra Kollontai of Russia becomes 1st woman ambassador
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09 Sep 1924
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Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii. |
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10 Sep 1924
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Giants rip Braves 22-1, Frisch goes 6-for-6 before grounding out
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10 Sep 1924
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Leopold & Loeb found guilty of murder
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13 Sep 1924
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event
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19th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (5-0)
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14 Sep 1924
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event
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Walter Johnson elected AL MVP
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16 Sep 1924
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event
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Cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in 1 game
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17 Sep 1924
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event
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Italy signs treaty of Rapallo
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17 Sep 1924
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event
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The Border Defence Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits. |
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17 Sep 1924
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event
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The Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian is formed. |
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18 Sep 1924
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Government routes 7 Provinces to Peking
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20 Sep 1924
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Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams
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24 Sep 1924
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Boston, Massachusetts opens its airport
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25 Sep 1924
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Malcolm Campbell sets world auto speed record at 146.16 MPH
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27 Sep 1924
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Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1
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28 Sep 1924
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event
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French government names General Serrail Governor-General of Syria
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28 Sep 1924
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event
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Gen Plutarco Calles elected President of Mexico
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28 Sep 1924
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event
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First round-the-world flight completed. |
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28 Sep 1924
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event
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2 US Army planes end around-world flight, Seattle to Seattle, 57 stops
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29 Sep 1924
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event
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Santo Domingo joins League of Nations
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29 Sep 1924
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Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees
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30 Sep 1924
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Allies stop checking on German navy
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01 Oct 1924
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event
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Fokker F-7 1st flight (Amsterdam to Batavia)
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01 Oct 1924
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event
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Paavo Nurmi runs world record 4 mile (19:15.4) and 5 mile (24:06.2)
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03 Oct 1924
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event
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King Hussein of Hedzjaz abdicts throne
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04 Oct 1924
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event
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New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series
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05 Oct 1924
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event
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1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in NYC Daily News
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07 Oct 1924
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event
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Greek government of Dikalekopoulis, forms
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07 Oct 1924
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event
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Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for a short period of time. |
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08 Oct 1924
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British Labour government of MacDonald falls to Communists
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10 Oct 1924
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Ibn Saud of Nedzhed captures Mecca
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10 Oct 1924
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Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7 (World Series #21)
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12 Oct 1924
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Sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow
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13 Oct 1924
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Wahhabietes under Ibn Saudi take Mecca
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15 Oct 1924
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President Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument
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18 Oct 1924
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Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs)
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18 Oct 1924
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Notre Dame beats Army 13-7, New York Hearld Tribune dubs them (4 Horsemen)
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20 Oct 1924
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1st Negro League World Series: Kansas City Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0
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22 Oct 1924
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Toastmasters International is founded. |
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24 Oct 1924
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Christian General Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing
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24 Oct 1924
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Nobel prize for fysiologie / medicine awarded to W Einthoven
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25 Oct 1924
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"Little Orphan Annie" comic strip 1st published
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25 Oct 1924
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The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail. The Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win. |
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25 Oct 1924
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1st appearance of Little Orphan Annie comic strip
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27 Oct 1924
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The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union. |
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27 Oct 1924
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The Uzbek SSR forms
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28 Oct 1924
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French-Russian trade agreement signed
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28 Oct 1924
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White Sox beat the New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend
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29 Oct 1924
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"Dixie to Broadway, " opens at Broadhurst Theater
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29 Oct 1924
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Labour loses British parliamentary election
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31 Oct 1924
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World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks). |
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01 Nov 1924
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1st US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded
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01 Nov 1924
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Forest Peters of Montana State University hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals
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02 Nov 1924
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Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle
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04 Nov 1924
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British Labour government of MacDonald, resigns
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04 Nov 1924
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California legalizes pro boxing (illegal since 1914)
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04 Nov 1924
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Nellie Tayloe Ross elected 1st US female gov (Wyoming)
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04 Nov 1924
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US President Calvin Coolidge re-elected
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04 Nov 1924
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Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States. |
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06 Nov 1924
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Stanley Baldwin becomes Prime Minister of England
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08 Nov 1924
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Austria chancellor Ignaz Seipel, resigns after assassination attempt
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08 Nov 1924
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Fortune Theatre opens in London
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09 Nov 1924
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Miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes 1st elected woman Governor (of Texas)
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11 Nov 1924
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Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St, New York City
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11 Nov 1924
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Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated (San Francisco)
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12 Nov 1924
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Yeshivah Slobodka opens a branch in Chevron
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15 Nov 1924
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Dutch Christian Radio Society (NCRV) forms
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16 Nov 1924
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Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL & major-league football record)
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21 Nov 1924
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British Premier Baldwin cancels Labor contract with USSR
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22 Nov 1924
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England orders Egyptians out of Sudan
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26 Nov 1924
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Mongolian People's Republic proclaimed
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27 Nov 1924
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57,000 watch a High School football game (LA & Polytechnic tie 7-7)
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27 Nov 1924
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In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held. |
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27 Nov 1924
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57,000 watch a High School football game in LA
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28 Nov 1924
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Pieter Jelle Troelstra leaves 2nd Chamber
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29 Nov 1924
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NHL's Montreal Forum opens
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30 Nov 1924
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1st photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio (London-NYC)
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30 Nov 1924
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Last French / Belgian troops leave Ruhrgebied
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02 Dec 1924
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British-German trade agreement signed
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05 Dec 1924
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Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Toronto Maple Leafs 10-5
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07 Dec 1924
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German election (Social Democrats win / Nazis & Communists lose)
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09 Dec 1924
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Dutch and Hungary trade treaty signed
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09 Dec 1924
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Michael Hainisch re-elected Austrian President
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10 Dec 1924
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Agreement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years
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10 Dec 1924
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Willem Einthoven awarded Nobel for medicine
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13 Dec 1924
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KOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions
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14 Dec 1924
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Chiang Kai-shek occupies Hankou
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14 Dec 1924
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Respighi's symphony "Pini di Roma" premieres in Paris
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16 Dec 1924
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Noel Coward's "Vortex" premieres in London
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17 Dec 1924
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1st US diesel electric locomotive enters service, Bronx, New York
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19 Dec 1924
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The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England. |
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19 Dec 1924
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Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in 1st innings
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20 Dec 1924
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Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison |
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20 Dec 1924
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Adolf Hitler freed from jail early
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22 Dec 1924
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Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2
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22 Dec 1924
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Philip Barry's "Youngest" premieres in New York NY
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24 Dec 1924
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1st radio transmission of NCRV in the Netherlands
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24 Dec 1924
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Albania becomes a republic. |
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24 Dec 1924
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Albania becomes a republic (ex-premier Ahmed Zogoe's coup)
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24 Dec 1924
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Richard Rodgers Theater (46th St Chanin's) opens at 226 W 46th NYC
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24 Dec 1924
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School in Babb's Switch OK catches fire, 36 die
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26 Dec 1924
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Judy Garland, age 2
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30 Dec 1924
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Edwin Hubble announces existence of other galactic systems
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31 Dec 1924
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Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies
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31 Dec 1924
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Edwin Hubble announces existence of distant galactic systems
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