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1 day ago · On 21 January 1924, Lenin fell into a coma and died later that day at age 53. [499] His official cause of death was recorded as an incurable disease of the blood vessels. [500]
May 20, 2024 · He accepted the case with the goal not to exonerate the two confessed murderers but to save them from the death penalty. On July 21, 1924, Darrow’s clients pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murder, thus avoiding a jury trial and putting the case before a single judge—Judge John R. Caverly.
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May 10, 2024 · Russian Civil War (1918–20), conflict in which the Red Army successfully defended the newly formed Bolshevik government led by Vladimir Lenin against various Russian and interventionist anti-Bolshevik armies. The Bolshevik victory ensured the supremacy of the Russian Communists in the nascent Soviet Union.
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3 days ago · The prosperity of the 1920s also fostered new social norms and financial innovations, notably women's rights and exuberant stock market investments, which ultimately led to an economic collapse and the onset of the Great Depression in 1929. 1920: $687.7 billion. 1921: $671.9 billion. 1922: $709.3 billion.
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May 16, 2024 · President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his main goals in January 1935: improved use of national resources, security against old age, unemployment and illness, and slum clearance, as well as a national welfare program (the WPA) to replace state relief efforts.
3 days ago · Join us as we explore the five boroughs as they were in 1924, using high resolution aerial imagery available publicly.
1 day ago · Hirohito assumed regency in 1921 due to his father's health issues, navigating Japan through significant treaties, the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, and an assassination attempt. In January 1924, he married Princess Nagako Kuni and their marriage further solidified his position within the imperial family and Japanese society.
