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1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1924th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 924th year of the 2nd millennium, the 24th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1920s decade.
July 1 – Prohibition of alcohol introduced in Alberta. July 1 – November 18 25,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders are casualties at the Battle of the Somme. July 24 – Earl Bascom enters his first steer riding contest at Welling, Alberta. July 29 – The Matheson Fire in the region northwest of North Bay, Ontario, begins.
1 de janeiro: É promulgado o primeiro Código Civil Brasileiro. 1 de maio: É torpedeado o navio brasileiro Rio Branco por um submarino alemão UB-27. 29 de maio: É fundado o Centro Acadêmico Cândido de Oliveira (CACO), pelos estudantes de direito da antiga Faculdade Nacional de Direito. 15 de novembro: inauguração do Relógio de São ...
The Jordan Motor Car Company was founded in 1916 in Cleveland, Ohio by Edward S. "Ned" Jordan, a former advertising executive from Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin. The factory produced what were known as "assembled cars" until 1931, using components from other manufacturers. Jordan cars were noted more for attractive styling ...
The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse.
Managerial career. 1948–1950. Scarborough. 1952–1960. Stoke City. *Club domestic league appearances and goals. Frank Taylor (30 April 1916 – 2 January 1970) was an English footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and managed Scarborough and Stoke City. [1]
1907. Retired. 1933. Adolph Ernst (April 7, 1887 – November 10, 1966), better known for his ring name Ad Santel, was a German-American professional wrestler, considered one of the greatest practitioners of catch wrestling. He was a World Light Heavyweight Champion for several years. Santel also billed himself as the World Judo Champion during ...