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1924 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.
The 1924 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la VIII e olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had already started on 4 May.
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- Paris, France
- 126 in 17 sports (23 disciplines)
- Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
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- 1924 Timeline. Turn the page to: January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. Hitler’s time in and release from prison. Immigration and Citizenship Acts in the U.S.
- Hitler’s Time in and Release From Prison. In Germany, Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in Beer Hall Putsch. This was the Nazi Party’s attempt to seize the government by force, and Hitler had hoped that his nationalist revolution would spread to the German army, then bring down the government in Berlin.
- Immigration and Citizenship Acts in the U.S. This is a very important event in our 1924 timeline, since it changed the lives of so many people. 1924 was a crucial year for immigration and citizenship acts in the U.S., introduced by President Calvin Coolidge.
- The Statue of Liberty is Declared a National Monument. Ever since the Statue of Liberty was given as a gift to the United States, it has become a symbol of democracy, liberty and freedom – ideals that the American nation embodies and projects to the rest of the world.
May 3 – The Aleph Zadik Aleph, the oldest Jewish youth fraternity, is founded in Omaha, Nebraska. May 10 – J. Edgar Hoover is appointed head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. May 21 – University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks, in a thrill killing.
Between January and December of 1924, 87 political, sporting, criminal, technological, educational, social, cultural, and more events occurred in the U.S. and internationally that have repercussions today. Data from Wikipedia. View 1924 events in a full screen map. The US’s Political, Social, and Cultural Events.
Mar 5, 2024 · Below are a handful of images of some of the events and sights around the world in the year 1924.
