What happened in 1924

15 entries recorded for 1924, listed by date. That was 102 years ago.

1924 at a glance

January 22
Ramsay MacDonald
Historical event
Ramsay MacDonald took office as the first prime minister of the United Kingdom from the Labour Party.

February 8
Gee Jon
Historical event
Gee Jon became the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal gas.
February 12
George Gershwin
Historical event
George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue premiered at Aeolian Hall in New York.
February 14
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company
Historical event
The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was renamed as International Business Machines (IBM), later growing into one of the world's largest companies by market capitalization.

March 8
Castle Gate Mine disaster
Historical event
Three violent explosions at a coal mine near Castle Gate, Utah, killed all 171 miners working there.
March 25
Greek War of Independence
Historical event
On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.

May 21
University of Chicago
Historical event
University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (both pictured) murdered a 14-year-old boy in a thrill killing out of a desire to commit a "perfect crime".

July 31
Private member's bill
Historical event
A private senator's bill by Herbert Payne to introduce compulsory voting in Australia became law.

September 28
United States Army Air Service
Historical event
A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world.

October 22
Toastmasters International
Historical event
The educational non-profit organization Toastmasters International was founded at a YMCA in Santa Ana, California.
October 25
Daily Mail
Historical event
The Daily Mail published the Zinoviev letter, a hoax purported to be a directive from Moscow to increase communist agitation.

November 4
1924 Wyoming gubernatorial special election
Historical event
In a special election in Wyoming, Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first woman to be elected as a governor in the United States.
November 6
Los Solidarios
Historical event
The Spanish anarchist group Los Solidarios unsuccessfully attempted to launch an insurrection against the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera.
November 23
The New York Times
Historical event
The New York Times published evidence from Edwin Hubble (pictured) stating that the Andromeda Nebula, previously believed to be part of the Milky Way, is in fact another galaxy.
November 29
Bronx County Bird Club
Historical event
The Bronx County Bird Club was formed and would go on to lead the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count in the eastern US for three years in a row.

This site records 15 entries for 1924, including Ramsay MacDonald on January 22. They are listed below by date.

102 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1924 turns 102 this year.

1924 falls in the 20th century, in the 1920s.

Greatest Generation (1901–1927). Grew up in the Depression and fought in the Second World War.

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