Thorvald Stauning Becomes Denmark’s Premier for First Term, April 24, 1924

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 a Sunday. Date: July 11, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)…

The National War Memorial for the Dominion of Newfoundland was inaugurated by Field Marshall Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig in St. John's, Newfoundland. The date commemorates the first day of the Battle of the Somme, where at Beaumont-Hamel, 86 percent of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment was wiped out. Date: July 1, 1924 Read more on…

Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail. Date: April 1, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1924Klaipėda…

British Mount Everest expedition: British mountaineers Andrew Irvine and George Mallory go missing. Date: June 8, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1924Italy Annexes Free State of Fiume March 3, 1924Themistoklis Sofoulis Becomes Prime…

Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution. Date: February 1, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1924Calvin Coolidge Signs Indian Citizenship Act, Native American Citizenship Granted, June 2, 1924Themistoklis…