British Mount Everest Expedition: Irvine and Mallory Go Missing, June 8, 1924

Paavo Nurmi wins the 1,500 m and 5,000 m events at the Paris Olympics, with just an hour between the two races. Date: July 10, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1924Royal Canadian Air Force Formed…

A.E.K., a major Greek multi-sport club, is established in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople. Date: April 13, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1924Ottoman Caliphate Abolished, Abdülmecid II Deposed, March 3, 1924Eric Liddell…

The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed. 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 1924Mongolian People’s Republic Established, Monarchy Abolished November 26, 1924Royal Greenwich Observatory Begins Greenwich Time Signal Broadcasts February 5,…

The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania. It would come back to Germany in 1939. Date: May 8, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1924U.S. Ends Dominican Republic…

Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term). Date: April 24, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1924Thorvald Stauning Becomes Denmark’s Premier for First Term, April 24, 1924Fritz Haarmann Sentenced to Death for Serial…

J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972. Date: May 10, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1924Russia-United…