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June 23 – American airman Russell L. Maughan flies from New York to San Francisco in 21 hours and 48 minutes on a dawn-to-dusk flight in a Curtiss pursuit. June 24–July 9 – The 1924 Democratic National Convention takes a record 103 ballots to nominate John W. Davis of West Virginia as Democratic Party candidate to oppose Calvin Coolidge ...
Prude, James C. "William Gibbs McAdoo and the Democratic National Convention of 1924." Journal of Southern History 38.4 (1972): 621-628 online. Ranson, Edward. The Role of Radio in the American Presidential Election of 1924: How a New Communications Technology Shapes the Political Process (Edwin Mellen Press; 2010) 165 pages. Looks at Coolidge ...
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.
1924 – The Dawes Plan March 4, 1925 – President Coolidge begins full term, Dawes becomes the 30th vice president 1925 – Scopes Trial , whose outcome found that the teaching of evolution in the classroom "does not violate church and state or state religion laws but instead, merely prohibits the teaching of evolution on the grounds of ...
The 1924 United States elections were held on November 4. The Republican Party retained control of the presidency and both chambers of Congress. In the presidential election, Republican President Calvin Coolidge (who took office on August 2, 1923, upon the death of his predecessor, Warren G. Harding) was elected to serve a full term, defeating Democratic nominee, former Ambassador John W ...
College track and field star William DeHart Hubbard took a dramatic leap forward at the 1924 Paris Olympics for Black people back home in the segregated U.S.
For 150 years, the Greenville News has reported stories of our community and the people who give life to the area. Here is overview of 1925 to 1974.
US-allied victory - The American Revolution started as a civil war within the British Empire. [nb 1] It became a larger international war in 1778 once France joined. [nb 2] Treaty of Paris (1783) Britain recognizes the independence of the United States of America and the Thirteen Colonies. President of the Continental Congress in American ...