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June 2 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States. June 12 – Rondout Heist: Six men of the Egan's Rats gang rob a mail train in Rondout, Illinois ; the robbery is later found to have been an inside job .
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 ...
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1924 – Immigration Act Basic Law; 1924 – Indian Citizenship Act; 1924 – J. Edgar Hoover is appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation — the predecessor to the FBI., 1924 – 1924 U.S. presidential election: Calvin Coolidge elected president for a full term, Charles G. Dawes elected vice president; 1924 – The Dawes Plan
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 ...
Tassou said the 1924 Games also saw the rise of what has become an inescapable feature of the Olympics — swag. “This is the first merchandise, you could say, from the 1924 Olympics,” she said.
The Immigration Act of 1924, or Johnson–Reed Act, including the Asian Exclusion Act and National Origins Act (Pub. L. 68–139, 43 Stat. 153, enacted May 26, 1924), was a United States federal law that prevented immigration from Asia and set quotas on the number of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe.
The 1924 Democratic National Convention, held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City from June 24 to July 9, 1924, was the longest continuously running convention in United States political history. It took a record 103 ballots to nominate a presidential candidate.