Encyclopedia - 1924: Encyclopedia - 1924
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). 1924 - Events. 1924 - January. January 7 - Grea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanley Baldwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanley Baldwin - First Government May 1923 - January 1924
Stanley Baldwin - Changes. 1923 - Neville Chamberlain took over from Baldwin as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir William Joynson Hicks...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 - Births
1924 - January-February. January 2 - Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) January 3 - Hank Stram, American foo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924 In South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 In South Africa - Events
1924 in South Africa - January. 21 January - Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone is appointed the 4th Governor-General of the Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924 In Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 In Australia - Events
1924 in Australia - January. January 1 The Commonwealth Solar Observatory was established. Located on Mount Stromlo, outside Canberra,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanley Baldwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanley Baldwin - Early Life
Born at Bewdley in Worcestershire, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge (where he received a third class degree in hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shirley Chisholm: Encyclopedia - Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator and author. She was a Congre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve: Encyclopedia - Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (October 23, 1831 - January 9, 1924), American classical scholar, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, son ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlie Gehringer: Encyclopedia - Charlie Gehringer
Charles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 - January 21, 1993) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consuelo Velázquez: Encyclopedia - Consuelo Velázquez
Consuelo Velázquez (1916?-January 22, 2005), was a Mexican songwriter. According to her obituary she was 88 years old. Most music resour...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vladimir Lenin: Encyclopedia - Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин listen ▶ (help·info)), original surname Ulyanov (Улья...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al Hirschfeld: Encyclopedia - Al Hirschfeld
Alfred Hirschfeld (June 21, 1903 – January 20, 2003) was an American caricaturist, best known for his simple black and white satirical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Feyerabend: Encyclopedia - Paul Feyerabend
Paul Karl Feyerabend (January 13, 1924 - February 11, 1994) was an Austrian-born philosopher of science who lived in England, the United ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanley Baldwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanley Baldwin - First Appointment As Prime Minister
In May 1923, when Bonar Law discovered that he was dying of cancer, he retired immediately. Due to many of the party's leading figures' s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanley Baldwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanley Baldwin - Third Cabinet June 1935 - May 1937
Stanley Baldwin - Changes. November 1935 - Malcolm MacDonald succeeds J.H. Thomas as Dominions Secretary. Thomas succeeds MacDonald as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ministers And Secretaries Act 1924: Encyclopedia Ii - Ministers And Secretaries Act 1924 - Origins
Prior to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, two governmental systems co-existed uneasily. Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 - Lord Lieuten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanley Baldwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanley Baldwin - Second Cabinet November 1924 - June 1929
Stanley Baldwin - Changes. 1925 On Lord Curzon of Kedleston's death, Lord Balfour succeeded him as Lord President. W. Guinness succeed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1850: Encyclopedia Ii - 1850 - Births
1850 - January - April. January 4 - Frederick York Powell, English historian and scholar (died 1904) January 6 - Eduard Bernstein, Ger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1850: Encyclopedia Ii - Births
1850 - January - April. January 4 - Frederick York Powell, English historian and scholar (died 1904) January 6 - Eduard Bernstein, Ger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1994: Encyclopedia Ii - 1994 - Deaths
1994 - January. January 1 - Arthur Espie Porritt, New Zealand politician and athlete (b. 1900) January 5 - Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill, Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 - Deaths
Main article: Deaths in 2005 2005 - January. January 1 - Shirley Chisholm, U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1924) January 1 - Bob Matsui, U.S. C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 - Deaths
For more deaths, see: Deaths in 2004 2004 - January. January 2 - Lynn Cartwright, American actress (b. 1927) January 4 - Joan Aiken, E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1992: Encyclopedia Ii - 1992 - Deaths
1992 - January-April. January 3 - Dame Judith Anderson, Australian actress (b. 1897) January 9 - Bill Naughton, British playwright (b....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Phantom Of The Opera 1925 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Phantom Of The Opera 1925 Film - Production
Production started in late 1924 at Universal Studios and did not go over smoothly. According to the Director of Photography, Charles Van ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 - Deaths
For more deaths, see: Deaths in 2004 2004 - January. January 2 - Lynn Cartwright, American actress (b. 1927) January 4 - Joan Aiken, E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhapsody In Blue: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhapsody In Blue - History
Rhapsody in Blue was commissioned by Paul Whiteman for a 12 February 1924 concert entitled "An Experiment in Modern Music," which took pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1859: Encyclopedia Ii - 1859 - Births
1859 - January-June. January 11 - Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, British statesman and Viceroy of India (d. 1925) January 13 - Karl Ble...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Laval: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierre Laval - Career
He was born in Châteldon in the Puy-de-Dôme département of the Auvergne region. After earning a law degree, he worked as a lawyer, in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - Rise To The Top 1921-1923
In early 1921, when the Communist Party was split into numerous factions and disagreements were threatening to get out of hand, Zinoviev ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - With Stalin And Kamenev Against Trotsky 1923-1924
During Lenin's illness, Zinoviev, his close associate Kamenev and Joseph Stalin formed a ruling 'triumvirate' (or 'troika') in the Commun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jane Russell: Encyclopedia Ii - Jane Russell - Early Life
She was born Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell in Bemidji, Minnesota, the only daughter of Roy William Russell (January 5, 1890-July 18, 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Aruba - History
Main article: History of Aruba Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Abrams: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Abrams - Debunking
Then an AMA member sent a blood sample to an Abrams practitioner, and got back a diagnosis that the patient had malaria, diabetes, cancer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastpointe Michigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastpointe Michigan - History
The community was first settled by Irish and German immigrants in the 1830s. In October 1897, a Post Office was established there with th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boulogne-billancourt: Encyclopedia Ii - Boulogne-billancourt - History
The original name of the commune was Boulogne-sur-Seine (meaning "Boulogne upon Seine"). On January 1, 1860, the city of Paris was enlarg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khaz'al Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khaz'al Khan - Final Years
In 1924 Khaz'al went to the League of Nations in an effort to gain international recognition of his sheikhdom and to gather support for t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turandot: Encyclopedia Ii - Turandot - History
Puccini first began working on Turandot in March 1920 after meeting with librettists Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. He began compositi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saifuddin Kitchlew: Encyclopedia Ii - Saifuddin Kitchlew - Leader
Kitchlew rose in the Indian National Congress, first heading its Punjab unit, and then rising to the post of AICC General Secretary, an i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Złoty: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Złoty - New Złoty
New Polish Złoty is the current currency of Poland and was introduced on January 1, 1995. The denomination rate was 10,000 Polish Złoty...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harold Macmillan: Encyclopedia Ii - Harold Macmillan - Political Career
Elected to the House of Commons in 1924 for Stockton-on-Tees, he lost his seat in 1929 only to return in 1931. In the 1930s he was stuck ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Career
She began her career as a dancer in a chorus line under the name Lucille LeSueur, eventually making her way to New York. In 1924 she sign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edgar Ansel Mowrer: Encyclopedia Ii - Edgar Ansel Mowrer - Period Of Fulfillment
Germany acceded to the Dawes Plan of Reparations of 1924, accepting foreign financial supervision to achieve the franco-belgian removal f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Timeline: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Timeline - Weimar Republic
Weimar Timeline - 1920. January 1920 The DAP grew to 190 members. February 4, 1920 Allies demand 900 Germans be handed over for war cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Oregon Bb-3: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Oregon Bb-3 - Moorage In Portland
In 1921 a movement was begun to preserve the battleship as an object of historic and sentimental interest, and to lay her up permanently ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - Show Trials 1935-1936
After Kirov's murder on December 1, 1934, which started Stalin's Great Purges, Zinoviev, Kamenev and their closest associates were once a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lev Kamenev: Encyclopedia Ii - Lev Kamenev - Trials And Execution
After Kirov's murder on December 1, 1934, which started Stalin's Great Purges, Zinoviev, Kamenev and their closest associates were once a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 In Sports: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 In Sports - 2005 Summer Deaflympics
The 2005 Deaflympics were held from the 5th to 16th of January in Melbourne, Australia. This is only the second time the games have been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles De Gaulle: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles De Gaulle - Private Life
Charles De Gaulle married on April 7, 1921 to Yvonne Vendroux ("Tante Yvonne"). They had 3 children: Philippe (1921), Elisabeth (1924), a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles De Gaulle: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles De Gaulle - Works
Charles de Gaulle - French editions. La Discorde Chez l'Ennemi (1924) Histoire des Troupes du Levant (1931) Written by Major De Gaulle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles De Gaulle: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles De Gaulle - Private Life
Charles de Gaulle married on April 7, 1921 to Yvonne Vendroux ("Tante Yvonne"). They had 3 children: Philippe (1921), Elisabeth (1924), a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles De Gaulle: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles De Gaulle - Works
Charles de Gaulle - French editions. La Discorde Chez l'Ennemi (1924) Histoire des Troupes du Levant (1931) Written by Major de Gaulle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Labor Unions In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Labor Unions In The United States - 1870s
Timeline of labor unions in the United States - 1874. 13 January 1874 The original Tompkins Square Riot. As unemployed workers demonstr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Labor Unions In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Labor Unions In The United States - 1920s
Timeline of labor unions in the United States - 1920. 2 January 1920 The U.S. Bureau of Investigation began carrying out the nationwide...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Labor Unions In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Labor Unions In The United States - 1970s
Timeline of labor unions in the United States - 1970. 5 January 1970 Joseph A. Yablonski, unsuccessful reform candidate to unseat "Toug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 - Events
1924 - January. January 7 - Great fire in London harbour January 8 - Heavy blizzards in England January 10 - British submarine L-34 s...   » Read the article