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  • U.S.
    1924
    Louis Armstrong

    Parted Amicably

    U.S.
    1924

    Armstrong and Oliver parted amicably in 1924.




  • U.S.
    Monday Feb 4, 1924
    Louis Armstrong

    Marriage

    U.S.
    Monday Feb 4, 1924

    On February 4, 1924, he married Lil Hardin Armstrong, King Oliver's pianist, divorced in 1938.




  • New York, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 14, 1924
    IBM

    Renamed

    New York, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 14, 1924

    Watson never liked the clumsy hyphenated name "Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company" and on February 14, 1924, chose to replace it with the more expansive title "International Business Machines".




  • U.S.
    Feb, 1924
    Marcus Garvey

    UNIA put forward its plans to bring 3000 African-American migrants to Liberia

    U.S.
    Feb, 1924

    In February 1924, UNIA put forward its plans to bring 3000 African-American migrants to Liberia. The latter's President, Charles D. B. King, assured them that he would grant them area for three colonies. In June, a team of UNIA technicians was sent to start work in preparing for these colonies.




  • U.S.
    1924
    Father's Day

    US president Calvin Coolidge recommended that the day be observed throughout the entire nation

    U.S.
    1924

    US president Calvin Coolidge recommended in 1924 that the day be observed throughout the entire nation, but he stopped short at issuing a national proclamation.




  • U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 18, 1924
    Anna May Wong

    Wong was cast in a supporting role in The Thief of Bagdad

    U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 18, 1924

    At the age of 19, Wong was cast in a supporting role as a scheming Mongol slave in the 1924 Douglas Fairbanks picture The Thief of Bagdad. Playing a stereotypical "Dragon Lady" role, her brief appearances on-screen caught the attention of audiences and critics alike.




  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1924
    Plague

    Plague breaks out in Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1924

    Plague breaks out in Los Angeles. 32 people get infected and only 2 survive. It is the last rat-borne epidemic occurring in the United States.


  • U.S.
    Mar, 1924
    Anna May Wong

    Anna May Wong Productions

    U.S.
    Mar, 1924

    In March 1924, planning to make films about Chinese myths, she signed a deal creating Anna May Wong Productions; when her business partner was found to be engaging in dishonest practices, Wong brought a lawsuit against him and the company was dissolved.


  • Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 3, 1924
    Marlon Brando

    Birth

    Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 3, 1924

    Brando was born on April 3, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Marlon Brando, Sr.


  • U.S.
    1924
    Carter G. Woodson

    Woodson published the first survey of free black slaveowners in the United States in 1830

    U.S.
    1924

    Woodson studied many aspects of African-American history. For instance, in 1924, Woodson published the first survey of free black slaveowners in the United States in 1830.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Sep 14, 1924
    Anna May Wong

    The Alaskan

    U.S.
    Sunday Sep 14, 1924

    Wong continued to be offered exotic supporting roles that followed the rising "vamp" stereotype in cinema. She played indigenous native girls in two 1924 films. Filmed on location in the Territory of Alaska she portrayed an Eskimo in The Alaskan.


  • Plains, Georgia, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 1, 1924
    Jimmy Carter

    Birth

    Plains, Georgia, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 1, 1924

    James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924, at the Wise Sanitarium (now the Lillian G. Carter Nursing Center) in Plains, Georgia.


  • Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
    1924
    Diving horse

    Sonora Webster joined the show

    Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
    1924

    Sonora Webster joined the show in 1924. She later married Al Floyd Carver. The show became a permanent fixture at Atlantic City's popular venue Steel Pier. There, Sonora, Al and Lorena continued the show following his death.


  • Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    1924
    Jimmy Hoffa

    Moving to Detroit

    Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    1924

    The family moved to Detroit in 1924, where Hoffa was raised and lived the rest of his life.


  • U.S.
    Monday Dec 29, 1924
    Anna May Wong

    Wong preformed in Peter Pan

    U.S.
    Monday Dec 29, 1924

    Wong returned to Los Angeles to perform the part of Princess Tiger Lily in Peter Pan. Both films were shot by cinematographer James Wong Howe but Peter Pan was more successful; the hit of the Christmas season.


  • U.S.
    1924
    Louis Armstrong

    Parted Amicably

    U.S.
    1924

    Armstrong and Oliver parted amicably in 1924.


  • U.S.
    Monday Feb 4, 1924
    Louis Armstrong

    Marriage

    U.S.
    Monday Feb 4, 1924

    On February 4, 1924, he married Lil Hardin Armstrong, King Oliver's pianist, divorced in 1938.


  • New York, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 14, 1924
    IBM

    Renamed

    New York, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 14, 1924

    Watson never liked the clumsy hyphenated name "Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company" and on February 14, 1924, chose to replace it with the more expansive title "International Business Machines".


  • U.S.
    Feb, 1924
    Marcus Garvey

    UNIA put forward its plans to bring 3000 African-American migrants to Liberia

    U.S.
    Feb, 1924

    In February 1924, UNIA put forward its plans to bring 3000 African-American migrants to Liberia. The latter's President, Charles D. B. King, assured them that he would grant them area for three colonies. In June, a team of UNIA technicians was sent to start work in preparing for these colonies.


  • U.S.
    1924
    Father's Day

    US president Calvin Coolidge recommended that the day be observed throughout the entire nation

    U.S.
    1924

    US president Calvin Coolidge recommended in 1924 that the day be observed throughout the entire nation, but he stopped short at issuing a national proclamation.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 18, 1924
    Anna May Wong

    Wong was cast in a supporting role in The Thief of Bagdad

    U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 18, 1924

    At the age of 19, Wong was cast in a supporting role as a scheming Mongol slave in the 1924 Douglas Fairbanks picture The Thief of Bagdad. Playing a stereotypical "Dragon Lady" role, her brief appearances on-screen caught the attention of audiences and critics alike.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1924
    Plague

    Plague breaks out in Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    1924

    Plague breaks out in Los Angeles. 32 people get infected and only 2 survive. It is the last rat-borne epidemic occurring in the United States.


  • U.S.
    Mar, 1924
    Anna May Wong

    Anna May Wong Productions

    U.S.
    Mar, 1924

    In March 1924, planning to make films about Chinese myths, she signed a deal creating Anna May Wong Productions; when her business partner was found to be engaging in dishonest practices, Wong brought a lawsuit against him and the company was dissolved.


  • Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 3, 1924
    Marlon Brando

    Birth

    Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 3, 1924

    Brando was born on April 3, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Marlon Brando, Sr.


  • U.S.
    1924
    Carter G. Woodson

    Woodson published the first survey of free black slaveowners in the United States in 1830

    U.S.
    1924

    Woodson studied many aspects of African-American history. For instance, in 1924, Woodson published the first survey of free black slaveowners in the United States in 1830.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Sep 14, 1924
    Anna May Wong

    The Alaskan

    U.S.
    Sunday Sep 14, 1924

    Wong continued to be offered exotic supporting roles that followed the rising "vamp" stereotype in cinema. She played indigenous native girls in two 1924 films. Filmed on location in the Territory of Alaska she portrayed an Eskimo in The Alaskan.


  • Plains, Georgia, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 1, 1924
    Jimmy Carter

    Birth

    Plains, Georgia, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 1, 1924

    James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924, at the Wise Sanitarium (now the Lillian G. Carter Nursing Center) in Plains, Georgia.


  • Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
    1924
    Diving horse

    Sonora Webster joined the show

    Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
    1924

    Sonora Webster joined the show in 1924. She later married Al Floyd Carver. The show became a permanent fixture at Atlantic City's popular venue Steel Pier. There, Sonora, Al and Lorena continued the show following his death.


  • Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    1924
    Jimmy Hoffa

    Moving to Detroit

    Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    1924

    The family moved to Detroit in 1924, where Hoffa was raised and lived the rest of his life.


  • U.S.
    Monday Dec 29, 1924
    Anna May Wong

    Wong preformed in Peter Pan

    U.S.
    Monday Dec 29, 1924

    Wong returned to Los Angeles to perform the part of Princess Tiger Lily in Peter Pan. Both films were shot by cinematographer James Wong Howe but Peter Pan was more successful; the hit of the Christmas season.


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