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  • Landsberg, Germany
    Saturday Dec 20, 1924
    Adolf Hitler

    Released from jail

    Landsberg, Germany
    Saturday Dec 20, 1924

    There, he received friendly treatment from the guards, and was allowed mail from supporters and regular visits by party comrades. Pardoned by the Bavarian Supreme Court, he was released from jail on 20 December 1924, against the state prosecutor's objections. Including time on remand, Hitler served just over one year in prison.




  • Germany
    Saturday Dec 20, 1924
    Joseph Goebbels

    Hitler was released

    Germany
    Saturday Dec 20, 1924

    The trial attracted widespread press coverage and gave Hitler a platform for propaganda. Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison but was released on 20 December 1924, after serving just over a year.




  • 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.




  • Italy
    Wednesday Dec 31, 1924
    Benito Mussolini

    Warings to Mussolini

    Italy
    Wednesday Dec 31, 1924

    On 31 December 1924, MVSN (Milizia Volontaria di Sicurezza Nazionale) consuls met with Mussolini and gave him an ultimatum: crush the opposition or they would do so without him. Fearing a revolt by his own militants, Mussolini decided to drop all pretense of democracy.




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