The 1924 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la VIII e olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France.The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had already started on 4 May. These Games were the second to be …

Die britische Mount-Everest-Expedition 1924 war nach der ebenfalls britischen Expedition im Jahr 1922 die zweite Expedition, die ausdrücklich die Erstbesteigung des 8848 Meter hohen Mount Everest zum Ziel hatte. Im Jahr 1921 hatte eine Erkundungsexpedition stattgefunden. Weil das Königreich Nepal für Ausländer gesperrt war, stand den britischen Expeditionen in der Zeit vor …

Snap federal elections were held in Germany on 7 December 1924, the second that year after the Reichstag had been dissolved on 20 October. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, receiving an increased share of the vote and winning 131 of the 493 seats. Voter turnout was 78.8%. Results

The 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster was an explosion and fire that claimed many lives and destroyed several square miles of New Jersey factories. It began on March 1, 1924, about 11:15 a.m., when an explosion destroyed a building in Nixon, New Jersey (an area within present-day Edison, New Jersey) used for processing ammonium nitrate. The explosion touched off fires in …

Dezember 1924 war die Wahl zum 3. Deutschen Reichstag der Weimarer Republik. Sie endete im Vergleich mit der Wahl vom Mai 1924 mit einer gewissen Stabilisierung der staatstragenden Parteien und bedeutete eine klare Niederlage für die extreme Rechte und Linke. Hintergrund und Wahlkampf. Wahlwerbung der ...

The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American silent swashbuckler film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks, and written by Achmed Abdullah and Lotta Woods.Freely adapted from One Thousand and One Nights, it tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad. In 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the United States …

The 1924 United States presidential election was the 35th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1924.In a three-way contest, incumbent Republican President Calvin Coolidge won election to a full term.. Coolidge had been vice president under Warren G. Harding and became president in 1923 upon Harding's death. Coolidge was given credit for a …

4 de mayo:Los Juegos Olímpicos de París 1924, oficialmente conocidos como los Juegos de la VIII Olimpiada, se celebraron en París,entre el 4 de mayo y el 27 de julio. La sede acogió a 3089 atletas, 2956 hombres y 136 mujeres. ... Wikipedia® es una marca registrada de la Fundación Wikimedia, Inc., una organización sin ánimo de lucro ...

The Last Man) is a 1924 German silent film directed by German director F. W. Murnau from a screenplay written by Carl Mayer. The film stars Emil Jannings and Maly Delschaft. Emil Jannings as the Hotel Doorman. Stephen Brockmann summarized the film's plot as, "a nameless hotel doorman loses his job".

Hot Water is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor and starring Harold Lloyd. It features three episodes in the life of Hubby (Lloyd) as he struggles with domestic life with Wifey (Jobyna Ralston) and his in-laws. Plot. Lobby card for the film. The film opens with Lloyd and his best friend sprinting ...

Peter Pan is a 1924 American silent adventure film released by Paramount Pictures, the first film adaptation of the 1904 play by J. M. Barrie.It was directed by Herbert Brenon and starred Betty Bronson as Peter Pan, Ernest Torrence as Captain Hook, Mary Brian as Wendy, Virginia Browne Faire as Tinker Bell, Esther Ralston as Mrs. Darling, and Anna May Wong as the Native …

William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s until just before his death in 2006.Weaver's two most famous roles were as Marshal Matt Dillon's trusty partner Chester Goode/Proudfoot on the CBS western Gunsmoke and as Deputy …

At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from 6 to 13 July. Medal summary. Event Gold Silver Bronze 100 metres details: Harold Abrahams Great Britain: Jackson Scholz United States: Arthur Porritt ...

The 1924 United Kingdom general election was held on Wednesday 29 October 1924, as a result of the defeat of the Labour minority government, led by Ramsay MacDonald, in the House of Commons on a motion of no confidence. It was the third general election to be held in less than two years. Parliament was dissolved on 9 October. The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin, …