Category Archives: 1920s

Coolidge sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Dawes as 30th VP 90 years ago this hour (Mar 4 1925)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Mar. 4, 1925: Inaugural Ceremonies for Calvin Coolidge'

(Wednesday, March 4, 1925, 12:59 p.m. EST) — President Calvin Coolidge, 52, was inaugurated today for a second term of office on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice (and former U.S. President) William H. Taft administering oath of office and broadcast live on 21 radio stations coast-to-coast. Continue reading Coolidge sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Dawes as 30th VP 90 years ago this hour (Mar 4 1925) →

‘The Lost World’ premieres in the U.S. 90 years ago today (Feb 2 1925)

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Video: 'The Lost World FULL MOVIE! (1925)'

(Monday, February 2, 1925) — The Lost World, a silent fantasy adventure film based on the Arthur Conan Doyle novel about explorers who encounter living prehistoric animals in South America, had its world premiere today in the U.S.

Directed by Harry Hoyt, the film starred Bessie Love, Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery, Lloyd Hughes and Alma Bennett.

Balto leads final dash that brings antitoxin to Nome, Alaska 90 years ago this hour (Feb 2 1925)

1920s


Video: 'Icebound The Greatest Dog Story Ever Told' (Feb. 2, 1925, at 44:24)

(Monday, February 2, 1925, 5:30 a.m. local time) — The legendary 1925 serum run to Nome ended today as the last of a series of dog mushers (with Balto as the lead sled dog) brought a life-saving treatment to Nome, Alaska, the scene of a diphtheria epidemic, six days after the drug left Nenana.

Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler released from German prison 90 years ago today (Dec 20 1924)

1920s

(Saturday, December 20, 1924) — German Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler was released from prison today after the Bavarian Supreme Court issued a pardon, against the state prosecutor’s objections, having serving nine months for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch; during his time behind bars, he’d written his autobiographical screed, Mein Kampf.

‘The Navigator’ released in the U.S. 90 years ago today (Oct 13 1924)

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Video: 'The Navigator (1924) Buster Keaton'

(Monday, October 13, 1924) — The Navigator, a comedy silent film about two members of the idle rich who have to move fast when they”re stranded on an abandoned luxury liner, was released today in the U.S.

Directed by Buster Keaton and Donald Crisp, the film starred Keaton and Kathryn McGuire.

Franklin Roosevelt, disabled by polio, re-enters public arena 90 years ago today (June 26 1924)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'FDR: The Fighting President (Part lll)' (June 26, 1924, at 2:59)

(Thursday, June 26, 1924) — Franklin D. Roosevelt re-entered the public arena today, moving to the podium at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, assisted only by his two crutches, to nominate New York Governor Al Smith for president.

Three years before the convention, Roosevelt contracted polio, a disease which left him paralyzed from the waist down (click here for more video of this event at 1:14:25).

Bobby Franks, 14, murdered in ‘thrill killing’ 90 years ago today (May 21 1924)

1920s


Video: 'Leopold and Loeb trial'

(Wednesday, May 21, 1924) — In a case that drew much notoriety, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered today in a “thrill killing” carried out by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (Bobby’s cousin). Continue reading Bobby Franks, 14, murdered in ‘thrill killing’ 90 years ago today (May 21 1924) →