Video: 'Senators Win World Series'
(Friday, October 10, 1924) — The Washington Senators won the 1924 World Series today, beating the New York Giants 4-3 in 12 innings at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., in the seventh and deciding game. It was the first and only World Series title for the Senators.
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).
(Monday, June 2, 1924) — U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act today, guaranteeing full American citizenship for all Native Americans born within U.S. territorial limits.
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)
Video: '37 Edgar Hoover' (May 10, 1924 at 26:40)
(Saturday, May 10, 1924) — U.S. Attorney General Harlan Stone appointed J. Edgar Hoover today was named the 6th Director of the Bureau of Investigation (later known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI).
Video: 'Abrahams and Liddell'
(Sunday, May 4, 1924) — The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, opened today in Paris, France, with 3,089 athletes participating. Competition would continue through July 27, 1924 (click here for a 16 video playlist).
Video: 'Buster Keaton - Sherlock Jr. 1924 Cult Classic , Full Movie'
(Tuesday, March 18, 1924) — Sherlock, Jr., a silent comedy film about a movie projectionist who dreams himself into a mystery movie, was released today in the U.S.
Directed by Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle (uncredited), the film starred Keaton.
(Tuesday, April 1, 1924) — Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison today for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich. Hitler was released in Dec. 1924; during his time behind bars, he wrote his autobiographical screed, Mein Kampf.
Video: 'Thief of Bagdad (1924) - Film complet'
(Tuesday, March 18, 1924) — The Thief of Bagdad, a swashbuckler film about a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Bagdad, premiered today in New York City.
Directed by Raoul Walsh, the film starred Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Julanne Johnston and Anna May Wong.
Video: 'Rhapsody in Blue - Original 1924 Recording'
(Tuesday, February 12, 1924) — George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue premiered this afternoon at a concert held by Paul Whiteman and his band Palais Royal Orchestra, entitled An Experiment in Modern Music, which took place in Aeolian Hall in New York City.
