Category Archives: 1920s

U.S. President George H. W. Bush born in Milton, Massachusetts 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (June 12 1924)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'George H.W. Bush: Biography of the 41st American President'

(Thursday, June 12, 1924) — George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States (1989-1993) and the 43rd vice president of the United States under President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989), was born George Herbert Walker Bush today into a wealthy, established family at 173 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts. Continue reading U.S. President George H. W. Bush born in Milton, Massachusetts 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (June 12 1924) →

Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, 67, dies in Washington 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1924)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Biography with Mike Wallace - Woodrow Wilson (1962)'

(Sunday, February 3, 1924, 11:15 a.m. EST) — Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921), died this morning in his S Street home in Washington, D.C., at age 67 of a stroke and other heart-related problems. Continue reading Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, 67, dies in Washington 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1924) →

First Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, in the French Alps 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1924)

1920s


Video: '25th January 1924: First Winter Olympic Games begin in Chamonix, France'

(Friday, January 25, 1924) — The 1924 Winter Olympics opened today at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games. Continue reading First Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, in the French Alps 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1924) →

Adolf Hitler attempts to seize power in Germany with ‘Beer-Hall Putsch’ in Munich 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD(Nov 8 1923)

1920s

Video: 'Hitler's Beer Hall Disaster I BETWEEN 2 WARS I 1923 Part 1 of 1'

(Thursday, November 8, 1923, 8:30 p.m. Central European Time; during the Beer Hall Putsch, part of political violence in Germany (1918–1933)) — The Beer Hall Putsch, a failed coup d’état by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler, Generalquartiermeister Erich Ludendorff and other Kampfbund leaders in Munich, Bavaria, began tonight as approximately two thousand Nazis marched on the Feldherrnhalle, in the city center. Continue reading Adolf Hitler attempts to seize power in Germany with ‘Beer-Hall Putsch’ in Munich 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD(Nov 8 1923) →

Great Kanto earthquake kills 120,000 people in Japan, prompts massacre 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1923)

1920s


Video: 'Japanese earthquake 1923'

(Saturday, September 1, 1923, 11:58:44 a.m. Japan Standard Time) — A devastating earthquake with an approximate magnitude of 7.9 struck the Kanto Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshu today, killing 120,000 people and leaving 2 million homeless as half the city of Tokyo was destroyed. Continue reading Great Kanto earthquake kills 120,000 people in Japan, prompts massacre 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 1 1923) →

State funeral held for U.S. President Warren G. Harding in Capitol rotunda 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1923)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Warren G. Harding: America's 29th President' (Aug. 8, 1923, at 8:56)

(Wednesday, August 8, 1923; the caison bearing Harding’s body arrived on the Capitol plaza at 11:21 a.m. EDT, ceremonies were completed by noon) — Warren G. Harding, the 29th U.S. President who died of a heart attack on Aug. 2, 1923, while in office, was honored today by a state funeral inside the Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C. Continue reading State funeral held for U.S. President Warren G. Harding in Capitol rotunda 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1923) →

Calvin Coolidge sworn in as 30th U.S. president upon death of Warren G. Harding in Plymouth Notch, Vermont 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1923)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'This Place in History: Coolidge Homestead'

(Friday, August 3, 1923, 2:47 p.m. EST) — Calvin Coolidge, the 29th vice president of the United States, was sworn-in as the 30th President of the United States early this morning at his family home in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, succeeding to the presidency upon the passing of President Warren G. Harding, who had died of natural causes in San Francisco four hours and 17 minutes prior. Continue reading Calvin Coolidge sworn in as 30th U.S. president upon death of Warren G. Harding in Plymouth Notch, Vermont 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1923) →

U.S. President Warren G. Harding, 57, dies of a heart attack in San Francisco 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1923)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Harding Dead (1920-1923)'

(Thursday, August 2, 1923, at around 7:30 p.m. PST) — Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States, died tonight of congestive heart failure during a conversation with his wife in the Palace Hotel’s presidential suite in San Francisco, California. Continue reading U.S. President Warren G. Harding, 57, dies of a heart attack in San Francisco 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1923) →

Hollywood Sign dedicated in Los Angeles 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 13 1923)

1920s, Movies 1970s


Video: 'Hollywood Sign History - Decades TV Network'

(Friday, July 13, 1923) — A sign consisting of 50-foot-tall letters spelling out “HOLLYWOODLAND” was dedicated today in the Hollywood Hills to promote a subdivision in Los Angeles, California. Continue reading Hollywood Sign dedicated in Los Angeles 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 13 1923) →

Babe Ruth blasts 3-run homer as Yankees defeat Red Sox 4-1 in first game played at original Yankee Stadium 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1923)

1920s


Video: 'Yankee Stadium Opens - Decades TV Network'

(Wednesday, April 18, 1923, 3:30 p.m. EST) — The first game was played at the original Yankee Stadium in New York today as the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1. Continue reading Babe Ruth blasts 3-run homer as Yankees defeat Red Sox 4-1 in first game played at original Yankee Stadium 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1923) →