On reflection throughout the years, 1924 seemed to be one of those years which had no major earth-shattering occasions. A great deal nevertheless went on in that twelve month period, however it is difficult to pick the significant or substantial events like in some other years, so here are 12 arbitrary occasions from 1924, 1 coming from each month. During January we had the first ever Winter Olympics, the 1924 Winter Olympic games started on the twelfth in Chamonix, in the French Alps. On February 22nd the USA president, Calvin Coolidge become the very first President to deliver a radio transmission within the White House. On March 3, the over 400 year old Islamic caliphate is abolished after Caliph Abdülmecid II from the Ottoman Caliphate is thrown out. The final remnant of that previous government gives way to the changing government in Turkey of President Kemal Atatürk. On the 1st April, Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison in Germany pertaining to his participation in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch that he finally ends up serving under nine months. On May 11th the Mercedes-Benz vehicle making business is created from the joining of businesses owned by their founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz. On June 2, 1920 the USA President, Calvin Coolidge signs in to law, the Indian Citizenship Act which ultimately grants citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial boundaries of the United States. Beforehand, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution identified a resident as any persons born in the United States and subject to its legislation and authority, the amendment had previously been translated with the legal courts to not apply to Native individuals. On July 10th at the 1924 Paris Olympics the Finnish runner, Paavo Nurmi won both the 1500 and 5,000 m competitions within a couple of hours of one another. During his career, Nurmi established 22 official world records at distances between 1,500 m and 20 kms.

On August 28th, 1924, in Georgia there were an rebellion where Georgia revolts against rule by the Soviet Union in an abortive revolt. It had been geared toward rebuilding the independence of Georgia from the Soviet Union. During the rally, several thousand perish after being supressed with the Red Army. In Belgium on September 9th, the 8-hour workday is brought in. On October 12-15, 1920 the airship, the Zeppelin LZ-126 makes a transatlantic delivery flight from Friedrichshafen, in Germany, to Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA. This airship ended up being mostly utilized for experimental work, particularly in the continuing development of the American parasite fighter plan and was decommissioned in 1932. In November, the last known sighting of the California grizzly bear is recorded, by Colonel John R. White at Sequoia National Park. This grizzley had been particularly adored for its elegance, size, and strength and it also was a icon of the state of California with the state described as being the "Bear State" for that reason. Lastly on December 30 1924, the American astronomer Edwin Hubble proclaims that Andromeda, previously thought to just be a nebula, is really another galaxy. Also, he announced that the Milky Way which we are a part of is just one of the many such galaxies within the universe. He played an important role in creating the idea of extragalactic astronomy and more recently the Hubble telescope was named in his honour.