Looking back through the years, 1924 seemed to be among those years that had no significant earth-shattering occasions. A lot nevertheless went on in that year of 1924, but its not easy to select the major or big events as with other years, so here are 12 arbitrary happenings from 1924, one from every month. In January we had the first ever Winter Olympic games, the 1924 Winter Olympics opened on the 12th in Chamonix, within the French Alps. On February 22nd the US president, Calvin Coolidge become the first President to produce a radio broadcast in the White House. On March 3rd, the 407-year-old Islamic caliphate is canceled when Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman Caliphate is tossed out. The final remnant of that old government gives way to the changing govt in Turkey of President Kemal Atatürk. On the 1st of April, Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail in Germany pertaining to his contribution in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch for which he ends up serving under nine months. At May 11th the Mercedes-Benz car production business is formed from the joining of companies belonging to their founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz. On June 2, 1920 the USA President, Calvin Coolidge signs into legislation, the Indian Citizenship Act that finally grants citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States. Earlier, the 14th Amendment to the United States Of America Constitution described a citizen as any individuals born in the USA and be subject to its laws and authority, the amendment had beforehand been translated with the legal courts to not apply to Indigenous individuals. On July 10th at the 1924 Paris Olympics the Finnish athlete, Paavo Nurmi won both the 1,500 and 5000m competitions within 2 hours of one another. During his career, Nurmi established twenty two official world records at distances in between 1,500 m and 20 kilometres.

The entire year of 1948 ended up being quite a noteworthy 12 months. There was numerous significant occasions that occurred and also a large amount of non-significant situations, but nevertheless of interest for their fascination. The year started out on the first January with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) coming into affect. The GATT had been a legal arrangement among a lot of countries with the goal being to encourage international commerce by lessening or getting rid of trade obstructions including tariffs or quotas. Also on the 1st January, the railways of Britain were nationalized, to create British Railways. On January 30th, the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi is shot by Nathuram Godse in New Delhi. The 1948 Winter Olympics in St Moritz, in Switzerland were opened on 30 January. In February, the USA stock car racing business NASCAR is established and starts setting up races. On March 8th, in the case of McCollum vs. Board of Education, the US Supreme Court decided that faith based education in public schools goes against the US Constitution. The fight with that is still occurring currently. On April 3rd the United States President Harry Truman implements the Marshall Plan, that allows $5 billion in aid for 16 nations around the world. The Marshall Plan is the way the United States offered overseas help to Western Europe. On April 7, The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations and later on June 24th they have the 1st World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization in Geneva. Also in April, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is created, as the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation Co-operation.