LIFE 1924
Historical Highlights from 1924 :
- Death of Lenin; Stalin wins power struggle, rules as Soviet dictator until death in 1953.
- Computer Tabulating Recording Company is now known as International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).
- Walt Disney creates his first cartoon, “Alice’s Wonderland.”
- George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue premiers.
- In New York City the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
- J. Edgar Hoover is appointed head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
- American media company Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) is founded in Los Angeles, CA.
- The Asian Exclusion Act is enacted, banning all Asian immigration to the United States. It is a slap in the face to Japan after their participation as a principal ally in WWI, and is seen as the spark that spurred Japan’s alliance with Germany and down the path to World War II.
- U.S. bootleggers begin to use Thompson submachine guns.
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