What generation is 1924? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1924)

The Greatest Generation (1901-1927): Experienced the Great Depression and World War II, renowned for their resilience, resourcefulness, and strong sense of duty.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1924

  • Jimmy Carter (Oct 1, 1924)
  • George H.W. Bush (Jun 12, 1924)
  • Marlon Brando (Apr 3, 1924)
  • Cicely Tyson (Dec 18, 1924)
  • Don Knotts (Jul 21, 1924)
  • Norman Fell (Mar 24, 1924)
  • Gene Deitch (Aug 8, 1924)
  • Lauren Bacall (Sep 16, 1924)
  • Robert Mugabe (Feb 21, 1924)
  • Shirley Chisholm (Nov 30, 1924)

What Happened in 1924

  1. Jan 27 - Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow
  2. May 1 - German automobile manufacturers Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie begin their first joint venture (later merge into Mercedes-Benz)
  3. Aug 26 - The Catastrophe of Smyrna: known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks. The Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor. (August 13 OS)
  4. Sep 10 - Leopold and Loeb found guilty of the murder of Robert Franks in Chicago in the "the crime of the century"
  5. Oct 13 - Mecca falls without struggle to Saudi forces led by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
  6. Oct 28 - Miner M.de Bruin discovers the infant fossil skull, "Taung child" in a lime quarry in Taung, South Africa. Paleoanthropologist Raymond Dart identifies the fossil as a new hominin species, Australopithecus africanus.
  7. Dec 30 - Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announces existence of other galactic systems at meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Top Songs 1924

  1. Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin
  2. It Had to Be You - Isham Jones
  3. California, Here I Come - Al Jolson
  4. Charleston - Arthur Gibbs & his Gang
  5. Sleep - Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians
  6. Somebody Stole My Gal - Ted Weems
  7. Linger Awhile - Paul Whiteman
  8. Somebody Loves Me - Paul Whiteman
  9. Spain - Isham Jones
  10. It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - Wendell Hall

Popular Movies 1924

  1. Sherlock, Jr. - Director: Keaton, Buster. Country: USA.
  2. Greed - Director: von Stroheim, Erich. Country: USA.
  3. The Thief of Bagdad - Director: Walsh, Raoul. Country: USA.
  4. The Last Laugh - Director: Murnau, F.W.. Country: Germany.
  5. The Navigator - Director: Keaton, Buster / Crisp, Donald. Country: USA.
  6. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache - Director: Lang, Fritz. Country: Germany.
  7. Die Nibelungen: Siegfried - Director: Lang, Fritz. Country: Germany.
  8. The Iron Horse - Director: Ford, John. Country: USA.
  9. He Who Gets Slapped - Director: Sjöström, Victor. Country: USA.
  10. Peter Pan - Director: Brenon, Herbert. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1924

Calvin Coolidge
1923 1925