Page 8 - 1924 Booklet
P. 8
1924 National News
James B. Duke founds Duke University.
Al Capone’s brother is killed as Chicago gangsters steal
ballots at gunpoint in Cicero village election.
The 1st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is held in NYC.
The Boston Bruins host the Montreal Maroons in the 1st
NHL game played in the U.S.
J. Edgar Hoover becomes acting head of Bureau of
Investigations (later FBI); he served until his death in 1972.
Gas chamber is used for first time for an execution.
The United States grants full citizenship to American Indians.
Former President Woodrow Wilson dies in his sleep at age 67.
