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09-10-24, 11:38 AM | #5821 |
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10th September 1924
Leopold and Loeb are found guilty of the murder of Robert Franks in Chicago, IL. They are sentenced to life + 99 years in prison, instead of the death penalty.
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09-11-24, 12:42 PM | #5822 |
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11th September 1924
A Connecticut policeman tells local farmers to shoot tourists from New York City who come to trample on and steal their crops. mouse click test Ship Losses: Dunrobin (United Kingdom) The cargo ship came ashore at Tunas de Zaza, Cuba. She was refloated on 14 September.
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09-12-24, 12:56 PM | #5823 |
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12th September 1924
Today is the 1st annual National Defense Day Test in the US. Millions tune in to the radio broadcast and this event is also observed with parades and other quasi-military events across the country. Gen. Lejeune & Gen. Dion Williams at Sharpsburg, Md, with Civil War veterans for "Defense Day". Marines at Sharpsburg, Md., for "Defense Day". Ship Losses: P. J. Ralph (United States) The cargo ship was driven ashore on Manitou Island, Michigan and was wrecked.
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09-13-24, 12:39 PM | #5824 |
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13th September 1924
General of the Armies John J. Pershing, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army since 1921, retired from the United States Army upon reaching the age of 64. Pershing was succeeded as Army Chief of Staff by Major General John L. Hines. Ship Losses: Verita (Italy) The cargo ship ran aground at El Ejido, Andalusia, Spain and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.
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09-14-24, 08:33 AM | #5825 |
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14th September 1924
Ship Losses: Wren (United Kingdom) The cargo ship came ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Davis Inlet, Newfoundland and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued.
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09-15-24, 09:51 AM | #5826 |
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15th September 1924
German Astronomer Friedrich Simon Archenhold said that he saw what he believed to be inhabitants of Mars attempting to contact Earth. The Saks Fifth Avenue luxury department store opens today by Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel at the newly completed Saks building at 611 Fifth Avenue. anonymous image hosting Ship Losses: Mesna (Norway) The cargo ship came ashore at Nukuʻalofa, Tonga and was a total loss. Her crew survived.
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09-16-24, 12:46 PM | #5827 |
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16th September 1924
Actress Lauren Bacall is born Betty Joan Perske in The Bronx. Ship Losses: Mary Weems (United States) The cargo ship sank at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania whilst under repair. Moyallon (United Kingdom) The coaster foundered in the Bristol Channel off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. All ten crew were rescued by Hampshire Coast ( United Kingdom).
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09-17-24, 12:32 PM | #5828 |
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17th September 1924
The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits. Ship Losses: Asian (United Kingdom) The cargo ship struck the Stag Rocks, off Galley Head, County Cork, Ireland and sank. Isonzo (Italy) The cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Port Arthur Canal, Texas, United States.
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