Events from 1924

Immigration Act of 1924 passed, based on Harry Laughlin's 'scientific' data; Italian quota slashed from 42,000 to 4,000 annually

Virginia's Racial Integrity Act passed - requires racial registration of all Virginians

Hitler imprisoned - studies American eugenic research including Baur-Fischer-Lenz textbook

Jules Stein founds Music Corporation of America (MCA)

Ben Gitlow runs as CPUSA vice-presidential candidate (first time)

Louis de Broglie proposes wave-particle duality using mathematical symmetry arguments

Cellulose acetate film first produced commercially for photography and later safety film

AWF (Ausschuss für wirtschaftliche Fertigung) established - applies scientific management to German machining

C-T-R renamed International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) under Watson's leadership