Many historical events have occurred in December over the years. Here are some examples that helped shape the world of December 1923.
On December 1, the Greno Dam collapsed in the Bergamo province of Lombardy, Italy, killing more than 350 people in the villages of Bueggio, Corna, and Dezzo.
Universal Pictures will release the movie “Darlings of New York” on December 3rd. The film marks the first appearance of 5-year-old Peggy-Jean Montgomery, also known as “Baby Peggy.” 1.5 million dollars.
Charles Keating was born on December 4th in Cincinnati, Ohio. Keating played a key role in the 1989 Savings and Loan Crisis, ultimately making him one of the most notorious figures in American finance.
Kentucky Governor Edwin P. Murrow will commute the death sentence of convicted murderer Steve McQueen on December 5th. McQueen was a juvenile at the time of the crime, and Governor Murrow received numerous requests to commute his sentence, which he did just days before his term ended. The governorship was due to end.
On 6 December, Winston Churchill lost his bid to represent Leicester West at the general election.
The parliament of the Weimar Republic will vote to pass the authorization law on December 8th. The bill, which received 313 votes to just 18 votes against, gives Chancellor Wilhelm Marx the power to implement emergency economic and welfare measures. This law lasted until his dissolution of the Reichstag in March 1924.
National Dairy Products Corporation, which eventually became the conglomerate now known as Kraft Heinz, was formed on December 10.
On December 14th, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred near the border between Colombia and Ecuador. More than 300 people were killed and the Colombian village of Cumbal was destroyed.
Prime Minister Stylianos Gonatas of Greece’s Freedom Party won a majority in parliament on December 16. Gonatas’ party ran on the platform of abolishing the monarchy.
James D. Cummings and J. Earl McLeod of Washington, Kansas, filed a patent application for their bulldozer invention on December 18th. The patent was granted to him on January 6, 1925.
On Dec. 18, U.S. Representative Andrew Volstead told a Minnesota law enforcement conference that Americans are giving up on opposing the Volstead Act, which bans alcoholic beverages. In his remarks, Volstead predicted that the law would never be repealed.
King George II of Greece and Queen Elisabeth will leave the country on December 19th. Their departure was in line with the Greek government’s policy to abolish the monarchy after three months.
Nine farms in Goodhue County, Minnesota will receive power for the first time on December 24th. This power supply is part of a project to demonstrate the economic feasibility of rural electrification in the United States.
On December 24, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge pressed a button to light 2,500 light bulbs in Washington, D.C., beginning the National Christmas Tree tradition.
On December 27, Japan’s Regent, Prince Hirohito, survived an assassination attempt. The culprit is Daisuke Namba, a 24-year-old student and the son of Sakunoshin Minamida, a member of the Diet. Namba He was hanged on November 15, 1924.
The first patent application for a “television system” by Russian-born American inventor Vladimir Zworkin was filed on December 29, and the patent was finally granted on December 20, 1938.