Historical milestones mark 100 years in 2024

2024 is a memorable year with 100th anniversaries, from scientific and technological breakthroughs, events marking the redrawn geopolitical map to the appearance of iconic characters and buildings. symbolic…

The Ottoman Empire, which had spread across Southern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa since the 14th century, was finally abolished on March 3, 1924. This is one of the far-reaching reforms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first President of Türkiye (pictured)

The Native American Citizenship Act was signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on June 2, 1924. This act granted citizenship to all native-born people born in the United States

The first Winter Olympics took place from January 25 to February 5, 1924, in Chamonix, France. So 100 years later, France is hosting the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics

Chicago's iconic Wrigley Building (left) opened 100 years ago, in May 1924. Located on the Magnificent Mile just across Michigan Avenue, it is a timeless symbol of this commercial city

Gleneagles Hotel was inaugurated on June 7, 1924, famous for its world-class golf course. The hotel's opening night was the first broadcast outside of Scotland.

The world's first primitive television image was created in February 1924 by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird.

On November 23, 1924, American astronomer Edwin Hubble announced the discovery of another galaxy . He further stunned the scientific community when he announced that the Milky Way was one of many such galaxies in the universe.

In 1924, Dr. Hans Berger - a German psychiatrist, invented the first electroencephalogram in humans. Although met with skepticism, 5 years later he actually announced the technique of recording the electrical activity of the human brain

The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost was sold to a customer in London on December 19, 1924, after nearly two decades of production.

The spiral-bound notebook is said to have first appeared in 1924. This useful notebook belonged to Edward Podosek, a British inventor with many patents to his name.

Although it was invented in 1920, it was not until 1924 that Johnson & Johnson began mass producing a brand of medical bandage called Band-Aid.

Launched by Kimberley-Clark on July 12, 1924, Kleenex was the first brand of disposable facial tissue in the Western world.

This year, the 100th anniversary of the death of Russian revolutionary and politician Vladimir Lenin falls on January 21.

Meanwhile, Mr. Jimmy Carter , the 39th President of the United States, will celebrate his 100th birthday on October 1, 2024. He is the longest living President in American history

100 years ago, on April 1, 1924, Adolf Hitler was arrested and sentenced for treason. During this nearly year in prison, he wrote most of 'Mein Kampf' and aspired to be the most powerful man in Germany.

Hunted to extinction, what is believed to be the California grizzly bear was last spotted in Sequoia National Park in 1924. The bear remains the symbol of the California state flag, USA.