Historical Events
- 1st foreign language course broadcast on US radio (WJZ, NYC)
- Mass Investors Trust becomes 1st mutual fund set up in US
Famous Birthdays
- Karl Heinz Fussl, Austrian composer, musicologist, publisher, and music critic, born in Jablonec, Czechoslovakia (d. 1992)
- Otis Spann, American blues pianist and singer (The Blues Never Die!), born in Belzoni, Mississippi [or, perhaps, 1930 in Jackson, Mississippi] (d. 1970)
- Philip Abbott, American character actor (The FBI; Sweet Bird of Youth), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1998)
1924 Highlights
About March 21, 1924
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 97 years, 10 months and 5 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aries
