Events in History in April 1924

Apr 1 Hitler sentenced to 5 years labor for "Beer Hall Putsch" but General Ludendorff acquitted

Apr 1 Imperial Airways forms in Britain
Apr 1 The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
Apr 6 4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flight
Apr 6 Italy fascists receives 65% of vote of parliament
Apr 6 Völkische Block (Nazis) receives 17.8% of vote in Bavaria
Apr 8 South African State pass the Industrial Conciliation Act No 11: provides for job reservation, excluded blacks from membership of registered trade unions, prohibited registration of black trade unions
Apr 11 Socialists win Danish parliamentary elections
Apr 11 WLS-AM in Chicago IL begins radio transmissions
Apr 12 WLS-AM in Chicago begins radio transmissions
Apr 13 Greek plebiscite for a republic
Apr 15 Flemish-Walloon riots in Louvain, Belgium, 1 dead
Apr 15 WHO-AM in Des Moines Iowa begins radio transmissions
Apr 15 Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
Apr 16 1st radio-transmission of wireless: Mattheus Passion
Apr 16 Child labor laws strengthened in Holland
Apr 17 Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures & Louis B Mayer Co merged to form Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)
Apr 18 1st crossword puzzle book published by Simon & Schuster
Apr 22 Hague Chambers of Commerce forms
Apr 23 British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley
Apr 28 119 die in coal mine disaster at Benwood, West Virginia