Woodrow Wilson died on 3 February 1924 in Washington, D.C., aged 67. The 28th President of the United States, Wilson was a political scientist who became president of Princeton University and then governor of New Jersey before winning the White House. His first term brought major progressive reforms, including the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Trade Commission and new antitrust legislation. He kept the country neutral in the First World War until 1917, then led it into the conflict and proposed the Fourteen Points as a basis for peace. He played a central part in founding the League of Nations and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919, but the Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles. A stroke weakened him in 1919, and his record is also criticized for the segregation of federal workplaces.
Before and after
- 7 January 1924Founding of International Hockey Federation
- 21 January 1924Death of Vladimir Lenin
- from 25 January 1924 to 5 February 1924The first Winter Olympic Games open at Chamonix
- 2 February 1924Founding of International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- 3 February 1924Death of Woodrow Wilson
- 21 February 1924Birth of Robert Mugabe
- 3 April 1924Birth of Marlon Brando
- 3 June 1924Death of Franz Kafka
- 12 June 1924Birth of George H. W. Bush
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