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Eugene O'Neill's first premiere of a play in NYC.
Eugene O'Neill was the first American playwright to introduce a new realism to American theatre. Before arriving in NYC he had received a Pulitzer prize in 1920 for his play "Beyond the Horizon". After winning he made his first premier of the play "Diff'rent" in NYC. His inspiration was influenced by European playwrights Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, and August Strindberg. https://www.onthisday.com/people/eugene-o-neill -
Yankees Stadium
The New York Yankees purchased 20 acres in the Bronx which would become their stadium, they had paid $675,000. https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1921 -
29th President
President Warren G. Harding our 29th President was inaugurated for his first term in the office, which had only lasted 2 years before his untimely death. https://www.onthisday.com/people/warren-g-harding -
Albert Einstein New Theory
Albert Einstein has a lecture in New York City about his new "Theory of Relativity", in which we question perception and gravity. https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1921 -
National Socialists Workers New Leader
Adolf Hitler served in German Army during World War 1 and being awarded the Iron cross for bravery twice and soon joined the German Workers Party which he transformed in to the Nazi Party and took control in 1921. https://www.onthisday.com/people/adolf-hitler -
Nosferatu
The first vampire film "Nosferatu" an unauthorized adaptation of Dracula premieres in Germany by novelist Bram Stoker https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1922 -
Gandhi Imprisoned
Gandhi was accused of rebelling against British magistrates and sentenced to six years of imprisonment for disobedience. https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1922 -
Hollywoodland
The Hollywoodland Sign is officially dedicated to the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland" But the four last letters were dropped after renovation in 1949. https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1923 -
1st Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics are now a major international event but stated its way in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The Sports events playing were bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, and variations of Nordic Skiing. https://www.onthisday.com/photos/1st-winter-olympics -
"Happy Birthday To You"
The first debut of the famous song we all know and love "Happy Birthday To You" is printed in songbook and published by Claydon Sunny https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1924 -
The Gold Rush
" The Gold Rush", directed, starring, and written by Charlie Chaplin a comedian actor and filmmaker. In this silent film he goes through trouble to prosper in Alaska weather and strike rich. https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1925 -
The Punch that Killed Houdini
Boxer J. Gordon sucker punches Harry Houdini in the stomach, in his dressing room at the Princess Theater in Montreal. From the injury he was given it started it helped the cause of appendicitis that would take his life 9 days later. https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1926 -
American National Bank
Bank of Italy becomes an American National Bank which was named later Bank of America after a merger in which Giannini felt the name better represented the broader purpose. https://www.onthisday.com/people/amadeo-giannini -
"The Passion of Joan of Arc"
"The Passion of Joan of Arc" directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Renee Jeanne Falconetti and Eugene Silvain was released in Denmark. This silent film is based on the actual record of the Trial of Joan Arc. https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1928 -
United Kingdom Lower age voters
The united Kingdom lowers the age of women voters from originally 30 to 21, which was officially the same age as men. https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1928 -
Herbert Hoover Nominated
Before becoming President Hoover he was serving as the secretary of Commerce and the director of the US Food Administration and was elected as President in 1928. https://www.onthisday.com/people/herbert-hoover -
Earhart 1st Female Passenger
Amelia Earhart an American aviator who became the first female passenger leaving Newfoundland across the Atlantic Ocean, piloted by Wilmer Stultz. https://www.onthisday.com/people/amelia-earhart -
The Age of Zeppelins
The Graf Zeppelin took off from Friedrichshafen, Germany on October 11, 1928 and landed at Lakehurst, New Jersey on October 15, 1928 this was the first time a commercial passenger flight crossed the Atlantic Ocean. https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/history/#:~:text=Graf%20Zeppelin's%20First%20Flight%20Across,111%20hours%20and%2044%20minutes. -
Steamboat Willie
Walt Disney animator released Steamboat Willie" is released as the first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon in black and white. https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1928?p=2 -
Al Capone, becomes public enemy #1
To ensure he could carry on his work, Capone ordered hits on many of his enemies and had no hesitation in eliminating those who threatened his empire himself. The most notable retaliation was The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929 in Chicago where seven gangsters were killed. https://www.onthisday.com/articles/al-capone-public-enemy-number-one -
Bonnie meets Clyde
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow met in 1930 in Texas, Bonnie was 19 the wife of a convicted imprisoned murder, while Clyde was 21 and imprisoned shortly after for burglary. https://www.onthisday.com/people/bonnie-parker -
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Austrian American Karl Landsteiner is presented with the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine "for his discovery of a human blood group". His work was instrumental for developing modern blood transfusion which has saved countless lives throughout the century. https://www.onthisday.com/people/karl-landsteiner