Timeline December 1924

Events in December 1924 4

• 1850 – 1924 Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) Died 13 December 1924, aged 74 Samuel Gompers was a British-born American labor leader who founded and led the American Federation of Labor for nearly four decades. He shaped the direction of the American labor movement toward pragmatic collective bargaining.
• 1924 Hitler tried for the Beer Hall Putsch Failed 1923 coup leader gets lenient sentence and writes Mein Kampf in prison Adolf Hitler stood trial in Munich from 26 February to 1 April 1924 for his role in the failed 1923 Beer Hall Putsch. Convicted of treason but sentenced to only five years, he served under nine months at Landsberg Prison, where he dictated much of Mein Kampf, and was released on 20 December 1924.
• 1924 – 2010 Alexander Haig (1924-2010) Died 20 February 2010, aged 85 Haig was a United States Army general who served as White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Nixon and Ford and later as Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan. He commanded NATO forces in Europe before entering politics fully. He died of complications from an infection.
• 1924 – 2017 Mário Soares Father of Democracy A pivotal figure in the transition to democracy and the first Prime Minister after the revolution.