People, places, and surprising things that turn 100 in 2024

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Birth of Lauren Bacall -

Acknowledged as one of the most celebrated female stars of classic Hollywood cinema, Lauren Bacall was born on September 16, 1924.

 

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Birth of Truman Capote -

The 100th anniversary of the birth of American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor Truman Capote falls on September 30. He is especially remembered for the novella 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1958) and the true crime novel 'In Cold Blood' (1966).

 

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Band-Aid -

Though invented in 1920, it wasn't until 1924 that Johnson & Johnson began mass-producing the adhesive bandage brand known as Band-Aid.

 

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Birth of Jimmy Carter -

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, was born in 1924. The former peanut farmer will celebrate his 100th birthday on October 1. He is already the longest-lived president in US history.

 

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'The Navigator' premieres in New York -

One of the highest-grossing films of 1924 was 'The Navigator,' starring Buster Keaton. The movie premiered on October 13 at the Capitol Theater in New York. Critically praised, Keaton later said that it was his best-ever picture.

 

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Invention of the electroencephalogram -

In 1924, German psychiatrist Dr. Hans Berger invented the first human electroencephalogram, or the EEG. His announcement was initially met with skepticism, and it was five years later before he actually published his technique for recording the electrical activity of the human brain from the surface of the head.

 

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First Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade -

The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in 1924 in New York City. By 1928, giant, helium-filled balloons had replaced live zoo animals along the route.

 

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More than one galaxy -

On November 23, 1924, American astronomer Edwin Hubble announced his discovery that Andromeda, previously believed to be a nebula, is actually another galaxy. He further stunned the scientific community by declaring that the Milky Way is one of many such galaxies in the universe.

 

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Death of Giacomo Puccini -

Giacomo Puccini, the Italian composer known for renowned works such as 'La bohème' (1896), 'Tosca' (1900), 'Madama Butterfly' (1904), died on November 29, 1924.

 

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Birth of Mário Soares -

Often considered the father of Portuguese democracy, Mário Soares, who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the 17th president of Portugal from 1986 to 1996, was born on December 7, 1924.

 

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Last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost -

On December 19, 1924, after close to two decades of production, the last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost was sold, to a client in London.

 

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Last California grizzly bear sighted -

Hunted to extinction, what was thought to be a California grizzly bear was spotted in Sequoia National Park for the last time, in 1924. The bear remains the symbol of the state flag of California.