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November 4, 1924
On November 4, 1924, nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States.
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Featured · November 4, 1924
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States.
Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953. S. state, and remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming.
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The year in brief
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1924th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 924th year of the 2nd millennium, the 24th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1920s decade.
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On November 4, 1924
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1924 Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States. American politician (1876–1977)
Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953. S. state, and remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming.
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- April 1 Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
- April 1 The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
- April 13 A.E.K., a major Greek multi-sport club, is established in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople.
- April 24 Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).
- August 28 The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
- August 4 Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
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