1924

Births

 * Darren K. "Grill" Filbert Born in Warren, OH, to Parents Darren Sr. and Rebecca Filbert.

Deaths

 * Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak dies, allowing Joseph Stalin to take power and lead the USSR through a large-scale industrialization program.

Events

 * Fort Wadsworth becomes an infantry post.
 * US Army Air Service balloon field renamed "Offutt Air Force Base" in honor of World War I pilot and Omaha native 1st Lt. Jarvis Offutt.