World History teaching resources for the high school classroom: lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes and simulation games for KS3, IGCSE, IB and A-Level teachers.

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Events (100 years ago today): 1924 – The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.

Events (100 years ago today): 1924 – German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.

Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Carlo Chiti, Italian engineer (d. 1994)

Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1989)

Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Gary Morton, American comedian and producer (d. 1999)

Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Edmund Purdom, British-Italian actor (d. 2009)

Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (d. 2016)

Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Cicely Tyson, American actress (d. 2021) ^[22]

Births (50 years ago today): 1974 – Eduard Ivakdalam, Indonesian footballer

Births (50 years ago today): 1974 – Joe Jurevicius, American football player

Births (50 years ago today): 1974 – Felipe Lopez, Dominican-American basketball player

Births (50 years ago today): 1974 – Jake Plummer, American football player and sportscaster

Births (50 years ago today): 1974 – Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer and sportscaster