Also Within This Year in History:
1925
In 1925, Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini declared himself his country’s dictator, while soon-to-be German dictator Adolf Hitler released his memoir/manifesto, "Mein Kampf." In the U.S., Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryant squared off in the Scopes Monkey Trial over teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools. F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby," Charlie Chaplin released "The Gold Rush" and jazz horn great Louis Armstrong made his first recordings with his band the Hot Fives.
Similar to Adolf Hitler, Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini did not become the dictator of a totalitarian regime overnight. For several years, he and his allies worked more or less…
The worst tornado in U.S. history passes through eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people, injuring some 13,000 people, and causing $17 million in property damage. Known…
July 10, 1925: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so‑called Scopes Monkey Trial begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a…
On July 18, 1925, Volume One of Adolf Hitler’s philosophical autobiography, Mein Kampf, is published. It was a blueprint of his agenda for a Third Reich and a clear exposition…
On the final day of the so‑called “Trial of the Century,” July 21, 1925, schoolteacher John T. Scopes is convicted of violating Tennessee’s law against teaching evolution in public schools.…
The Grand Ole Opry, one of the longest‑lived and most popular showcases for western music, begins broadcasting live from Nashville, Tennessee on November 28, 1925. The showcase was originally named the…
On December 13, 1925, Dick Van Dyke, the quintessential “nice guy” actor who would become known for his performances in such movie classics as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang…
On December 15, 1925, the New York Americans lose to the Montreal Canadiens, 3‑1, in the formal opening of New York’s Madison Square Garden, which becomes one of the world’s…
