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…
On January 6, 1925, Finnish long‑distance runner Paavo Nurmi steps up to the starting line in New York’s Madison Square Garden in his first U.S. appearance. Anticipation for the moment…
On this day in 1925, John DeLorean, a maverick auto industry executive and founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, is born in Detroit, Michigan. The DeLorean Motor Company produced just…
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…
Poet T.S. Eliot accepts a position as editor at Faber and Faber publishers. The job allows Eliot, who is already recognized as a major poet, to quit his job as…
Novelist William Styron, author of Sophie’s Choice and other critically acclaimed novels, is born on this day in Newport News, Virginia. Growing up in the segregated south troubled Styron, whose…
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…
Seven months after being released from Landsberg jail, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto, Mein Kampf. Dictated by Hitler during his nine‑month stay in…
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.…
In Dayton, Tennessee, the so‑called “Monkey Trial” ends with John Thomas Scopes being convicted of teaching evolution in violation of Tennessee law. Scopes was ordered to pay a fine of…
Novelist Elmore Leonard was born on this day in New Orleans in 1925. His father worked for General Motors, and the family moved frequently during Leonard’s childhood, finally settling in…
On this day in 1925, the stage and screen actress Angela Lansbury, who starred in the TV series Murder, She Wrote and earned Oscar nominations for her performances in such…
On this day in 1925, John William Carson, who will become known to most of America as the longtime host of the popular late‑night TV program The Tonight Show Starring…
On this day in 1925, Dominick Dunne, a best‑selling author, journalist and TV personality who often covered high‑profile murder cases, is born in Hartford, Connecticut. Dunne, whose father was a…
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…
