Historical Events
- Jan 3 Benito Mussolini dissolves the Italian parliament and proclaims himself dictator of Italy, taking the title "Il Duce" (the Leader)
- Jul 18 Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf (original title was the catchy "Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice")
- Jul 21 John T. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in the “Scopes monkey trial” in Dayton, Tennessee, fined $100 and costs
- Aug 8 1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (between 25,000 and 40,000 marchers) in Washington, D.C.
- Dec 12 Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rezā Shāh Pahlavi takes over
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1925 in Film & TV
- Jun 26 "The gold rush", directed, starring and written by Charlie Chaplin, is released
1925 in Music
- Nov 11 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five begin their first recording session
- Nov 28 Grand Ole Opry premieres as WSM Barn Dance on WSM radio Nashville, Tennessee
Maria Tallchief
Paul Newman
Pol Pot
Margaret Thatcher
Rock Hudson
Robert F. KennedyWorld Leaders in 1925
Calvin Coolidge
Joseph Stalin
Stanley Baldwin
Famous Weddings
- Jan 26 Politician Seán MacBride (21) weds Catalina Bulfin in Dublin, Ireland
- Jan 28 Actress Gloria Swanson (25) weds aristocrat Henri de la Falaise (26) in Paris, France
- Feb 7 Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (29) weds actress Estelle Taylor (30)
Famous Divorces
- Aug 5 Turkish President Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (44) divorces wife Latife Hanim after 2 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces
Jaap Eden
Sun Yat-sen
William Jennings Bryan