A century ago, the Jazz Age was in full swing, Mount Rushmore was on its way to becoming a lasting U.S. memorial, and Hitler published his manifesto “Mein Kampf.'
As the calendar year turns to 2025, here’s a look back at a century ago – when Adolf Hitler published his infamous "Mein Kampf" manifesto, there was a debate over the teaching of evolution in schools, and many famous and influential figures were born.Here are some of the significant events from 100 years ago, in 1925: In 1925, the Jazz Age was in full swing, PBS notes.
It centered on the prosecution of a criminal action brought by the state of Tennessee against 24-year-old high school teacher John T. Scopes, according to the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. Scopes was accused of violating Tennessee’s Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools.Scopes taught in the public high school in Dayton, Tenn., and agreed to be the focus of a test case attacking the new law.
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