This piece takes a look back at life in 1925, highlighting key events, inventions, births, and notable figures. It explores topics like the Miss America pageant, the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, the establishment of Lava Beds National Monument, and the invention of the Brannock device. The article offers a glimpse into the social, cultural, and technological landscape of a century ago.
We take our annual 100-year lookback at what life was like a century ago. The year 1925 had a few famous births, notable achievements, a lasting art movement, disasters and much more.CLEVELAND, Ohio – Each year at this time we look back 100 years to see what life was like in the United States and elsewhere, to gauge what was happening from inventions and famous firsts to births and deaths of notable folks to disasters, politics and more.
Lava Beds National Monument is established in northern California. The area was home to 19th century Indian war battles, lava-tube caves and preserved volcanic features., the device is known to many while the name is less familiar. It’s the metallic sliding tool to measure foot size and is still in use.The 1925 Serum Run to Nome is held as teams of sled dogs save the day. The critically essential transportation of diphtheria antidote made several dogs, including Togo and Balto, heroes.
“Abie’s Irish Rose” is in the midst of what will be 2,327 performances on Broadway from 1922 to 1927.wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “So Big.” It’s about a Midwestern truck gardener who supports her son while managing an unsuccessful farm her husband left her.wins the Pulitzer Prize for drama for “They Knew What They Wanted,” about an Italian immigrant in California and his mail-order bride.
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