WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1925
Find out what all happened January to December 1925

Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. (3. January 1925)

A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India (9. August 1925)

The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America. (28. February 1925)

Meher Baba begins his silence of 44 years. His followers observe Silence Day on this date in commemoration. (10. July 1925)

The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members. (1. May 1925)

USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne. (3. September 1925)

May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers. (30. May 1925)

The Majlis of Iran votes to crown Reza Khan as the new Shah of Persia. (12. December 1925)

Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas Primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King. (11. December 1925)

Turkey adopts the Gregorian calendar. (26. December 1925)

The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee. (21. March 1925)

Pink's War: The first Royal Air Force operation conducted independently of the British Army or Royal Navy begins. (9. March 1925)

1925 serum run to Nome: The serum arrives in Nome, Alaska, with Balto being the lead dog of the last team. (15. February 1925)

Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) is established. (25. July 1925)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons. (10. April 1925)

Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. (10. July 1925)

The first Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer is held at the University of Toronto, Canada. (1. May 1925)

Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States. (5. January 1925)

Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union. (5. November 1925)

The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance. (28. November 1925)