1、“Events by Year 1925 2007”,1925,January 5 Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes Governor of Wyoming, the first female governor in the United States. January 27 February 1 The 1925 serum run to Nome (the “Great Race of Mercy“) relays diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska, to comba
2、t an epidemic. March 4 Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President of the United States to have his inauguration broadcast on radio. March 15 The Phi Lambda Chi fraternity (original name “The Aztecs“) is founded on the campus of Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway, Arkansas (now the University
3、 of Central Arkansas). March 18 The Tri-State Tornado rampages through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring 2,027. It hits the towns of Murphysboro, Illinois; Gorham, Illinois; Ellington, Missouri; and Griffin, Indiana. March 21 Tennessee Governor Austin Peay signs the Bu
4、tler Act, prohibiting the teaching of evolution in the states public schools. March 31 Radio station WOWO in Ft. Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting. April 1 Frank Heath and his horse Gypsy Queen leave Washington, D.C. to begin a two-year journey to visit all 48 states. April 10 F. Scott Fitzgerald p
5、ublishes The Great Gatsby. May 5 Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee, biology teacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwins Theory of Evolution. June 6 The Chrysler Corporation is founded by Walter Percy Chrysler. June 13 Charles Francis Jenkins achieves the first synchronized transmissio
6、n of pictures and sound, using 48 lines, and a mechanical system. A 10-minute film of a miniature windmill in motion is sent across 5 miles from Anacostia to Washington, DC. The images are viewed by representatives of the National Bureau of Standards, the U.S. Navy, the Commerce Department, and othe
7、rs. Jenkins calls this “the first public demonstration of radiovision“. June 29 Santa Barbara Earthquake of 1925: A 6.3 earthquake destroys downtown Santa Barbara, California. July 10 Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called “Monkey Trial“ begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school sci
8、ence teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. July 21 Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Texas, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100. August 14 The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse is completed an
9、d goes on line. September 3 The U.S. dirigible Shenandoah breaks up en route to Scottfield, St. Louis; 14 crewmen are killed. December 16 Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity, is founded at Lafayette College.,1926,February 1 Land on Broadway and Wall Street in New York City is sold at a re
10、cord $7 per sq inch. March 16 Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fuel rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts. April 12 By a vote of 4541, the United States Senate unseats Iowa Senator Smith W. Brookhart and seats Daniel F. Steck, after Brookhart had already served for over one year. April 30 African
11、-American pilot Bessie Coleman is killed after falling 2,000 feet (610 m) from an airplane. May 10 Planes piloted by Major Harold Geiger and Horace Meek Hickam, students at the Air Corps Tactical School, collide in mid-air at Langley Field, Virginia. Hickam parachutes to safety. May 18 Evangelist Ai
12、mee Semple McPherson disappears while visiting a Venice, California beach. May 20 The United States Congress passes the Air Commerce Act, licensing pilots and planes. June 19 DeFord Bailey is the first African-American to perform on Nashvilles Grand Ole Opry. July 12 A lightning strike destroys an a
13、mmunition depot in Dover, New Jersey. July 26 The National Bar Association incorporates in the United States. August 6 In New York, the Warner Brothers Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore. August 18 A weather map is televised for the first time, sent from NAA A
14、rlington to the Weather Bureau Office in Washington, D.C. September 11 Aloha Tower is officially dedicated at Honolulu Harbor in the Territory of Hawaii. September 16 Philip Dunning and George Abbotts play Broadway premieres in New York City. September 18 Great Miami Hurricane: A strong hurricane de
15、vastates Miami, Florida, leaving over 100 dead and causing several hundred million dollars in damage (equal to nearly $100 billion dollars today). September 20 Twelve cars full of gangsters open fire at the Hawthorne Inn, Al Capones Chicago headquarters. Only one of Capones men is wounded. November
16、10 In San Francisco, California, a necrophiliac serial killer named Earle Nelson (dubbed “Gorilla Man“) kills and then rapes his 9th victim, a boardinghouse landlady named Mrs. William Edmonds. November 11 U.S. Route 66 is established. November 15 The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations (formed
17、 by Westinghouse, General Electric and RCA). November 27 In Williamsburg, Virginia, the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg begins.,1927,January 7 The first transatlantic telephone call is made from New York City to London. February 23 The U.S. Federal Radio Commission (later renamed the Federal Co
18、mmunications Commission) begins to regulate the use of radio frequencies. March 11 In New York City, the Roxy Theater is opened by Samuel Roxy Rothafel. March 11 The first armoured car robbery is committed by the Flatheads Gang near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. April 22 May 5 The Great Mississippi Floo
19、d of 1927 affects 700,000 people in the greatest national disaster in U.S. history at that time. May 11 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the “Academy“ in “Academy Awards,“ is founded. May 14 In the U.S., the University of Chicagos local collegiate organization, Phi Sigma, becomes inc
20、orporated under the laws of the State of Illinois as Eta Sigma Phi, the National Honorary Classical Fraternity. May 17 Army aviation pioneer Major Harold Geiger dies in the crash of his Airco DH.4 de Havilland plane, at Olmsted Field, Pennsylvania. May 18 Bath School disaster: Bombings result in 45
21、deaths, mostly children, in Bath Township, Michigan. May 2021 Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo non-stop trans-Atlantic flight, from New York to Paris in the single-seat, single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. May 23 Nearly 600 members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and
22、 the Institute of Radio Engineers view the first live demonstration of television at the Bell Telephone Building in New York. June 13 A ticker-tape parade is held for aviator Charles Lindbergh down 5th Avenue in New York City. August 2 U.S. President Calvin Coolidge announces, “I do not choose to ru
23、n for President in 1928.“ August 7 The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. August 26 Paul R. Redfern leaves Brunswick, Georgia, flying his Stinson Detroiter “Port of Brunswick“ to attempt a solo non-stop flight to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He later crashes in the Venez
24、uela jungle (the crash site is never located). September 18 The Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (later known as CBS) is formed and goes on the air with 47 radio stations. September 27 79 are killed and 550 are injured in the East St. Louis Tornado, the 2nd costliest and at least 24th deadl
25、iest tornado in U.S. history. October 6 The Jazz Singer movie opens in the United States and becomes a huge success, marking the end of the silent film era. October 8 Murderers Row: The New York Yankees complete a 4-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series. October 28 Pan American Ai
26、rways first flight takes off from Key West, bound for Havana. November 34 Floods devastating Vermont incur the “worst natural disaster in the states history“.1 November 4 Frank Heath and his horse Gypsy Queen return to Washington, D.C., having completed a 2-year journey of 11,356 miles to all 48 sta
27、tes. November 10 Unexplained explosions occur in Canton, Ohio. November 12 The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicular tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. November 14 The Pittsburgh Gasometer Explosion: Three Equitable Gas storage tanks in the North Side of Pittsb
28、urgh, Pennsylvania explode, killing 26 people and causing damage estimated between contemporary totals of $4 million and $5 million. December 2 Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile. December 15 Marion Parker, 12, is kidn
29、apped in Los Angeles. Her dismembered body is found on December 19, prompting the largest manhunt to date on the West Coast for her killer, William Edward Hickman, who is arrested on December 22 in Oregon. December 17 The U.S. submarine S-4 is accidentally rammed and sunk by the United States Coast
30、Guard destroyer John Paulding off Provincetown, Massachusetts, killing everyone aboard after several unsuccessful attempts to raise the sub. December 27 Kern and Hammersteins musical play Show Boat, based on Edna Ferbers novel, opens on Broadway and goes on to become the first great classic of the A
31、merican musical theatre.,1928,January 12 U.S. murderer Ruth Snyder is executed at Ossining. February 25 Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a television license from the Federal Radio Commission. March 12 In California, the St. Francis Dam north of Los Angele
32、s fails, killing 400. March 21 Charles Lindbergh is presented the Medal of Honor for his first trans-Atlantic flight. April 10 “Pineapple Primary“: The U.S. Republican Party primary elections in Chicago are preceded by assassinations and bombings. May 10 The first regular schedule of television prog
33、ramming begins in Schenectady, New York by the General Electrics television station W2XB (the station is popularly known as WGY Television, after its sister radio station WGY). May 15 The animated short Plane Crazy is released by Disney Studios in Los Angeles, featuring the first appearances of Mick
34、ey and Minnie Mouse. June 17 Aviator Amelia Earhart starts her attempt to become the first woman to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean (she succeeds the next day). Wilmer Stultz was the pilot. June 29 New York Governor Alfred E. Smith becomes the first Catholic nominated by a major political part
35、y for U.S. President, at the Democratic National Convention in Houston, Texas. July 6 The worlds largest hailstone falls in Potter, Nebraska. July 12 Mexican aviator Emilio Carranza dies in a solo plane crash in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, while returning from a goodwill flight to New York City. Ju
36、ly 25 The United States recalls its troops from China. August 16 Murderer Carl Panzram is arrested in Washington, D.C. after killing about 20 people. August 22 Alfred E. Smith accepts the Democratic presidential nomination, with WGY/W2XB simulcasting the event on radio and television. September 1 Ri
37、chard Byrd leaves New York for the Arctic. September 11 Kenmores WMAK station starts broadcasting in Buffalo, New York. September 16 The 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane kills at least 2,500 people in Florida. October 12 An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Childrens Hospital, Boston. Octo
38、ber 22 The Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. November 4 At Park Central Hotel in Manhattan, Arnold Rothstein, New York Citys most notorious gambler, is shot to death over a poker game. November 6 U.S. presidential election, 1928: Republican H
39、erbert Hoover wins by a wide margin over Democrat Alfred E. Smith. November 17 The Boston Garden opens in Boston. November 18 Mickey Mouse appears in Steamboat Willie, the third Mickey Mouse cartoon released, but the first sound film. December 5 Police disperse a Sicilian gangs meeting in Cleveland.
40、 December 21 The U.S. Congress approves the construction of Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam.,1929,January 1 - California loses to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 15th Rose Bowl by a score of 8-7. January 9 - The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blin
41、d, in Nashville, Tennessee. February 11 - Eugene ONeills Dynamo premieres in New York. February 14 - St. Valentines Day Massacre: Seven gangsters, rivals of Al Capone, are murdered in Chicago. February 26 - The Grand Teton National Park is established by Congress. March 2 The longest bridge in the w
42、orld, the San Francisco Bay Toll-Bridge, opens. March 4 - Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st President of the United States, succeeding Calvin Coolidge. March 16 - A part-talkie film version of Show Boat, based on Edna Ferbers novel rather than the musical, premieres in Palm Beach (starring L
43、aura La Plante and Joseph Schildkraut). It is critically panned and not successful at the box office. May - The Wickersham Commission begins its investigation of alcohol prohibition in the United States. May 13 - The National Crime Syndicate is founded in Atlantic City. May 16 The 1st Academy Awards
44、 are presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California, with Wings winning Best Picture. May 17 - Al Capone and his bodyguard are arrested for concealing deadly weapons. June 16 - Otto E. Funk, 62, ends his marathon walk (New York City to San Francisco, 4,165 miles in 183 days). Ju
45、ne 21 An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico. June 27 The first public demonstration of color TV is held, by H. E. Ives and his colleagues at Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York. The first images are a bouquet of roses and an American flag.
46、 A mechanical system is used to transmit 50-line color television images between New York and Washington. August 19 - The radio comedy show Amos and Andy makes its debut, starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll. August 31 The Young Plan, which set the total World War I reparations owed by German
47、y at US$26,350,000,000 to be paid over a period of 58 years, is finalized. September 3 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) peaks at 381.17, a height it would not reach again until November 1954. October 11 - JC Penney opens Store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with
48、stores in all 48 states. October 24 - October 29 - Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government). October 25 Former U.S. Interior Secretary Albert B. Fa
49、ll is convicted of bribery for his role in the Teapot Dome scandal, becoming the first Presidential cabinet member to go to prison for actions in office. November 7 - In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public. November 15 - The Ambassador Bridge is opened to traffic. November 29
50、 Floyd Bennett, U.S. Admiral Richard Byrd, Captain Ashley McKinley, and Harold June, become the first to fly over the South Pole. December 3 - Great Depression: U.S. President Herbert Hoover announces to the U.S. Congress that the worst effects of the recent stock market crash are behind the nation, and that the American people have regained faith in the economy.,
