1925

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On March 18, 1925 The Great Tri-State Tornado ripped through 7 states including Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Kansas.
The tornado lasted a total of 3 and a half hours. At the end of the disaster it was calculated that it had caused $1.4 billion in excessed damages. It was estimated that [...]

March 31, 1925 WOWO radio station begins broadcasting across Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The WOWO radio station still operates successfully today.

History of WOWO
Based on Sam DeVincent’s Timeline of WOWO
1921:
Chester Keen built the first transmitter in Fort Wayne. He and Lauer Auto initiated Fort Wayne’s first radio station WCWK.
1925:
Keen bought the Lauer interests.
1925:
WOWO established by the [...]