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February 21, 1925 – New Yorker Magazine launches first Issue

On February 21, 1925 the now famous magazine The New Yorker releases its first issue to the streets of New York. Pictured here is the cover of that issue at a cover price of 15 cents.

A more recent cover and ‘Best Magazine Cover’ Winner for 2008

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April 10, 1925 – “The Great Gatsby” Published by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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On April 10, 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald published the still very famous book, The Great Gatsby.
F. Scott Fitzgerald dies at the age of 44 of a heart attack caused by his drinking problem.
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March 6, 1925 – “Pionerskaya Pravda” Newspaper Founded

On March 6, 1925 Pionerskaya Pravda, which is a Russian Children’s Newspaper, is founded. This newspaper turned out to be one of the oldest newspapers directed towards children. At one point the newspaper has a circulation of 10 Million. Although the newspaper continues to exist today, popularity has drastically decreased.