1925

On January 3, 1925 Benito Mussolini states that he know has dictatorial powers over the country of Italy.

Born July 29, 1883, Mussolini is credited with being one of the founders of fascism. 

While he was first called to join the army as a very young man, he was unremarkable as a soldier and did not advance, although some believed that it was his political beliefs that held him back. In total he spent 9 months in the trenches and his military career ended swftly in an accident – a mortar exploded accidentally in his trench and he was wounded.

It was shortly after his departure from the military and after he took on the senior editor role at a newspaper that the cloud of fascism began when Mussolin called for “a man “ruthless and energetic enough to make a clean sweep” to revive the Italian nation.“

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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

Image by MotherPie via Flickr

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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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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.

On Decemeber 26, 1925 the Great Sphinx of Giza is restored and completely unearthed.

The restoration had been previously attempted by Thutmose IV in 1400BC.

The Great Sphinx of Gaza is one of the world‚’s oldest and biggest statues.

See the articles below for more details – some suggest that the face of the Sphinx my have been a lion!

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