Video: 'The Saturday Evening Post History Minute: William Jennings Bryan – Progressive or Demagogue?'

(Sunday, July 26, 1925, about 4:45 p.m. EDT) — Just five days after winning a conviction in the Scopes Trial against John T. Scopes for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution in Dayton, Tennessee (the verdict was later overturned), prosecutor William Jennings Bryan died today of a heart attack at age 65. Continue reading William Jennings Bryan, 65, dies in this sleep 100 years ago this hour (July 26 1925) →

Video: 'This Man Was Tried in Tennessee for Teaching Evolution'

(Tuesday, July 21, 1925, 11:27 a.m. EDT) — The so-called “Monkey Trial” trial of John Thomas Scopes for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution in Dayton, Tennessee, which defense attorney Clarence Darrow characterized today as “the first case of its kind since we stopped trying people for witchcraft” (three-time Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan was the special prosecutor in the case) is over. Continue reading Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’ ends with guilty verdict, fine 100 years ago this hour (July 21 1925) →

Video: 'Mein Kampf: An Autopsy Of The Nazi Mind'

(Saturday, July 18, 1925) — The first volume of Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”), an autobiographical manifesto by National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler in which he outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany was published today. Continue reading Hitler publishes first volume of ‘Mein Kampf’ 100 years ago today (July 18 1925) →

Video: 'Chrysler History: 1920 - 1990'

(Saturday June 6, 1925) — Chrysler was founded today by Walter Chrysler when the Maxwell Motor Company (est. 1904) was re-organized into the Chrysler Corporation.

Video: 'Scopes Battles the Butler Act: The Fight for Evolution Theory - Decades TV Network'

(Tuesday, May 5, 1925) — Schoolteacher John T. Scopes, 24, was charged today for violating Tennessee’s Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools. Continue reading Schoolteacher John T. Scopes charged with teaching theory of evolution 100 years ago today (May 5 1925) →

Video: 'Gas warfare in the First World War'

(Monday, May 4, 1925) — An international conference opened today in Geneva to forge an agreement against the use of chemical and biological weapons in war; the Geneva Protocol was signed on June 17, 1925 and went into force in 1928.

Video: 'A305/11: The International Exhibition of Decorative Arts Paris 1925

(Tuesday, April 28, 1925) — The International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts opened before a crowd of 4,000 invited guests today, showcasing the latest in contemporary design and craftsmanship. Continue reading Exhibit that gave rise to ‘Art Deco’ opens in Paris 100 years ago today (Apr 28 1925) →

Video: 'Ace Brigode: Yes Sir! That's My Baby'

(Monday, April 27, 1925) — The song “Yes, Sir! That’s My Baby” by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn was published by Irving Berlin, Inc. of New York.

Video: 'F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby (1925)'

(Friday, April 10, 1925) — The novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age evocation of empty materialism, shattered illusion and thwarted romance, was first published today by Scribner’s of New York. Continue reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ novel published 100 years ago today (Apr 10 1925) →