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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gboulton, post: 1270801, member: 27043&quot;]In 1925 :</p><p><br /></p><p>Benito Mussolini announced his own dictatorial powers over Italy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nellie Ross and Ma Ferguson became the first female governors in the US, of Wyoming and Texas, respectively.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Great Gatsby was published...so was Mein Kampf</p><p><br /></p><p>John Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Evolution</p><p><br /></p><p>Mount Rushmore was dedicated</p><p><br /></p><p>You could buy a Thompson submachine gun for $175....from Sears.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin was minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>==================</p><p><br /></p><p>One other thing from 1925....</p><p><br /></p><p>A baby, Lawrence Peter, was born on May 12th in an Italian neighborhood of St. Louis, MO called &quot;The Hill&quot;.&nbsp; His father, Pietro, and mother, Paolina, were both Italian immigrants, arriving at Ellis Island in 1909.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Larry made several friends growing up, including the neighbor boy across the street, Joe, and another young man just a few houses away, young Jack.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>While attending South Side Catholic High School (now known as St Mary&#039;s), Joe and Larry spent most of their time hounding the local American Legion team to let them play a little baseball after (or frequently while they should have been in) school.</p><p><br /></p><p>They were pretty good too.&nbsp; In fact, the local pro team, the St Louis Cardinals, thought Joe Garagiola was a pretty decent prospect, and signed him for a $500 bonus.&nbsp; In fact, their old pal Jack Buck even called a few of Joe&#039;s games. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They all kinda missed the boat on Larry though.&nbsp; The president of the Cards, Branch Rickey, had hoped to &quot;hide&quot; Larry, and sign him later when he took over the Dodgers.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t to be, though...</p><p><br /></p><p>The Yankees wound up offering Lawrence Peter &quot;Yogi&quot; Berra a $500 bonus of their own.</p><p><br /></p><p>=================[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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