100 Years Ago Today

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May 1st 1925

The Soviet party Central Committee adopted a joint resolution to "complete Ukrainization of the Soviet apparatus" to boost support among Ukrainians and unite peasants and workers.


Ship Losses:

Azov (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Hogan, Nova Scotia, and was a total loss.
Moldegaard (Norway) The cargo ship ran aground at Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, and was wrecked.

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2nd May 1925

Fred and Adele Astaire dancing at the Club Trocadero.


The cargo/transport aircraft Douglas C-1 takes its first flight.

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4th May 1925

At the age of 64, coach James Naismith, the Canadian-born inventor of the sport of basketball, became a U.S. citizen 35 years after having moved to the United States.

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10th May 1925

A crazed cow escaped Falkirk Auction Mart, rampaging through streets, charging its owner, and demolishing a henhouse. Police and a slaughterhouse worker failed to control it. Detective Campbell shot the cow dead in Parkhouse grounds. No injuries reported despite the chaos.


Ship Losses:

Glenluce (United Kingdom) The cargo liner ran aground at Cairnbulg Briggs, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 20 May.
Mohican (United States) The cargo ship burned and sank off Cape Canaveral, Florida. Wreck eventually dispersed with explosives by the US Coast Guard.
Sakurajima Maru (Japan) The cargo ship collided with Taiko Maru No.2 ( Japan) off Shimonoseki and was beached.

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12th May 1925

In New York City, the Brooklyn Bridge reopens to motor traffic for the first time in almost three years, after having been closed since July 6, 1922 because of problems with two suspension cables.


Paul von Hindenburg is sworn in for a seven-year term as President of Germany. His inaugural address emphasizes the need to place unity and mutual progress ahead of political partisanship.


Ship Losses:

Orion (Sweden) The schooner collided with Seemoos ( Germany) in the Baltic Sea off Ystad and sank with the loss of three crew.
Morican (United States) The cargo ship caught fire at Jacksonville, Florida, and was beached.

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18th May 1925

Pope Pius XI canonized Blessed Therese of Lisieux as Saint Teresa and patron saint of the Monterey-Fresno diocese in a historic ceremony in Rome's St. Peter Church.


Ship Losses:

Dunard (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground in the Bay of Biscay 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Roscoff, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She later capsized and was a total loss.
Wm. P. Fiske (United States) The tow steamer capsized and sank during the night in the Cumberland River just above Lock No.2. The crew was surprised in their cabins, three crew and the wife of the fireman drowned, five crew survived. Later raised.

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19th May 1925

African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965, Malcolm X, is born in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.


Ship Losses:

Margaret Spencer (United States) The schooner came ashore at the Oregon Inlet and was wrecked.
Spain Maru (Japan) The cargo ship ran aground at Cape Miyagi (38°19′N 141°33′E). She broke in two on 12 June and was a total loss.

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26th May 1925

General John "Black Jack" Pershing, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, visited Arlington National Cemetery.


Ship Losses:

Ekaterina Inglessi (Greece) The cargo ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea (34°34′N 27°52′E). Her crew were rescued by Herefordshire ( United Kingdom). She was towed into Port Said, Egypt by HMS Delhi ( Royal Navy).
Morowitz (Hungary) The cargo ship ran aground at La Plata, Argentina. She was refloated on 5 June.

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27th May 1925

Ship Losses:

Hans (Sweden) The auxiliary schooner struck a mine in the Baltic Sea off Gotland and sank with the loss of seven of her eight crew.
Joffre (United Kingdom) The tug ran aground on the Bolt Tail Rocks, Devon. Eleven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.

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28th May 1925

Gladys Pearl Baker, then married to Mortensen, left their home and moved in with her friend, Grace McKee, after becoming bored with her husband.


Ship Losses:

Ludlow (United States) The schooner was destroyed by fire at Gulfport, Mississippi.

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31st May 1925

"In Morocco: The heroic defence of the Aoulay post."


Ship Losses:

Florence Swyres (United Kingdom) The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar off Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain.

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1st June 1925

28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson, Thomas R. Marshall, dies in Washington, D.C., U.S, aged 71


Ship Losses:

Fair City (United Kingdom) The cargo ship struck the quayside at Dundee, Forfarshire and was beached severely damaged at the bow.

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2nd June 1925

Aviator Howard Hughes married Ella Botts Rice, daughter of David Rice and Martha Lawson Botts of Houston, and great-niece of William Marsh Rice, for whom Rice University was named.

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3rd June 1925

Boy Scouts at Bolling Field, Washington D.C.


Ship Losses:

Bombay Maru (Japan) The cargo ship ran aground at Notoro, Karafuto. She was refloated on 15 July.