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The first issue is published on this date
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F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby.
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The scopes trial begins and would later convict John T. Scopes of teaching Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory at a Dayton, Tennessee high school, which violated Tennessee law. He is fined $100 for the charge.
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The NBC Radio Network is formed by Westinghouse, General Electric, and RCA, opening with twenty-four stations.
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It was finished 14 years later
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New York Yankees star Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season, breaking his own record of 59.
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