The first variant of Ben-Hur was released.
The Association of College Honor Societies was formed by representatives of six organizations, Alpha Omega Alpha; the Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi; Tau Beta Pi. While nothing compared to the post World War Two boom in college attendance, the 1920s did see an increase in it, including an increase in female attendance.
Adding an item that would have properly been posted yesterday, but we were unaware of it, on December 28, 1925, this patent was granted:
We do not wish to be crude, but we do seek to track various developments on this blog. Indeed, that's one of its main purposes. This is a real development. This is a sanitary belt for menstruation, a very common, indeed the normal, method of addressing sanitary concerns until the tampon became common which wasn't really until the 1970s.
Anyhow, women in their current societal roles necessitated inventions such as this. Kotex, the primary brand, was not introduced until 1920.
Clothing: It was because of World War One.
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