1925 CE:  MEIN KAMPF PUBLISHED

Munich, Germany: Begun in prison in 1924,  Hitler’s work, “My Struggle” in English, combining autobiography and his National Socialist political ideology, includes his hatred of the Jews, and his intent to mass–murder them.

Included, as well, is Hitler’s basic blueprint for German expansion, and domination of Europe and Russia. All is essentially spelled–out in advance.

Hitler had feasted on anti–Semitic literature for years, and by the time of his writing the work, apparently was consumed with hatred for the Jews.

1925 CE:  UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA FORMED

1926 CE:  FRANKLIN W. DIXON, 23, WRITES HIS FIRST HARDY BOYS BOOK

–The Tower Treasure

Canada: In his first 52 years of writing (1926–1978), Dixon produces the 58 core Hardy Boys works. (Fortuitously, this coincided with my 1950s childhood).

Over 100 more titles were to follow under Simon & Schuster’s stewardship post–1979.

Note that for the duration of the entire Hardy Boys series, however, protagonists Frank and Joe Hardy remain always18 and 17 years–old respectively.

[Dixon’s given name was Leslie McFarlane.]