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1923 was the year that the Soviet Union was officially formed; the Turkish Republic was born; President Warren G. Harding died in office; and Robert Frost wrote "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening."


Significant Book of 1923:
Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf

BOOK While serving a jail sentence for the Munich Beer Hall Putsch, Adolf Hitler wrote MEIN KAMPF -- not just a vituperative autobiography but also the bible of National Socialism and the blueprint for the Third Reich.

  Significant Music of 1923:
 King Oliver's Dipper Mouth Blues

BOOK New Orleans bandleader and cornet player King Oliver recorded some of his most influential pieces, including "Dipper Mouth Blues" and "Chimes Blues," featuring early work by his protégé Louis Armstrong.




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