are negotiated. October 6 — Xavier University of Louisiana, America's first and only historically-Black Catholic university is founded in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2000, it became the only Catholic university founded by a saint. (Another university's founder was canonized in 2006.) October 8 – Cubana de Aviación is founded. October 15 – The Pittsburgh Pirates become the first MLB franchise to recover from a 3-games-to-1 deficit by defeating the Washington Senators to win the 1925 World Series. November November 5 – Secret agent Sidney Reilly is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union. November 9 – Formal foundation date of the Schutzstaffel (SS) as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in Germany. November 14 1925 Australian federal election: Stanley Bruce's Nationalist/Country Coalition Government is re-elected with an increased majority, defeating the Labor Party led by Matthew Charlton. The first Surrealist art exhibition opens in Paris. November 17 – The New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition, a world's fair, opens in Dunedin, New Zealand. November 24 – The silent film El Húsar de la Muerte is released in Santiago, Chile. November 26 – Prajadhipok (Rama VII) is crowned as King of Siam. November 28 – The weekly country music-variety radio program Grand Ole Opry is first broadcast on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "WSM Barn Dance". December December 1 – The Locarno Treaties are signed in London. December 11 – Pope Pius XI's encyclical Quas primas, on the Feast of Christ the King, is promulgated. December 16 Reza Shah becomes shah of Persia. Alpha Phi Omega, a National service fraternity, is founded at Lafayette College. Colombo Radio launches in Ceylon; the station subsequently becomes known as Radio Ceylon. December 25 – IG Farben is formed by the merger of six chemical companies in Germany. Date unknown Spring – Leica I 35 mm film still camera is introduced commercially in Germany. The Australian state of Queensland introduces a 44-hour working week. The Brisbane City Council, (Australia), is created from the amalgamation of 20 smaller cities, towns and shires. New York City becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from London. Lion Feuchtwanger's novel Jud Süß (translated as Jew Süss or Power) is published in Germany. The Shueisha Publishing Company is founded in Tokyo. Wheel gymnastics is invented in Germany. Births January January 1 – Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and ambassador (d. 2005)