What exciting things happened in 1926?
Jan 1st - Flood in Rhine strikes CologneJan 3rd - Greek gen Theodorus Pangulos names himself dictatorJan 4th - Theodorus Pangalos resigns as Greek dictatorJan 6th - Kees Boeke opens 1st comprehensive school in HollandJan 8th - Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud becomes king of Hejaz; renames it Saudi ArabiaJan 17th - George Burns marries Gracie AllenJan 20th - 2nd German government of Luther beginsJan 21st - Belgian parliament accepts Locarno treatiesJan 22nd - Belgian chief of staff Gen Maglinse quitsJan 27th - 1st public demonstration of television, John L Baird, LondonJan 27th - US Senate agrees to join World CourtFeb 15th - Brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYCFeb 15th - Contract air mail service begins in USFeb 16th - Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes FranceFeb 17th - Avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 dieFeb 17th - Tennis star Suzanne Lenglen beats Helen Wills in their only matchFeb 25th - Francisco Franco becomes General of SpainFeb 25th - Kwo-Min-Tang (Guomindang) declares war on government/warlordsFeb 26th - Dark Street in the Bronx renamed Lustre StreetMar 3rd - International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Fla)Mar 4th - De Geer government in Netherlands takes officeSpanish Dictator Francisco FrancoMar 6th - China asks for a seat in the Security councilMar 7th - 1st transatlantic telephone call (London-NY)Mar 12th - Pope Pius XI names J E van Roey archbishop of Malines BelgiumMar 14th - A train in Costa Rica falls into the Río Virilla, killing 248 and injuring 93.Mar 15th - Belgium's "black monday," franc fallsMar 26th - ACD de Graeff appointed gov-gen of Dutch East-IndiesMar 26th - The 1st lip-reading tournament held in AmericaMar 31st - German Special Court of Justice for state security disbandsApr 1st - Halsteren Soccer team forms in HalsterenApr 2nd - Riots between Moslems & Hindus in CalcuttaApr 3rd - 1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 7th Symphony in CApr 3rd - 2nd flight of a liquid-fueled rocket by Robert GoddardApr 3rd - Italy establishes corp of force in order to break powerful unionsApr 4th - Greek dictator Theodorus Pangalos elected presidentApr 7th - Forest fire burns 900 acres & kills 2 (San Luis Obispo California)Apr 7th - Mussolini's Irish wife breaks his noseApr 11th - Flemish Economic Covenant (VEV) forms in GhentApr 12th - Dutch Catholic Radio Broadcast (KRO) formsApr 13th - At 41, Walter Johnson pitches his 7th opening day shutoutApr 13th - Bicyclists without bicycle-tax-stamp rounded up in AmsterdamApr 16th - Book of the Month Club sends out its 1st selections "Lolly Willowes" & "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend WarnerApr 19th - 30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4Apr 20th - 1st check sent by radio facsimile transmission across AtlanticApr 22nd - Persia, Turkey & Afghanistan sign treaties of securityApr 25th - Persian cossack officer Reza Chan crowns himself Shah PalawiApr 26th - Germany & Russia sign neutrality/peace treatyApr 26th - Karachai Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR (until 1943)Apr 27th - In the Giants' 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearanceApr 29th - France & US reach accord on repayment of WW IMay 1st - British coal-miners go on strikeMay 1st - Brooklyn Dodgers & Boston Braves deadlock at 1-1 in 26 inningsMay 3rd - British general strike-3 million workers support minersMay 3rd - Pulitzer prize awarded to Sinclair Lewis (Arrowsmith)May 3rd - US marines land in Nicaragua (9-mo after leaving), stay until 1933May 4th - General strike hits BritainMay 5th - Geldrop soccer team formsMay 5th - Sinclair Lewis refuses his Pulitzer Prize for "Arrowsmith"May 8th - 1st flight over North Pole (Bennett & Byrd)May 8th - A Philip Randolph organizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersMay 8th - Fire breaks out in Fenway ParkMay 9th - Richard Byrd & Floyd Bennett make 1st flight over North PoleMay 13th - German government of Luther fallsMay 15th - 52nd Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson on Bubbling Over wins in 2:03.8May 15th - British general strike ends, but mine workers go on strikeMay 17th - Chiang Kai-shek is made supreme war lord in CantonMay 17th - German government of Marx takes powerMay 20th - Congress passes Air Commerce Act, licensing of pilots & planesMay 20th - Railway Labor Act became lawInventor Thomas EdisonMay 20th - Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkiesMay 21st - White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive doubleMay 22nd - "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1May 22nd - Chiang Kai-shek replaces communists in Guomindang ChinaMay 23rd - Lebanese constitution forms under French mandateMay 24th - Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000 m (8:25.4)May 26th - Lebanon adopts constitutionMay 28th - Military coup by Gen Manuel Gomes da Costa in PortugalMay 28th - US Customs Court created by congressMay 31st - Portuguese president Bernardino Machedo resigns after coupMay 31st - Sesquicentennial Exposition opens in PhiladelphiaJun 1st - Ignacy Mocicki elected president of PolandJun 5th - Indians triple-play Yankees & win 15-3Jun 7th - Swedish government of Ekman formsJun 10th - Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycleJun 12th - 58th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard Crusader wins in 2:32.2Jun 12th - Brazil leaves League of NationsJun 14th - 2nd French Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats Mary K Browne (61 60)Jun 15th - 7th French government of Briand fallsJun 22nd - Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from CubsJun 23rd - 8th government of Briand van France formsJun 23rd - Commencement of the West Indies' 1st Test cricket match, at Lord'sJun 23rd - The College Board administers the first SAT exam.Jun 29th - Arthur Meighen returns to office as Prime Minister of Canada.Jul 1st - Canada restores gold standardJul 2nd - US Army Air Corps created; Distinguish Flying Cross authorizedJul 4th - Baronie soccer team forms in Breda NethJul 4th - NSDAP-party forms in WeimarJul 9th - Chiang Kai-shek appointed to national-revolutionary supreme commanderJul 9th - Coup under Gen Sinel de Cordes in PortugalJul 10th - 30th US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in OhioJul 10th - Lake Denmark, NJ arsenal explodes, kills 21, $75m damageJul 12th - Guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu PeifuJul 12th - Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:26.2)Jul 13th - Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:20.4)Jul 15th - VPRO (Free thinking Protestant Radio Broadcast) formsJul 16th - Jaspar government asks authority to save Belgian francJul 16th - National Geographic takes 1st natural-color undersea photosJul 17th - Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:11.4)Jul 19th - 2nd French government of Herriot, formsJul 20th - A convention of the Methodist Church votes to allow women to become priests.Jul 22nd - 105°F (41°C), Waterbury, Connecticut (state record)Jul 28th - US & Panamanian pact about safeguard of Panama CanalJul 30th - Albanian boundaries deducedAug 1st - Battles between Druzen & French in DamascusAug 1st - Failed assassination on Gen Primo de Rivera in BarcelonaAug 3rd - Traffic lights installed on Piccadilly CircusAug 5th - 1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, NYAug 5th - French & German trade agreement signedAug 5th - Houdini stays in a coffin under water for 1½ hrs before escapingAug 6th - NY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English ChannelAug 6th - Warner Bros premieres Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system (NY)Aug 6th - Don Juan with John Barrymore shownAug 18th - Weather map televised for 1st timeAug 20th - Uprising against Reza Shah Pahlawi in PersiaAug 20th - Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai(NHK) is established.Aug 21st - -22] Uprising against Greek president/dictator PangalosAug 21st - White Sox Ted Lyons no hits Red Sox 6-0 in just 67 minutes at FenwayAug 22nd - Gold discovered in Johannesburg, South AfricaAug 22nd - Greek dictator Gen Pangulos driven outAug 23rd - 40th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97)Aug 25th - Pavlos Koundouris becomes president of GreeceAug 28th - Indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox)Aug 30th - Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex)Sep 1st - British Columbia Rugby Football Union formsSep 1st - Turkey allows civil marriageSep 2nd - Italy signs treaty with YemenSep 8th - League of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit GermanySep 9th - National Broadcasting Co created by Radio Corporation of AmericaSep 9th - Train disaster at Wassenaar Neth, 4 dieSep 9th - The U.S. National Broadcasting Company formed.Sep 10th - Allies-German treaty of Koblenz drawnSep 10th - Germany joins League of NationsSep 11th - 21st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (4-1)Sep 11th - Aloha Tower dedicated in HonoluluSep 11th - Spain leaves League of Nation due to Germany joiningSep 11th - US defeats France for their 7th straight Davis Cup championshipSep 11th - Yanks' Bob Meusel ties record with 3 sacrifice fliesSep 17th - Hurricane hits Miami & Palm Beach Florida; about 450 dieSep 18th - 46th US Mens Tennis: Rene Lacoste beats Jean Borotra (64 60 64)Sep 18th - Hurricane hits Miami, kills 250Sep 18th - Jean Rene Lacoste wins US Tennis OpenSep 19th - 80,000 demonstrate for democratic peace in HagueSep 19th - The San Siro is inaugurated with a match between AC Milan and Inter.Sep 22nd - Belgian crown prince Leopold & Swedish princess Astrid get engagedSep 23rd - Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing titleSep 24th - Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4Sep 25th - 9th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Salisbury GC Westbury NYHeavyweight Boxing Champion Jack DempseySep 25th -Canadian government of MacKenzie King formsSep 25th - Henry Ford announces 8 hour, 5-day work weekSep 25th - International slavery convention signed by 20 statesSep 25th - NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks & Detroit Red WingsSep 25th - Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournamentSep 25th - Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennantSep 26th - JB Fagan's "And So to Bed," premieres in LondonSep 26th - Shortest double header, Yanks lose 6-1 in 72 minutes & lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yanks had already clinched pennantSep 28th - Russia & Latvia treaty of neutrality signedOct 2nd - Bert Gibb of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a gameOct 3rd - 1st congress of Paneuropabeweging opens in ViennaOct 3rd - Violet Percy runs female record marathon (3:40:22)Ford Motor Company Founder Henry FordOct 4th - Dahlia is officially designated as SF city flowerOct 6th - Babe Ruth hits 3 HRs in a World Series game, Yanks beat Cards 10-5Oct 7th - Actress Theo Mann-Master resigns from stageOct 7th - Italian Great Fascist Council formsOct 9th - Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Royal Colonial InstitutionOct 9th - NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) formsOct 15th - Austria government of Seipel, formsOct 15th - Philip Barry's "White Wings!," premieres in NYCOct 16th - Mohammed Nadir Khan begins coup in Afghanistan, 1200 killedOct 16th - Troop ship sinks in Yangtze River, killing 1,200Oct 18th - Frankfurter Zeitung publishes Lenins political testamentOct 19th - John C Garand patents semi-automatic rifleRussian Revolutionary Leon TrotskyOct 19th - Russian Politburo throws out Leo Trotsky & followersOct 20th - Hurricane in Cuba, kills 600Nov 1st - Air Commerce Act passesNov 3rd - 15th party congress CPSU ends/5 year plan beginsNov 3rd - Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers managerNov 8th - George Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay," premieres in NYCNov 10th - Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of SwedenNov 10th - Bradman plays his 1st State selection trial He only made 37Nov 10th - Guomindang-regring deallocates seat of Kanton to Wuhan (Hankou)Nov 10th - Vincent Massey becomes 1st Canadian minister to USAMagician & Escape Artist Harry HoudiniNov 11th -Eddie Collins is released as White Sox managerNov 11th - U.S. Route 66 is established.Nov 13th - Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) uprising in Bantam West JavaNov 15th - 1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC)Nov 15th - AT&T sells WEAF radio to RCA (NYC)Nov 16th - NY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0Nov 17th - NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St Pats 4-1Nov 18th - Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in MexicoNov 19th - British mine strikes after 28 weeks endsNov 22nd - Imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit CommonwealthNov 23rd - Noel Coward's "This Was a Man," premieres in NYCNov 24th - KVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissionsNov 27th - 110,000 watch Army & Navy play a 21-all tieNov 27th - Béla Bartoks ballet "Miraculous Mandarin," premieres in KeulenNov 27th - Italian & Albania sign peace treatyNov 27th - KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissionsNov 27th - Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, beginsNov 29th - Tris Speaker resigns as Indians managerNov 29th - W Somerset Maughams "Constant Wife," premieres in NYCDec 3rd - Manchester Guardian (German Reichswehr/Red Army work together)Dec 10th - 2nd part of Hitler's Mein Kampf publishedDec 11th - Josephine Baker goes up in AmsterdamDec 11th - Queensland win their 1st Sheffield Shield cricket match, v NSWDec 12th - Leningrad: premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' 1st PianoconcertDec 14th - Danish Madsen government, formsDec 15th - Facist national symbol elevated in ItalyDec 16th - Darius Milhauds opera "Le Pauvre Matelot," premieres in Paris
