Al-Baqi Cemetery Destroyed by Wahhabis, April 21, 1926

Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim). Date: May 9, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis. Date: April 21, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud Crowned King of Hejaz,…

Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ is crowned emperor of Vietnam, the country's last monarch. Date: January 8, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19261926 UK General Strike Ends May 12, 1926Gertrude Ederle First…

Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. Date: April 7, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud Crowned King of Hejaz, January 8, 1926First Public Vitaphone Screening August 6,…

A hurricane devastates Miami, Florida, killing 372 people. Date: September 18, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926College Board Administers First SAT Exam, June 23, 1926Italian-built Airship Norge First to Fly Over North Pole,…