Brazil Leaves the League of Nations, June 14, 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 1926John Logie Baird Demonstrates First Television January…

Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. 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 1926Chiang Kai-shek Purges Communists in Guangzhou, March 20, 1926Aimee Semple McPherson Disappears in Venice, California, May 18,…

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 192628th International Eucharistic Congress Opens in Chicago June 20, 1926Chiang Kai-shek Becomes Commander-in-Chief, Northern Expedition…

The 1926 United Kingdom general strike ends. Date: May 12, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Byrd and Bennett Claim North Pole Flight, May 9, 1926Violet Gibson Attempts to Assassinate Benito Mussolini, April 7,…

The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic. Date: May 28, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud Crowned King…