28th International Eucharistic Congress Opens in Chicago June 20, 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)…

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 1926Sholom Schwartzbard Assassinated Symon Petliura in Paris, May 25, 19261926 United Kingdom General Strike Ends…

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, 1926Sholom Schwartzbard Assassinated Symon Petliura in Paris, May 25,…

Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.[vague] Date: May 22, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Antanas Smetona Assumes Power in Lithuania After 1926 Coup, December 17, 1926Aimee Semple McPherson Disappears in Venice,…

Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines). Date: April 6, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud Crowned King of Hejaz, January 8, 1926Violet…