Gertrude Ederle First Woman to Swim English Channel, August 6, 1926

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 1926College Board Administers First SAT Exam, June…

History of rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts. Date: March 16, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Italian Airship Norge First to Fly Over North Pole, May 12, 1926United…

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 1926Varney Airlines First Commercial Flight April 6, 1926El Virilla Train Accident Kills 248 in Costa Rica, March…

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 1926Gertrude Ederle First Woman to Swim English Channel, August 6,…

The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás. Date: March 14, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day…

The United Kingdom general strike begins. Date: May 4, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926El Virilla Train Accident Kills 248 in Costa Rica, March 14, 192628th International Eucharistic Congress Opens in Chicago June…