Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ Crowned Last Emperor of Vietnam, January 8, 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)…

Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris. Date: May 25, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Mercedes-Benz Founded by Daimler…

Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful. Date: December 17, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19261926 United Kingdom General Strike Ends May 12, 1926Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud Crowned…

Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California. Date: May 18, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926John Logie Baird First Television Demonstration, January 26, 1926Chiang Kai-shek Purges Communists in Guangzhou, March 20, 1926Treaty…

Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies. Date: June 28, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Gertrude Ederle First Woman to Swim English Channel, August 6, 1926Harry Houdini’s…