Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Date: August 6, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping. Date: August 5, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film. Date: July 23, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chiang Kai-shek accepts the post of commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, marking the beginning of the Northern Expedition to unite China under the rule of the Nationalist government. Date: July 9, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day…
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)
The College Board administers the first SAT exam. Date: June 23, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 28th International Eucharistic Congress begins in Chicago, with over 250,000 spectators attending the opening procession. Date: June 20, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
Brazil leaves the League of Nations. Date: June 14, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)