Italian Airship Norge First to Fly Over North Pole, May 12, 1926

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) More events from 1926Al-Baqi Cemetery Destroyed by Wahhabis, April 21, 1926Abdul-Aziz ibn…

Chiang Kai-shek initiates a purge of communist elements within the National Revolutionary Army in Guangzhou. Date: March 20, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926First British Grand Prix at Brooklands, August 7, 1926El Virilla…

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, 1926United Kingdom General Strike Begins May 4, 1926Brazil Leaves…

World premiere of Sibelius's tone poem Tapiola. Date: December 26, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Harry Houdini’s 91-Minute Underwater Escape Feat, August 5, 1926Robert Goddard Launches First Liquid-Fueled Rocket, Auburn, Massachusetts, March 16,…

Germany is admitted to the League of Nations. Date: September 8, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud Crowned King of Hejaz, January 8, 1926Chiang Kai-shek Replaces Communists in Kuomintang China, May…

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…