Italian-built Airship Norge First to Fly Over North Pole, May 12, 1926
Date: May 12, 1926
Date: May 12, 1926
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 β π Other events on July 9 π Events on this day in 1926 π On This Day…
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 β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1926 π On This Day (Today) More events from 19261926 UK General Strike Ends May 12,…
The 28 May 1926 coup d'Γ©tat: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic. Date: May 28, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 28 π Events on this day in 1926 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Portugal Coup dβΓtat Establishes Ditadura…
Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film. Date: July 23, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 23 π Events on this day in 1926 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1926El Virilla Train Accident Kills 248 in Costa Rica, March…
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California. Date: May 18, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 18 π Events on this day in 1926 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Sholom Schwartzbard Assassinated Symon Petliura in Paris, May 25, 1926Abd el-Krim Surrenders, Ending the Rif War May…
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 β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1926 π On This Day (Today)…