Portugal Coup d’État Establishes Ditadura Nacional, May 28, 1926

A hurricane devastates Miami, Florida, killing 372 people. Date: September 18, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926El Virilla Train Accident Kills 248 in Costa Rica, March 14, 1926John Logie Baird First Television Demonstration,…

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) More events from 1926Brazil Leaves the League of Nations, June 14, 1926John Logie Baird Demonstrates First…

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) More events from 1926Aimee Semple McPherson Disappears in Venice, California, May 18,…

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…

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 1926Portugal Coup d’État Establishes…

Abd el-Krim ends surrenders to the French, bringing an end to the Rif War. Date: May 26, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1926Chiang Kai-shek Purges Communists in Guangzhou, March 20, 1926Italian-built Airship Norge…