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1926 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1926th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 926th year of the 2nd millennium, the 26th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1920s decade.
1926 in U.S. states and territories. States. Alabama. Arizona. Arkansas. California. Colorado. Connecticut. Delaware. Florida. Georgia. Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts. Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri. Montana. Nebraska. Nevada.
February 9 – Flooding on London suburbs. March 6 – The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon is destroyed by fire. March 16 – Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts. April 7 – Failed assassination attempt against Mussolini.
1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1926th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 926th year of the 2nd millennium, the 26th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1920s decade.
The following is an overview of 1926 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) [ edit ] The top ten 1926 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
The Year 1926 Major News Events in History. Great Miami Hurricane. General strike in England begins in support of the coal miners strike. John Logie Baird conducts the first public demonstration of a television. Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Japan - Hirohito Crowned Emperor.
The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 was a large and intense tropical cyclone that devastated the Greater Miami area of Florida and caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 1926, accruing a US$100 million damage toll.
