LIFE 1926
Historical Highlights from 1926 :
- Twelve cars full of gangsters open fire at the Hawthorne Inn, Al Capone’s Chicago headquarters. Only one of Capone’s men is wounded.
- The plan for a US Numbered Highway System is approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials, so establishing U.S. Route 66.
- RCA, General Electric and Westinghouse establish NBC.
- Martha Graham, pioneer of the modern-dance, gives her first NY performance.
- Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fuel rocket.
- A.A. Milne’s book Winnie-the-Pooh is released.
- The US Congress passes the Air Commerce Act, licensing pilots and planes.
- DeFord Bailey is the first African-American to perform on Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.
- The College Board administers the first SAT, a major standardized admission test.
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