WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO JUNE 1926
Find out what all happened April to June 1926

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.) (9. May 1926)

Western Electric and Warner Bros. announce Vitaphone, a process to add sound to film. (20. April 1926)

Arthur Meighen returns to office as Prime Minister of Canada. (29. June 1926)

Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris. (25. May 1926)

The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole. (12. May 1926)

Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines). (6. April 1926)

UK General Strike 1926: In the United Kingdom, a nine-day general strike by trade unions ends. (12. May 1926)

Brazil leaves the League of Nations (14. June 1926)

28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic. (28. May 1926)

Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears while visiting a Venice, California beach. (18. May 1926)

The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years. (24. April 1926)

The College Board administers the first SAT exam. (23. June 1926)

Chiang Kai-shek replaces communists in Kuomintang, China. (22. May 1926)