WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO OCTOBER 1926
Find out what all happened April to October 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)

Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that develops after his appendix ruptures. (31. October 1926)

In New York, New York, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore. (6. August 1926)

The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published. (14. October 1926)

Knoebels Amusement Resort is opened in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. (4. July 1926)

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

The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed. (25. September 1926)

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

Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel. (6. August 1926)

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

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

Harry Houdini's last performance, which is at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. (24. October 1926)

Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping. (5. August 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)

Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established. (20. August 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)

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)

J. Gordon Whitehead sucker punches magician Harry Houdini in the stomach in Montreal, precipitating his death. (22. October 1926)

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