WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO OCTOBER 1926
Find out what all happened August to October 1926

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

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

Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established. (20. August 1926)

In the United States the National Broadcasting Company is formed. (9. September 1926)

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

Germany is admitted to the League of Nations. (8. September 1926)

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

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

Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping. (5. August 1926)

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

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