01 Jan 1926
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Kliment Voroshilov became a full member of the Soviet Politburo.
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01 Jan 1926
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Arthur Coningham was awarded the Air Force Cross medal.
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04 Jan 1926
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The construction of the General Government Building in Keijo (now Seoul), Korea was completed.
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22 Jan 1926
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Robert Saundby was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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26 Jan 1926
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Prince Nguyen Phuc Vinh Thuy ascended to the throne as Emperor Bao Dai of Nguyen Dynasty Vietnam.
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01 Feb 1926
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Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic was formed within Russia.
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06 Feb 1926
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Joseph Rochefort was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and would soon take over the cryptanalysis section of the US Navy in Washington DC, United States as the previous commanding officer received sea duty.
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14 Feb 1926
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In Germany, Hitler summoned the senior Nazi Party leadership to a conference at Bamberg. Speaking for five hours he rejected the alternative party programme devised by Gregor Strasser in 1920, in favour of a more revolutionary struggle for power. Hitler would emerge with greater control over Nazi Party policies.
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20 Feb 1926
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Chuichi Nagumo returned to Japan after a tour of Europe and the United States.
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02 Mar 1926
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Kenkichi Ueda was made the head of the supply section of the Japanese Army Cavalry.
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02 Mar 1926
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General Shusei Morioka was named the commanding officer of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea, relieving Soroku Suzuki. Morioka named Lieutenant General Senyuki Hayashi as his chief of staff.
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10 Mar 1926
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The Samuel commission published a report recommending sweeping changes to the mining industry in the United Kingdom. This report included a recommendation for a 13.5% reduction in miners wages and the withdrawal of Government subsidies.
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14 Mar 1926
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Haichou supported Nationalist troops at Shanghai, China during the Northern Expedition campaign.
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16 Mar 1926
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Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the first successful liquid-fuelled rocket from Auburn, Massachusetts, United States. Flying for only 2.5 seconds, the rocket travelled 184 feet at around a speed of 60 miles per hour.
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18 Mar 1926
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Wang Zhi witnessed the death of a fellow student during a student protest in Beiping, China.
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20 Mar 1926
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Having discovered a Communist plot to kidnap him in Guangzhou in southern China, Chiang Kaishek issued the order to arrest top Communist and left-wing leaders. As Wang Jingwei fled to Paris, France and Zhou Enlai fled to Shanghai, China, Chiang would effectively emerge from this failed plot as the sole leader of the Nationalist Party and its military forces.
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22 Mar 1926
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Guy Gabaldon was born.
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22 Mar 1926
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Henry Arnold was officially reprimanded for violating Army General Order No. 20 and was transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas, United States as the commanding officer of 16th Observation Squadron.
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27 Mar 1926
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Haichou was damaged by Beiyang warships off Wusong, Shanghai, China, which caused 9 killed and 10 to 20 wounded.
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30 Mar 1926
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Chuichi Nagumo was named the commanding officer of gunboat Saga.
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31 Mar 1926
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Furutaka was commissioned into service.
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16 Apr 1926
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Pierre Barjot was promoted to the rank of lieutenant while serving aboard the ship Baccarat.
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21 Apr 1926
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Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) was born at Mayfair, London, England, United Kingdom.
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24 Apr 1926
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Crown Prince Yi Un was ostensibly made King Yi of Korea.
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26 Apr 1926
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Franklin Roosevelt announced the purchase of the Meriwether Inn in Warm Springs, Georgia, United States.
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01 May 1926
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In Britain the mine owners, following the recommendations of the Samuel commission demanded that workers accept longer hours and a reduction in wages of between 10 and 25%.
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01 May 1926
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Hiroshi Nemoto arrived in Nanjing, China as a military attaché.
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03 May 1926
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In the United Kingdom, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) called a general strike after one million mine workers were locked out for refusing to accept longer working hours and reduced wages.
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23 May 1926
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Birth of Wilbur Nelson, Christian broadcast personality and for many years the host of "The Morning Chapel Hour," a radio ministry originating in Paramount, California.
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01 Jun 1926
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Holland was commissioned into service.
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14 Jun 1926
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Brazil left the League of Nations.
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25 Jun 1926
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Wang Zhi graduated from the Qinghua School in Beiping, China.
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30 Jun 1926
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Bruce Fraser was promoted to the rank of captain.
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01 Jul 1926
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Kako was commissioned into service.
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01 Jul 1926
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Harry Dimoline was promoted to the rank of captain.
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01 Jul 1926
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Rear Admiral Junzo Yoshitake was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
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02 Jul 1926
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Under the Air Corps Act, the US Army Air Service (USAAS) became the US Army Air Corps (USAAC).
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04 Jul 1926
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At the National Socialist first party congress held at Weimar, Germany, Hitler's personal authority over the party was accepted by the majority and his position of party Führer was formally approved.
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10 Jul 1926
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Roderick Carr was attached to the Headquarters of Air Defence of Great Britain of the Royal Air Force.
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16 Jul 1926
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Mitsunoshin Kamiyama was named the governor-general of Taiwan.
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22 Jul 1926
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Kenkichi Ueda was awarded Order of the Sacred Treasure 2nd Class.
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26 Jul 1926
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Kichisaburo Nomura was attached to the Naval General Staff.
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26 Jul 1926
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The sanctuary of Our Lady of Victory, in Lackawanna, NY, became the first RomanCatholic church in the U.S. to be consecrated a basilica.
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28 Jul 1926
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Lieutenant General Kunishige Tanaka was named the commanding officer of the Taiwan Army.
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04 Aug 1926
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Lorraine's refitting was completed.
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14 Aug 1926
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Captain R. Elliot was named the commanding officer of HMS Hermes, replacing Captain C. P. Talbot.
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16 Aug 1926
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Wang Zhi boarded the passenger ship President McKinley at Shanghai, China.
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26 Aug 1926
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Wang Zhi arrived at Seattle, Washington, United States aboard the passenger ship President McKinley.
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08 Sep 1926
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Germany was admitted to the League of Nations.
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25 Sep 1926
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Aoba was launched at Nagasaki, Japan.
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01 Oct 1926
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Hugo Sperrle was promoted to the rank of Major.
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01 Oct 1926
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The General Government Building in Keijo (now Seoul), Korea was officially inaugurated.
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09 Oct 1926
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Mussolini was declared the commander-in-chief of the Milizia Volontaria Sicurezza Nazionale (National Security Volunteer Militia).
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11 Oct 1926
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HMS Hermes arrived at Hong Kong.
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12 Oct 1926
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He Yingqin was named the commanding officer of the 1st Cadet Regiment consisted of trainees of the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
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13 Oct 1926
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He Yingqin was named the director of academy affairs at the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
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15 Oct 1926
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Chuichi Nagumo was named the commanding officer of gunboat Uji.
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19 Oct 1926
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Prince Hironobu was awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia.
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27 Oct 1926
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Prince Hiroyasu's fifth child, Princess Atsuko, married Count Yukiyasu Kiyosu.
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01 Nov 1926
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Joseph Goebbels was appointed the Nazi Party Gauleiter of Berlin, Germany.
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02 Nov 1926
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Duguay-Trouin was commissioned into service.
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04 Nov 1926
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Prince Leopold of Belgium married Princess Astrid of Sweden in a civil ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.
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08 Nov 1926
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In München, Germany, the National Socialist Party faithful gathered for the first annual day to honour the fallen martyrs who died on 9 Nov 1923 during Adolf Hitler's failed Putsch.
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11 Nov 1926
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Captain Seishichi Yamaguchi was named the commanding officer of Tenryu.
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27 Nov 1926
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Destroyer No. 34 was laid down at the Fujinagata Shipyards, Tokyo, Japan.
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01 Dec 1926
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Mineichi Koga was promoted to the rank of captain.
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01 Dec 1926
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Nobutake Kondo was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.
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01 Dec 1926
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Captain Kamezaburo Nakamura was named the commanding officer of Naka.
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01 Dec 1926
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Prince Hironobu was assigned to battleship Yamashiro.
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01 Dec 1926
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Masafumi Arima enrolled in the Naval War College.
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01 Dec 1926
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Kichisaburo Nomura was promoted to the rank of vice admiral.
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01 Dec 1926
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Captain Nihei Sezaki was named the commanding officer of Settsu.
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01 Dec 1926
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Vice Admiral Naotaro Nagasawa was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea; Rear Admiral Sunao Matsuzaki was named the chief of staff.
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07 Dec 1926
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Hironobu was made a marquis.
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21 Dec 1926
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Ira Eaker started the 35,200 km journey around South America in the Pan American Goodwill Flight in an OA-1 float plane.
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25 Dec 1926
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Crown Prince Hirohito became the Emperor of Japan upon his father's passing. His coronation ceremony would not take place until 1928, however.
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