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May 4, 1926
On May 4, 1926, the United Kingdom general strike begins. Jean-Noël Tremblay, Jean-Noël Tremblay, Jean-Noël Tremblay would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · May 4, 1926
The United Kingdom general strike begins.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a population of over 69 million in 2024. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering 94,354 square miles (244,376 km2).
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The year in brief
1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1926th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 926th year of the 2nd millennium, the 26th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1920s decade.
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On May 4, 1926
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1926 The United Kingdom general strike begins. Country in northwestern Europe
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a population of over 69 million in 2024. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering 94,354 square miles (244,376 km2).
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Other moments from 1926
- April 21 Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
- April 24 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.
- April 6 Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
- April 7 Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini.
- August 20 Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
- August 5 Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
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