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February 1926

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The following events occurred in February 1926:

Monday, February 1, 1926

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Tuesday, February 2, 1926

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Wednesday, February 3, 1926

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Thursday, February 4, 1926

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  • A $250 million, five-year plan to upgrade the United States Naval Air Force was submitted to the House Committee on Naval Affairs. The plan called to nearly double the number of Navy planes from 638 to 1,248 by the end of 1931.[7]
  • Born: Dave Sands, boxer, in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1952)

Friday, February 5, 1926

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  • 10,000 people packed the streets of Los Angeles to watch the funeral procession of actress Barbara La Marr, who died on January 30 at the age of 29. Numerous injuries were reported as onlookers, mostly women, rushed forward to get a view of the silver coffin.[8]

Saturday, February 6, 1926

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Pancho Villa
  • An unknown party raided the grave of Pancho Villa and stole the Mexican revolutionary leader's skull. The fate of the skull is a mystery and the source of multiple legends, with one holding that it is in the Skull and Bones Crypt at Yale University.[9][10]
  • Benito Mussolini made a defiant speech to his Cabinet on the issue of the Italianization of South Tyrol. Responding to protests from Germany about the oppression of Tyrolean Germans, Mussolini vowed that the policy would "not change by a centimeter" and declared, "We will make this territory Italian because it is Italian geographically and historically." He warned, "If the Germans attempt a boycott, we will answer with boycotts squared. If Germany takes reprisals, we will answer with reprisals cubed."[11]
  • Died: Carrie Clark Ward, 64, American actress

Sunday, February 7, 1926

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  • The Italian army seized Jaghbub, the Libyan desert oasis village and home of the Senussi Movement. The column of 2,000 troops met with no resistance.[12]
 
Woodson

Monday, February 8, 1926

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Tuesday, February 9, 1926

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  • Flooding hit London suburbs after 18 days of rain.[5]
  • The Reichstag passed a declaration responding to Mussolini's speech of February 6, stating that Germany "vigorously rejects the Italian prime minister's objectively unjustifiable and insultingly phrased attacks and sneers." It went on to say, "Although the German people desire nothing more than to promote their own restoration in peaceful coöperation with other peoples, they will not permit themselves to be hindered from demanding the just treatment of German minorities under foreign sovereignty."[15]

Wednesday, February 10, 1926

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  • Germany formally applied to join the League of Nations.[16]
  • The war of words between Germany and Italy continued, as Mussolini warned the League of Nations to stay out of the South Tyrol dispute and reaffirmed that Italy would "not accept any discussion of this matter by any assembly or council." Germany responded that it considered the matter closed until such time as it could be addressed by the League.[17]
  • Born: Danny Blanchflower, footballer, in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1993)
  • Gdynia gains city rights.[18]

Thursday, February 11, 1926

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Friday, February 12, 1926

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Saturday, February 13, 1926

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  • The Calles government ordered all Catholic schools in Mexico to close.[19]
  • Died: Henry Holt, 86, American book publisher and author

Sunday, February 14, 1926

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Monday, February 15, 1926

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PM King elected as an MP

Tuesday, February 16, 1926

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Wednesday, February 17, 1926

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  • The Grand National Assembly of Turkey approved a secular civil code to regulate matters of marriage, inheritance, divorce and adoption.[21]
  • Born: John Meyendorff, Orthodox theologian, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1992)

Thursday, February 18, 1926

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  • Ayn Rand arrived in the United States.[22]
  • Born: Len Ford, American football player, in Washington, D.C. (d. 1972)

Friday, February 19, 1926

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Saturday, February 20, 1926

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Sunday, February 21, 1926

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  • A pastoral letter read in all the Catholic churches in Austria condemned the "cult of the body" in present-day gymnastics, denouncing mixed bathing, rhythmic dancing and immodest sports attire as "un-Christian."[24]
  • Died: Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, 72, Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize laureate

Monday, February 22, 1926

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  • 20,000 fans packed the Fulford-Miami Speedway to witness the first race at the world's fastest speedway, won by Pete DePaolo. It was the only race ever held at the speedway, as it was destroyed in the Great Miami Hurricane later that year and never rebuilt.[25]
  • A letter dispatched from Pope Pius XI to the Italian government said that he would not recognize any church reform laws that it passed until an accord was reached, which could not happen as long as the Roman Question remained unsettled.[26]
  • Born: Kenneth Williams, actor, in Islington, London, England (d. 1988)

Tuesday, February 23, 1926

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President Coolidge
  • In Mexico City, 7 Catholics were killed in clashes between rioters and government agents who were taking over the Church of the Holy Family.[27][28]
  • U.S. President Calvin Coolidge expressed opposition to ex-general Billy Mitchell's advocation of a large air force, saying it would make the United States a militaristic nation and lead to an arms race.[29]

Wednesday, February 24, 1926

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Thursday, February 25, 1926

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General Francisco Franco (left) with his brother Ramón

Friday, February 26, 1926

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Saturday, February 27, 1926

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Sunday, February 28, 1926

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References

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  1. ^ "The Al Hirschfeld Theatre". Broadway Scene. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "What Happened Today? February 2". Third Reich History: February 2. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Schultz, Sigrid (February 2, 1926). "Secret Trial of 'Black' Slayers Stirs Germany". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 28.
  4. ^ Waldo, Ronald T. (2012). Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler: A Baseball Biography. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-0-7864-6885-0.
  5. ^ a b Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  6. ^ "Mine Accidents and Disasters". usmra.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "Double Air Fleet, Navy Plan". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 5, 1926. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Women Riot at Funeral of Miss La Marr". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 6, 1926. p. 1.
  9. ^ Arellano, Gustavo. "¡Ask a Mexican!". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  10. ^ Casey, Nicholas (April 15, 2010). "Pancho Villa Remains Elusive Decades After His Death". The Wall Street Journal.
  11. ^ "Italy Flaunts Mailed Fist in Germany's Face". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 7, 1926. p. 1 and 4.
  12. ^ "Seize Oasis". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 9, 1926. p. 20.
  13. ^ Cobb Jr., Charles E. (2008). On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-56512-439-4.
  14. ^ "The Torrent". Garbo Forever. 2005. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  15. ^ "Italy Seizes Tyrol Arms Cache; Fifty Held". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 10, 1926. p. 1.
  16. ^ a b "Chronology 1926". indiana.edu. 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  17. ^ "News Review of Current Events". The Trenton Sun. Trenton, Illinois: 2. February 11, 1926.
  18. ^ "Historia Gdyni". trojmiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  19. ^ Cornyn, John (February 14, 1926). "Mexico Closes Colleges Run by Catholics". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.
  20. ^ "Federal Election Trivia". Parliament of Canada. Library of Parliament. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  21. ^ Cagaptay, Soner (2006). Islam, Secularism and Nationalism in Modern Turkey. Routledge. p. 13. ISBN 0-415-38458-3.
  22. ^ Mayhew, Robert (2005). Ayn Rand and Song of Russia: Communism and Anti-Communism in 1940s Hollywood. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 75. ISBN 0-8108-5276-4.
  23. ^ "The Olympia's Original Fan: J.B. Hourihan". Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts. October 23, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  24. ^ Hammond, Lorimer (February 21, 1926). "Church Opens Fight Against "Cult of Body"". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.
  25. ^ Vallina, Mercedes (September 18, 2014). "On This Day in Miami History: The World's Fastest Speedway Falls". Ocean Drive. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  26. ^ Clayton, John (February 23, 1926). "Pope Demands Mussolini End Vatican Bonds". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  27. ^ Meyer, Jean A. (1976). The Cristero Rebellion: The Mexican People between Church and State 1926–1929. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-10205-6.
  28. ^ "Report 2 Slain, 16 Hurt in Riot of Churchmen". Chicago Daily Tribune. February 24, 1926. p. 5.
  29. ^ Henning, Arthur Sears (February 24, 1926). "Coolidge Fears Mitchell Leads to Militarism". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 8.
  30. ^ Wales, Henry (February 25, 1926). "French Airman Dead on $100 Belt for U.S. Movies". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 11.
  31. ^ Riccardi, Ricky (February 22, 2011). "Heebie Jeebies". The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  32. ^ clayton, John (February 28, 1926). "Italy Arrests 600 of Mafia; to Be Exiled". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  33. ^ "Titled Millionaire Gives Riches to Aid Peace, Church Unity". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 1, 1926. p. 5.
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