Documents in Year 1926                     

Links of Interest:

• Calvin Coolidge, Thirtieth U.S. President

(1923-1929)

• Statehood

48 Continental United States of America, see 1959 for next addition

• Smoky Mountains National Park Created

Congress authorizes creation of Smoky Mountains National Park. PBS Timeline.

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• Education: The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is introduced, see 1929 for next event...

• Literature: A.A. Milne writes Winnie the Pooh.

• Photography:

  Edward S. Curtis

(American Photographer of Native Americans 1899-1929)

• Technology:

  Robert Goddard fires his first liquid-fueled rocket

March 16, 1926 in Auburn, MA. It flew 41 feet into the air for 3 seconds.

• NASA Biography on Goddard