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The following events occurred in November 1926:

Monday, November 1, 1926

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Tuesday, November 2, 1926

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Wednesday, November 3, 1926

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Thursday, November 4, 1926

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Leopold and Astrid

Friday, November 5, 1926

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  • Talks reopened in Britain between the government and the Miners' Federation to end the coal miners' lockout as it dragged into its seventh month.[6]

Saturday, November 6, 1926

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Mussolini
  • A new, far-reaching police law was enacted in Italy giving the government extensive powers of confinement and extending its power to dissolve political and cultural organizations. A new deportation law allowed for persons to be restricted to certain localities within Italy for light offenses or exiled to penal colonies for more serious ones. Benito Mussolini also reclaimed the Italian Minister of the Interior position for himself, and Italo Balbo was appointed undersecretary for the Air Ministry.[7][8][9]
  • Born: Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian; in Belfast (d. 2012)

Sunday, November 7, 1926

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  • Greece held a legislative election; the Liberal Union emerged as the largest party in Parliament.
  • In Poland, Marshal Józef Piłsudski decreed a press gag law. The law forbade publishing news that could cause a public demonstration, news or rumors that ridiculed or criticized government officials and judges, and matter considered by government officials to be derogatory. Government officials were empowered to impose fines or jail sentences without a court hearing.[10]
  • Born: Joan Sutherland, Australian singer, in Sydney (d. 2010)
  • Died: Tom Forman, 33, American actor and director (suicide)

Monday, November 8, 1926

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  • The George Gershwin musical Oh, Kay! opened on Broadway.
  • Died: James Keteltas Hackett, 57, American actor and manager

Tuesday, November 9, 1926

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Wednesday, November 10, 1926

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  • Princeton University severed athletic relations with Harvard. A formal letter from Princeton explained, "We have been forced to the conviction that it is at present impossible to expect in athletic competition with Harvard that spirit of cordial good will between the undergraduate bodies of the two universities which should characterize college sports."[13]

Thursday, November 11, 1926

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U.S. Highway System, predecessor to Interstate Highway System, inaugurated

Friday, November 12, 1926

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  • Miners' leaders and the British government reached an agreement on the ending of the coal miners' dispute. The miners essentially gave in to the owners' demands, including that the workday be increased from seven hours to eight. Some 300,000 miners had already returned to work by this time through localized settlements.[17]
  • In Harrisburg, Illinois, the Shelton Brothers Gang used a Curtiss JN-4 biplane to try to bomb rival gangster Charles Birger's hideout, "Shady Rest", from the air. The bombing raid only succeeded in blowing up the cock fighting pit.[18]
  • Died: Joseph G. Cannon, 90, United States politician, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1903 to 1911

Saturday, November 13, 1926

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Author P. L. Travers
Mary Poppins

Sunday, November 14, 1926

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President Díaz

Monday, November 15, 1926

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Tuesday, November 16, 1926

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  • Marshal Józef Piłsudski threatened to dissolve the Polish parliament if radicals did not stop their attacks on the press gag law.[21]

Wednesday, November 17, 1926

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Thursday, November 18, 1926

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Friday, November 19, 1926

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Saturday, November 20, 1926

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Sunday, November 21, 1926

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Monday, November 22, 1926

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Tuesday, November 23, 1926

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Wednesday, November 24, 1926

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Thursday, November 25, 1926

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Friday, November 26, 1926

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  • King Ferdinand of Romania was reported to be gravely ill, sparking fears that a civil war might break out if he were to die as the heir to the throne, Michael, was five years old and Queen Marie was still on an ocean liner in the Atlantic.[31]
  • Italy put its anti-striking law to use for the first time, fining eighty-one clothing workers in Gallarate 100 lira each for stopping work.[32][33]
  • Boston mayor Malcolm E. Nichols married the twin sister of his late first wife.[34]
  • Died: John Moses Browning, 71, American firearms designer, creator of the M1911 pistol

Saturday, November 27, 1926

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Sherlock Holmes ponders a mystery in retirement in "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane".

Sunday, November 28, 1926

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Monday, November 29, 1926

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Tuesday, November 30, 1926

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  • The final holdouts in the British coal miners' lockout – South Wales, Yorkshire, and Durham – returned to work, ending the labour dispute after seven months.[40]
  • King Ferdinand of Romania issued an edict from his sick bed warning against anyone attempting to interfere with the established dynastic succession to the throne. The message was widely understood to have been directed at Prince Carol, who had renounced the throne over a scandalous affair.[41]
  • Fascist Italy announced that it was exiling 522 political undesirables to specified towns or penal colonies under the new deportation laws.[42]
  • Born:

References

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  1. ^ Clayton, John (November 2, 1926). "50,000 Shout 'Death' for Mussolini Foes". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  2. ^ "England Tries Out New Tax on Horse Race Bets". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 2, 1926. p. 17.
  3. ^ "French Doctor Warns Young Mothers Not to Charleston". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 3, 1926. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Memorial To Mark 1926 Mich. Mining Disaster". WWJ-TV. August 20, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Martelius, Martin (November 5, 1926). "Astrid Is Wed to Leopold by Socialist Mayor". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 33.
  6. ^ "British Strikers Relent; End of Coal Strike is Predicted". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 6, 1926. p. 9.
  7. ^ a b De Grand, Alexander J. (2000). Italian Fascism: Its Origins and Development (Third Ed.). University of Nebraska Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-8032-6622-7.
  8. ^ Segrè, Claudio G. (1987). Italo Balbo: A Fascist Life. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 141. ISBN 0-520-07199-9.
  9. ^ John, John (November 7, 1926). "Mussolini Foes to be Herded in Deportee Camps". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 2.
  10. ^ Goldstein, Robert Justin, ed. (2001). Political Censorship. Chicago and London: Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 97. ISBN 1-57958-320-2.
  11. ^ Clayton, John (November 10, 1926). "Fascisti Clear Parliament of Mussolini Foes". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 15.
  12. ^ a b Germino, Dante (1990). Antonio Gramsci: Architect of a New Politics. Louisiana State University Press. pp. 189–190. ISBN 0-8071-1553-3.
  13. ^ Schmidt, Raymond (2007). Shaping College Football: The Transformation of an American Sport, 1919–1930. Syracuse University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-8156-0886-8.
  14. ^ McNichol, Dan (2006). The Roads that Built America. New York: Sterling. p. 74. ISBN 1-4027-3468-9.
  15. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  16. ^ a b "Chronology 1926". indiana.edu. 2002. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  17. ^ a b c Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. pp. 347–348. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  18. ^ "Guide to Illinois Unusual Attractions". YourHomeTown.org. 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  19. ^ Lawson, Valerie (1999). Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7432-9816-2.
  20. ^ "Ex-Crown Prince and Son Menaced by Mob in Berlin". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 14, 1926. p. 1.
  21. ^ "Pilsudski Cows Radical Attack on Press Gag". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 17, 1926. p. 18.
  22. ^ "The Absolute World Speed Record". The IPMS Racing & Record Aircraft Special Interest Group. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  23. ^ "Iniquis afflictisque". Official Vatican Homepage. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  24. ^ "Ireland Proclaims State of War Against Republicans". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 21, 1926. p. 2.
  25. ^ "China Defiant to Powers". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 22, 1926. p. 1.
  26. ^ Gramsci, Antonio (1992). Prison Notebooks, Volume 1. Columbia University Press. p. 466. ISBN 978-0-231-06083-7.
  27. ^ Clayton, John (November 23, 1926). "Duce Commands Volunteer Army to Guard Border". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  28. ^ Wachalec, Stephanie (October 22, 2002). "Queen Marie's Trip to America and Canada". Queen Marie Collection. Kent State University. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  29. ^ European History Builder for Admission & Standardized Tests. Piscataway, New Jersey: Research & Education Association. 1995. p. 421. ISBN 0-87891-782-9.
  30. ^ "Public Safety. Italy's New Measures". The Advocate. Devonport and Burnie: 1. November 8, 1926.
  31. ^ "King May Die on a Few Hours, Bucharest Wire". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 27, 1926. p. 1.
  32. ^ "Italy Fines 81 Workers for Going Out on Strike". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 27, 1926. p. 3.
  33. ^ Ridley, Jasper (2000). Mussolini: A Biography. Cooper Square Press. p. 181.
  34. ^ "Boston Mayor Weds Twin Sister of Late Wife". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 27, 1926. p. 1.
  35. ^ Allen, Jay (November 28, 1926). "Liviried Envoys Reassure Carol on King's Illness". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 7.
  36. ^ "The Lion's Mane". Sherlockian.net. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  37. ^ "13 Injured, 60 are Arrested in Riots in Berlin". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 29, 1926. p. 4.
  38. ^ "Mussolini Gag on Members of Fascisti Lifted". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 29, 1926. p. 16.
  39. ^ Yanow, Scott (2003). Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years. Berkeley: Backbeat Books. p. 117. ISBN 0-87930-755-2.
  40. ^ "History of the NUM : 6 – The General Strike". National Union of Mineworkers. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  41. ^ Wales, Henry (December 1, 1926). "Hands Off, King Tells Carol". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  42. ^ Clayton, John (December 1, 1926). "522 Exiled by Mussolini as Fascisti Foes". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 18.