April 1926

Tuesday 06:

Walter Varney Airlines makes first commercial flight from Pasco, WA to Elko, NV. Varney is the root company of United Airlines.

Monday 12:

By a vote of 45 to 41, the United States Senate unseats Iowa Senator Smith W. Brookhart and seats Daniel F. Steck, after Brookhart had already served for over one year.

Friday 16:

Lolly Willows by Sylvia Townsend Warner is distributed as the first Book-of-the-Month Club selection.

Tuesday 20:

Western Electric and Warner Bros. announce Vitaphone, a process to add sound to film.

Sunday 25:

Reza Khan is crowned Shah of Iran under the name Reza Pahlavi.