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1926: United States
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In 1926, Philadelphia staged its second world's fair to celebrate the 150th anniversary of independence in the United States, the Sesquicentennial International Exposition. Unfortunately, the fair was not a tremendous success due to low attendance - only 10 million of the expected
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The McSwiggin murder on April 27, 1926 - althoughnot inour database because the crime occurred outside the city limits in Cicero - nonetheless typifies the complexity of homicides involving organized crime. William H McSwiggin, an assistant State’s Attorney, was gunned down with two other persons associated with organized crime in front of a saloon in Cicero. A Coroner’s jury, and six Grand Juries were unable to find facts sufficient to bring about a conviction. Public interest in the case was strong, especially since there had been 29 organized crime killings ascribed to the ‘booze wars’ in the prior four months.
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Nocona Leather Goods Company was founded in 1926, later becoming Nocona Athletic Goods Company. The Nokona baseball glove was trademarked in 1934 (spelled with a "k" when the U.S. Patent Office would not allow the name of an incorporated town to be registered). The company has continued the tradition of handmade, American-made baseball gloves to this day, with the addition of a few sewing and die-cutting machines. As part of its mission statement, Nokona is committed to help promote the game of baseball around the world. The Nokona glove is used by countless professional athletes around the world. For more information visit: http://www.nokona.com/ . Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070405/DATH027LOGOPRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comNocona Athletic Goods Company
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Maud Keister Jensen graduated from Bucknell in 1926, earning a bachelors of science degree and immediately began her work as a missionary in Korea. She did general church work, taught theology, and helped to found an orphanage. Thirty years later, Maud became the first woman to be granted full rights as a Methodist minister in the U.S. In addition, Maud served on the Central Council in Korea, receiving honors from both the Korean Methodist Church and government for her work as a missionary. Following her retirement, she continued to work in various roles at the Madison United Methodist Church in New Jersey and earned a doctor of philosophy degree from Drew University at the age of 74. She was 94 at the time of her death in October, 1998.
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Northwest Airlines began operations on October 1, 1926, flying mail between Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Chicago. Passenger service began the following year. Today, NWA and its travel partners serve more than 1,000 cities in 160-plus countries on six continents. Northwest and Northwest Airlink together operate approximately 1,400 daily departures, with hubs in Detroit, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Memphis, Tokyo, and Amsterdam. Northwest Airlines' U.S. system spans 49 states and the District of Columbia.
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This treasure trove of letters dates from 1926, when Arendt was Jaspers's student, to Jaspers's death in 1969. The correspondents, both academics, both philosophers, both German-born, hashed out world affairs and differences of perception: She was a Jew and emigree to the United States, while he remained optimistic about the "German character" into the war years, although he eventually moved to Switzerland. This is a book for all students of 20th-century history, politics, and Western philosophy. The notes amplify a text that is already essentially colored by necessary details. A volume that many readers will want, as well as need, for years to come.
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