What Happened in Sep 1926

Murulla Rail Accident

On 13 September at Murulla, near Murrurundi, twenty-seven people were killed and thirty-seven injured in what the Bulletin described as 'the most... Read more

Hymie Weiss and Bugs Moran Assassination Attempt Of Al Capone

However, the violence that lead to this unprecedented level of criminal success drew the retaliation from Capone's rivals, particularly his bitter... Read more

John Coltrane Is Born

John William "Trane" Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Starting in bebop and hard... Read more

Bonnie Parker Gets Married

On September 25, 1926, less than a week before her sixteenth birthday, Parker married Roy Thornton. The marriage was short-lived, and in January... Read more

Henry Ford Announces 5 Day Work Week

No industrialist enjoyed upsetting the apple cart more than Henry Ford. In 1914 he announced that he would pay $5 a day to his workers, double the... Read more