Historical Events
40-Hour Work Week
Henry Ford announces an 8 hour, 5-day work week for workers at the Ford Motor Company
- International slavery convention signed by 20 states
Mackenzie King Re-elected
Mackenzie King is re-elected as Prime Minister of Canada
- NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks & Detroit Red Wings
PGA Championship
PGA Championship Men's Golf, Salisbury GC: Walter Hagen defeats Leo Diegel, 5 & 3 in the final to win his 3rd consecutive PGA C'ship title
- Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant
Famous Birthdays
- Aldo Ray [Da Re], American actor (God's Little Acre, Green Beret), born in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
- Jack Hyles, Independent Baptist pastor (First Baptist Church of Hammond 1959-2001), born in Italy, Ellis County, Texas (d. 2001)
- John Ericson, German actor (Honey West, Bedknobs and Broomsticks), born in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia (d. 2020)
- Sergei Filatov, Soviet equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1960), born in Lysyye Gory, Tambov Governorate (d. 1997)
Famous Weddings
Bonnie Parker
American student and future outlaw Bonnie Parker (15) weds American student and petty criminal Roy Thornton (17); separate in 1929
Famous Deaths
- Herbert Booth, English Salvation Army Officer and son of William and Catherine Booth, dies at 64
Died in 1926 1926 Highlights
About September 25, 1926
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 97 years, 7 months and 2 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Libra
