What happened in 1926?
Here’s a look at the World as it was 1oo years ago. The year 1926 stood at a crossroads between Victorian-era invention and the unmistakably modern world, and the international news of the year reflected rapid technological change, political instability, and cultural spectacle. One of the most symbolic moments came in January when Scottish inventor
Halvorsen impulsively promised to drop candy to them during his next flight, signaling his plane by wiggling its wings.
Gail Halvorsen’s life unfolded as one of the most emblematic stories of humanitarian aviation in the twentieth century, beginning with his childhood on a small farm in Garland, Utah, where he developed an early fascination with flight that grew alongside the hardships of the Great Depression.
Known for his signature exposed precast concrete work—especially long-span “double-tee” systems.
Gene Robert Leedy, born February 6, 1928, was a pioneering American modernist architect and key figure in the Sarasota School of Architecture, born in Isaban, West Virginia, to Ethyl and Cecil Leedy (he had a twin sister, Helen, who died shortly after birth), raised partly in Gainesville, Florida,
Vernon Estes, born on September 19, 1930, and passed away on August 1, 2021, was an American entrepreneur and pioneer in model rocketry.
It was another hot day, so we decided to meet at 9am, ahead of the afternoon heat. There was no wind to speak of, so the rockets didn’t drift too far. We had just enough of a breeze to be comfortable in the shade of our canopies. It was a great day of flying rockets once again.
