Innovation
The inventions and ideas of 1926 that changed everything — or tried to.
Firsts
+3
Jul 8, 2026
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5 min read
Everyone Was Trying To Build A Helicopter
But nobody could...
Firsts
+4
Jul 7, 2026
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3 min read
The Navy Used Pigeons On Submarines
Proving there's more than one way to solve a problem
Firsts
+4
Jul 2, 2026
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3 min read
Baby Car Safety in 1926
They're exactly the kind of bad ideas you think they are.
Firsts
+3
Jul 1, 2026
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4 min read
Before the Helicopter, There Was This
The autogyro. You can still buy one today!
Firsts
+8
Jun 17, 2026
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2 min read
Women Are Blamed For High Number of Auto Accidents
Because why not?
Firsts
+6
Jun 16, 2026
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2 min read
You Can Do Everything But Sink
A non-sinkable bathing suit way ahead of its time
Firsts
+6
Jun 10, 2026
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2 min read
Does Anyone Know Who Owns This Bird?
Salesmen are using carrier pigeons for business orders and I have so many questions.
Firsts
+3
May 30, 2026
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1 min read
Future of Flight Predictions from 1926
Mostly right, but one was WAY off
Shocking
+6
May 22, 2026
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4 min read
The Washington Times paid readers $5 to mail in their fingerprints.
Nobody asked what happened to them.
Firsts
+5
May 20, 2026
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6 min read
Edison made his radio debut with ten words.
Four months later he called radio a failure even though it used a patent of his from 1884.
