Sound Familiar?
1926 stories that feel uncomfortably current. Some things never change.
Firsts
+5
Jul 3, 2026
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4 min read
America Was About To Turn 150
One man didn't agree, but American went on with pie eating, sanctioned fist fights, and ambulance races anyway
Firsts
+3
Jun 30, 2026
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2 min read
The Parking Ticket Is 100 Years Old
And 1926 had jokes...
Chicago
+6
Jun 24, 2026
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3 min read
The Numbers That Defined 1926
Some are more believable than others
Firsts
+4
Jun 23, 2026
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3 min read
Today marks the anniversary of the first ever SAT
Take it if you dare...
Business
+8
Jun 22, 2026
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2 min read
Live and Let Live
Unless you're a woman who wants a bob haircut
Shocking
+4
Jun 18, 2026
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6 min read
Master Mind of Modern Mystery
The 1926 parallels to Oz Pearlman are uncanny, and I'm convinced now that we definitely live in a simulation.
Firsts
+8
Jun 17, 2026
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2 min read
Women Are Blamed For High Number of Auto Accidents
Because why not?
Women
+6
Jun 12, 2026
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3 min read
A "Perfect Legs" Competition
Get your tape measures out...
Chicago
+6
Jun 6, 2026
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2 min read
The Greatest American Shape
Body shape that is. See what they had to say about our bodies in 1926.
