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September 1927
The following events occurred in September 1927: September 1, 1927 (Thursday) *National Air Transport, a predecessor of United Airlines, began the first air express delivery service, flying from Chicago to New York with "newsreels, machinery parts, advertising copy, trade journals, candy and Paris garters", Hadley Field near New Brunswick, NJ, to Chicago. *Born: Lloyd Bucher, captain of the spy ship that was captured by North Korea in 1968; in Pocatello, Idaho (d. 2004) *Died: ** Charles Coghlan, 64, Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia since 1923; he was succeeded by Howard Unwin Moffat. **Amelia Bingham, 58, American stage actress September 2, 1927 (Friday) *At least eleven people were killed in the explosion of a fireworks factory in San Martín, Buenos Aires. *Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader, assembled his soldiers outside his remote fortress at El Chipote, and gathered villagers from the surrounding area to present the new charter for his Army for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isadora Duncan (grayscale)
Angela Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877, or May 27, 1878 – September 14, 1927) was an American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance and performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the United States. Born and raised in California, she lived and danced in Western Europe, the U.S., and Soviet Russia from the age of 22. She died when her scarf became entangled in the wheel and axle of the car in which she was travelling in Nice, France. Early life Angela Isadora Duncan was born in San Francisco, the youngest of the four children of Joseph Charles Duncan (1819–1898), a banker, mining engineering, mining engineer and connoisseur of the arts, and Mary Isadora Gray (1849–1922). Her brothers were Augustin Duncan and Raymond Duncan (dancer), Raymond Duncan; her sister, Elizabeth Duncan (dancer), Elizabeth Duncan, was also a dancer. Soon after Isadora's birth, her father was investigated and charged following the collapse of the family’s ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
