Editing 1926 (section)

===September===
{{Main|September 1926}}
* [[September 1]] &ndash; [[Lebanon]] under the [[French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon|French Mandate]] gets its first constitution, thereby becoming a republic, with [[Charles Debbas]] as its president.<ref>{{cite book | last = Volk | first = Lucia | title = Memorials and martyrs in modern Lebanon | publisher = Indiana University Press | location = Bloomington | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780253004925 | page=55}}</ref>
* [[September 8]] &ndash; The German [[Weimar Republic]] joins the [[League of Nations]].
* [[September 11]] &ndash; In Rome, Italy, [[Gino Lucetti]] throws a bomb at Benito Mussolini's car, but Mussolini is unhurt.<ref>{{cite book | last = Grand | first = Alexander | title = Italian fascism : its origins & development | publisher = University of Nebraska Press | location = Lincoln London | year = 2000 | isbn = 9780803266223 | page=55}}</ref>
* [[September 14]] &ndash; The [[Locarno Treaties]] of [[1925]] are ratified in [[Geneva]], and come into effect.
* [[September 18]] &ndash; [[1926 Miami hurricane|Great Miami Hurricane]]: A strong hurricane devastates [[Miami]], leaving over 100 dead and causing several hundred million dollars in damage (equal to nearly $100&nbsp;billion in the modern day).
* [[September 19]] &ndash; [[San Siro|Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Stadium]], well known among sports venues in [[Italy]], officially opens in [[Milan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://origin-www.acmilan.com/en/club/sites/san-siro |title = San Siro |date = 2016 |website = AC Milan |access-date = February 24, 2019 |archive-date = February 25, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190225102948/http://origin-www.acmilan.com/en/club/sites/san-siro |url-status = dead }}</ref>
* [[September 20]] &ndash; The [[North Side Gang]] attempts to assassinate [[Al Capone]], at the apex of his power at this time, spraying his headquarters in [[Cicero, Illinois]] with over a thousand rounds of machine gun fire in broad daylight, as Capone is eating there. Capone escapes harm.<ref>{{cite book |last = Mercer |first = Derrik |date = 1989 |title = Chronicle of the 20th Century |location = London, UK |publisher = Chronicle Communications Ltd. |page = 346 |isbn = 978-0-582-03919-3 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last = Russo |first = Gus |date = 2001 |title = The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America |location = New York |publisher = Bloomsbury |page = 35 |isbn = 978-1-59691-897-9 }}</ref>
* [[September 21]] &ndash; French war ace [[René Fonck]] and three others attempt to fly the Atlantic, in pursuit of the [[Orteig Prize]]. Before the newsreel cameras at Roosevelt Field New York, the modified [[Sikorsky S-35]] crashes on take-off and bursts into flames. Fonck survives, but two of his men are killed.
* [[September 23]] &ndash; [[Gene Tunney]] defeats [[Jack Dempsey]] to become heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
* [[September 25]]
** The [[League of Nations]] [[1926 Slavery Convention|Slavery Convention]] abolishes all types of [[slavery]].
** [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] returns to office as [[Prime Minister of Canada]], after winning the [[1926 Canadian federal election|Canadian federal election]].
** [[Henry Ford]] announced the 8-hour, 5-day work week.