r/100yearsago

[October 5th, 1926] The Inquiring Reporter asks, "What is your idea of a good time in Chicago?"

[October 5th, 1926] The Inquiring Reporter asks, "What is your idea of a good time in Chicago?"

u/Beowulfbard — 10 days ago

[October 5th, 1926] "Hiding their modesty with towels, members of the 7 o'clock Regulars Swimming Club, Plymouth inaugurate the winter season by drinking from trophies they have won during the summer."

u/Beowulfbard — 10 days ago

[October 4th, 1926] The Inquiring Reporter asks, "Which candidates do you think will win in the coming fall elections, the wets or the drys?"

u/Beowulfbard — 11 days ago

[October 5th, 1926] Heiress Rachel Mary Parsons at the wheel of her Buick. The daughter of Charles Parsons, she was murdered by stableman Denis James Pratt.

u/Beowulfbard — 10 days ago
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[October 1st, 1926] Max Morath, entertainer, musician, and leading figure of the 1970s ragtime revival, is born in Colorado Springs

I loved listening to the Max Morath Quartet back when I was a kid. I was really hoping he’d reach 100 years old, but he died on June 19, 2023.

u/GavinGenius — 13 days ago