100 Years Ago This Month: April 1926

APRIL 1926

• The United States House of Representatives votes to impeach District Court Judge George W. English on April 1. Judge English, who was accused of abuse of power and

violation of bankruptcy laws, ultimately resigned on November 4.

• Residents of Watts, California, vote to become part of the city of Los Angeles on April 2. Residents vote 1,338 to 535 in favor of consolidation.

• Warplanes of Manchurian warlord Zhang Zuolin begin bombing portions of Beijing on April 3. The areas targeted by the bombings are areas of the city under the control of the Guominjun paramilitary group.

• The...