[WorldKings - Wowtimes - Almanac Events & Achievements 2023] Important imprints in 96 years of development of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., the largest chemical company in Japan (1926)
19-01-2023
(worldkings.org) Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. is the largest chemical company in Japan, ranked 9th in Forbes Global 2000 in the field of chemicals.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day – November 11, 2022 - The United States Numbered Highway System was established, in 1926
11-11-2022
(worldkings.org) In 1925, the Joint Board on Interstate Highways, recommended by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO), worked to form a national numbering system to rationalize the roads. The U.S. Highway System was approved on November 11, 1926.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - October 14, 2022- The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published in 1926
14-10-2022
(Worldkings.org) Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - June 23, 2022 - The College Board administers the first SAT exam in USA, in 1926
23-06-2022
(Worldkings.org) The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. Introduced in 1926, its name and scoring have changed several times; originally called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, it was later called the Scholastic Assessment Test, then the SAT I: Reasoning Test, then the SAT Reasoning Test, and now, simply the SAT.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - August 03, 2018 - Traffic lights installed at Piccadilly Circus, London in 1926
03-08-2018
(Worldkings.org) The first traffic signal was invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer. It was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868 and looked like any railway signal of the time, with waving semaphore arms and red-green lamps, operated by gas, for night use.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - June 23, 2018 - The College Board administers the first SAT exam in USA in 1926
23-06-2018
(Worldkings.org) The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. Introduced in 1926, its name and scoring have changed several times; originally called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, it was later called the Scholastic Assessment Test, then the SAT I: Reasoning Test, then the SAT Reasoning Test, and now, simply the SAT.