(cache)June, 1926: Babe Ruth arrested, a fistfight in Congress, and a 5,000 Passenger Ferry Sinks

June, 1926: Babe Ruth arrested, a fistfight in Congress, and a 5,000 Passenger Ferry Sinks

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Jun 242026

Welcome to The Old Hat Revue! This is a monthly newsreel covering real news stories from exactly 100 years ago, sourced from archived American newspapers. Every story in this video is a genuine article published in June of 1926. If you enjoy history or just want to hear about the weird and wonderful things that were happening a century ago, this channel is for you. Stories covered this episode include Charles Ponzi attempting to escape justice, the ferry Washington Irving sinks in the Hudson River, the train wreck of the Cincinnati Limited in Pittsburgh, an attempt to united the Slavic peoples of the world, the princesses and queens of Europe, a coup in Portugal, theories about ancient Egypt, an airplane bandit, petty thieves in trouble with the law, bribery in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race, a fist fight on the floor of Congress, an alligator in the Potomac River, the Great Gatsby movie, a review of Les Miserables, dinosaur bones found, Babe Ruth is arrested, and ice cream workers going on strike. #history #1920s #newsreel #1926

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June, 1926: Babe Ruth arrested, a fistfight in Congress, and a 5,000 Passenger Ferry Sinks

June, 1926: Babe Ruth arrested, a fistfight in Congress, and a 5,000 Passenger Ferry Sinks

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