World News 100 Years Ago2026. 06. 16. 17:12:29June 16, 1926: a wild ride, a falling franc, and the future at full throttleFour real items from the June 16, 1926 New York Times: a deadly Harlem sidewalk crash, a French cabinet crisis, a two-hour flight dream, and Mesopotamian finds seen through a century of hindsight.