Bruno Richard Hauptmann Executed for Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping, April 3, 1936
Date: April 3, 1936
Date: April 3, 1936
The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime. Date: July 20, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 20 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events…
The BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service begins. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day. Date: November 2, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 2 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day…
Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States. Date: August 14, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 14 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: CNT and UGT General Strike,…
The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced. Date: January 29, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Jesse Owens Wins Fourth Gold Medal at Summer Olympics, August 9, 1936Radio Prague Official…
The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. Date: August 1, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 1 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Edward VIII Abdication Crisis Becomes Effective, December 11, 1936Battle of Cable Street:…
The Metropolitan Police and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street. Date: October 4, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 4 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Catalan Antifascist Militias Dissolve, Control Passes to…