Date: July 6, 1936
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 → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day…
Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Date: May 5, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936BBC Television Service Launches as World’s First Regular High-Definition Broadcast November 2, 1936Great Purge Begins: First Moscow Trial Convened,…
Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the infant son of pilot Charles Lindbergh. Date: April 3, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War:…
Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication. Date: May 28, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Xi’an Incident Begins, Chiang Kai-shek Captured, December 12, 1936Jaffa Riots Begin, Starting Arab Revolt in Palestine, April…
Nazi Germany begins its mass arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses, who are interned in concentration camps. Date: August 28, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero Reshuffles War Cabinet, CNT Joins…
The Jarrow March sets off for London. Date: October 5, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Jesse Owens Wins Fourth Gold Medal at Summer Olympics, August 9, 1936American Journalists Begin Around-the-World Airline Race September…