Date: September 26, 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…
First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine. Date: April 15, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Xi’an Incident Begins, Chiang Kai-shek Captured, December 12, 1936Abdication Crisis: Wallis Simpson Divorce Paves Way for…
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 1936King Edward VIII Unveils Canadian National Vimy Memorial, July 26, 1936United Auto Workers Gain Autonomy from AFL April…
Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter. Date: June 26, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Italy Formally Annexes Ethiopia After Capturing Addis Ababa, May 9, 1936Nazi Germany Mass Arrests…
First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine. Date: April 15, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia Founded in Spain, July 23, 1936Madrid Defense Council Formed to Defend…
American fashion designer Ruth Harkness seeks and captures a nine-week-old panda cub in Sichuan; named Su Lin, he becomes the first live giant panda to enter the United States. Date: November 9, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day…