Xi’an Incident Begins, Chiang Kai-shek Captured, December 12, 1936

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 1936United Auto Workers Gain Autonomy from AFL April 27, 1936Abdication Crisis: Wallis Simpson Divorce Paves Way…

The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. Date: August 1, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Girl Pat Captain Dod Orsborne Convicted of Theft, October 22, 1936Tommy Henderson’s…

Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles. Date: October 9, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: CNT and UGT General Strike, Workers Mobilize…

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 1936Madrid Defense Council Formed to Defend Madrid in Spanish Civil War, November 7, 1936American Journalists Begin Around-the-World Airline Race…

Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected as President of the United States. Date: November 3, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Sada Abe Arrested in Tokyo Scandal, May 21, 1936Bruno Richard Hauptmann Executed for Lindbergh…