Jaffa Riots Begin, Launching Arab Revolt in Palestine, April 19, 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 1936Franklin D. Roosevelt Reelected President of the United States, November 3, 1936Spanish Civil War: Catalan Antifascist…

José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad. Date: November 20, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Pittsburgh Flood from Rapid Snowmelt, March 16, 1936Herbert Ekins…

Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established. Date: September 6, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Crystal Palace Destroyed by Fire in London, November 30, 1936United Auto Workers Gain…

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…

Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain. Date: October 1, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Great Purge Begins: First Moscow Trial Convened, August 19, 1936First All-Glass…

American journalists Herbert R. Ekins, reporter for the New York World-Telegram, Dorothy Kilgallen of the New York Journal and Leo Kieran of The New York Times start the race to travel around the world on commercial airline flights. The race takes 18 ½ days. Date: September 30, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…