Alan Turing Submits On Computable Numbers for Publication, May 28, 1936

Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh. Date: March 16, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Edwin Armstrong Demonstrates FM…

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: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat. 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 1936Second Italo-Abyssinian…

Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the three-year Siege of Madrid afterwards. Date: November 8, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Herbert Ekins Wins Around-the-World Airline…

The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic. Date: July 11, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Ruth Harkness Captures First Live Giant Panda, Su Lin November 9, 1936Arab Revolt Begins…

Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain – mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces. People's Olympiad of Barcelona cancelled. Date: July 19, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…