Arab Revolt Begins in Mandatory Palestine April 15, 1936

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 1936BBC Television Service Launches as World’s First Regular High-Definition Broadcast…

Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203. Date: April 6, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Italy Formally Annexes Ethiopia After Capturing…

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 1936First All-Glass Building Completed in Toledo, Ohio January 15, 1936Soviet Union Adopts New Constitution, Kirghiz SSR Established December 5,…

Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her handbag. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals. Date: May 21, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On…

In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire. Date: November 30, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Reza Shah Issues Kashf-e Hijab Decree, Banning Veils in Iran, January 8, 1936Spanish Civil War: Republican…

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…