Date: December 11, 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 1936Pittsburgh Flood from Rapid Snowmelt, March 16, 1936Crystal Palace Destroyed…
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…
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 1936Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero Reshuffles War Cabinet, CNT Joins Government, November 4, 1936BBC Television Service Launches as World’s…
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…
Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction. Date: July 26, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Colombia Signs Buenos Aires…
Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Date: April 5, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Edward VIII Signs Instrument of Abdication, December 10, 1936United Auto Workers Gain Autonomy from…