Date: February 26, 1936
Raoul Villain, who assassinated the French Socialist Jean Jaurès, is himself killed by Spanish Republicans in Ibiza. Date: September 14, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero Reshuffles War Cabinet,…
Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war. Date: July 17, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Santander…
The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor. Date: April 27, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León Established, September 6,…
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 1936Mengjiang Puppet State Formed in Northern China, June 28, 1936Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Battle of Amba Aradam Begins, February 10,…
New York World-Telegram reporter Herbert Ekins won a race against two other New York newspaper journalists to travel around the world on commercial airline flights. He accomplished the feat in 18 ½ days. His opponents were New York Evening Journal reporter Dorothy Kilgallen, who finished in second place, and New York Times reporter Leo Kieran….
In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties. Date: July 23, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Great Purge Begins: First Moscow Trial…