Popular Front Wins Spanish General Election, February 16, 1936

Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launch the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders. Date: February 10, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Ioannis Metaxas Establishes 4th of August Regime, August 4, 1936Nazi Germany…

Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero reshuffles his war cabinet, persuading the anarcho-syndicalist CNT to join the government. Date: November 4, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Ioannis Metaxas Establishes 4th of August Regime, August…

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 1936Jack Fingleton Scores Four Consecutive Test…

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 1936Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Antifascist Militias Form Anarcho-Syndicalist Economy,…

In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours. Date: May 26, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this…