Radio Prague Official International Broadcasting Station Launches – August 31, 1936
Date: August 31, 1936
Date: August 31, 1936
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…
Abdication Crisis: Mrs. Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne. Date: October 27, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day…
A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors. Date: August 3, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Francoist Troops Fail…
In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic. Date: November 12, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Jesse Owens Wins Fourth Gold Medal at Summer Olympics, August 9, 1936Great Purge Begins: First…
Spanish Civil War: Lluis Companys reshuffles the Generalitat de Catalunya, with the marxist POUM and anarcho-syndicalist CNT joining the government. Date: September 26, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Triborough Bridge Opens to Traffic…
First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine. Date: April 15, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 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 November 2, 1936Last U.S. Public Execution:…