RMS Queen Mary Wins Blue Riband Fastest Transatlantic Crossing August 30, 1936

Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication. Date: December 10, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Raoul Villain Killed by Spanish Republicans in Ibiza, September 14, 1936Pittsburgh Flood from Rapid Snowmelt on…

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 1936Jesse Owens Wins Fourth…

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 1936Jaffa Riots Begin, Starting Arab Revolt in Palestine, April…

Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race. Date: March 8, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Francoist Troops Fail to Capture Madrid, Siege Begins November 8,…

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…