Date: May 21, 1936
The beginning of Xi'an incident. As a result, Chiang Kai Shek is captured. Date: December 12, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Herbert Ekins Wins Around-the-World Airline Race, October 19, 1936February 26 Incident: Japanese…
The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens. Date: June 11, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Valencia Popular Executive Committee Takes Power July 22, 1936Abdication Crisis: Wallis Simpson Divorce Paves Way for…
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…
Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States. Date: August 14, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Antifascist Militias Form Anarcho-Syndicalist…
The Metropolitan Police and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street. Date: October 4, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Portuguese Navy Mutiny Against Salazar, Supports Spanish Republic, September 9,…
Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her handbag. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals. Date: May 21, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On…