Spanish Civil War: Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León Established, September 6, 1936

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 1936San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge Opens to Traffic, November…

Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games. Date: August 9, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Popular Front Wins Spanish General Election, February 16, 1936Battle of Cable Street: Metropolitan…

The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened. Date: August 19, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936First All-Glass Building Completed in Toledo, Ohio January…

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 1936United Auto Workers Gain Autonomy from AFL April 27, 1936Spanish Civil…

The Popular Front wins the 1936 Spanish general election. Date: February 16, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Edwin Armstrong Demonstrates FM Broadcasting to Engineers at FCC, June 11, 1936Mengjiang Puppet State Formed in…

King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. 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 1936José Antonio Primo…