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

Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia. Date: July 21, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Nazi Germany Mass Arrests Jehovah’s Witnesses…

The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime. Date: July 20, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

The first world individual Speedway World Championship was held at London's Wembley Stadium. Date: September 10, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Tupelo-Gainesville Tornado Outbreak: F5 Kills 233 in Tupelo April 5, 1936Italian Troops…

American journalists Herbert R. Ekins, reporter for the New York World-Telegram, Dorothy Kilgallen of the New York Journal and Leo Kieran of The New York Times start the race to travel around the world on commercial airline flights. The race takes 18 ½ days. Date: September 30, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…

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…