Date: November 4, 1936
Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the three-year Siege of Madrid afterwards. Date: November 8, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Abdication Crisis: Wallis Simpson Divorce…
Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain – mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces. People's Olympiad of Barcelona cancelled. Date: July 19, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5. Date: May 9, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Spanish Civil War: Santander Falls, Republican Council Dissolved, August 26, 1936Haile Selassie…
The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. Date: September 7, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936American Journalists Begin Around-the-World Airline Race September 30,…
Inventor Edwin Armstrong demonstrates FM broadcasting to an audience of engineers at the FCC in Washington, DC. 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 1936Montreux Convention Signed, Turkey Fortifies Straits, Free Passage…
Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain. Date: October 1, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1936Xi’an Incident Begins, Chiang Kai-shek Captured, December 12, 1936Jaffa Riots Begin,…