WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO DECEMBER 1936
Find out what all happened March to December 1936

Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics. (3. August 1936)

Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war. (17. July 1936)

Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. (23. December 1936)

Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public execution in the United States. (14. August 1936)

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is established. (2. November 1936)

José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad. (20. November 1936)

In California, the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic. (12. November 1936)

The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor. (27. April 1936)

Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards. (8. November 1936)

Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air. (31. August 1936)

A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors. (3. August 1936)

Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success. (23. November 1936)

Klaipėda Radio Station begins regular broadcasting. (28. May 1936)

Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her hand. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals. (21. May 1936)

The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic. (11. July 1936)

Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication. (10. December 1936)

Mrs Wallis Simpson files for divorce which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne. (27. October 1936)

The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China. (28. June 1936)

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 10 hours. (26. May 1936)

Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country. (30. June 1936)