Other Major Events From 1936
UK --- BBC First Public Television broadcasts
BBC starts the first public Television broadcasts in London
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1. The British Broadcasting Company is formed and the BBC begins to broadcast a regular daily radio service across the United Kingdom in 1922.
2. The British Broadcasting Company Ltd. is closed at the end of the year in 1926. Starting in 1927, the British Broadcasting Corporation is formed by Royal Charter.
3. The first television broadcasts were made by John Logie Baird using BBC transmitters and frequencies starting in 1929.
4. Simultaneous picture and sound television broadcasts began in 1930 with the opening of a second BBC radio transmitter.
5. By 1932, the BBC took over the responsibility of making television programs from Baird after they built a television studio.
6. Daily television transmissions continued until 1935 using Baird's system.
7. The BBC begins the world's first regular "high-definition" television service in November, replacing Baird's system.
United States --- Rural Electrification Act
The Rural Electrification Act becomes law, bringing electricity to the more remote parts of the country.
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The Rural Electrification Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during May . The law provided low-cost loans to rural farmers to help them create cooperative electric power companies. The cooperatives would then bring electricity into homes in the rural regions of the United States. While electricity was quite common in U.S. cities during this time, much of rural America did not have access to it yet. Lawmakers believed that by bringing it to less densely populated areas the people living there would have an improved quality of life. The act revolutionized rural America by bringing more of the country into the modern world and equalizing the opportunities of urban and rural communities.
Germany --- Hindenburg
The LZ 129 Hindenburg a German zeppelin is completed and takes it's Maiden Flight In Germany
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The German airship "The Hindenburg" had its first public flight during March . It was launched from Friedrichshafen, Germany and the inaugural flight was used as a propaganda tool by Nazi Germany. The Hindenburg airship toured around Germany with the Graf Zeppelin airship for several days dropping leaflets asking the public to support the German occupation of the Rhineland, a violation of the Treaty of Versailles. The Hindenburg then became a commercial airship that was used to ferry passengers between the United States and Germany until it was famously destroyed when it burst into flames while attempting to land in New Jersey in 1937.
Spain - Francisco Franco becomes Head of State
The Spanish Civil War begins and Francisco Franco is named the Head of State.
On July 18 News Events The Spanish Civil War begins
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General Francisco Franco was named the Head of State in Spain for the Nationalist government during October . The Spanish Civil War had started in July when the rebel Nationalists, headed by Franco, began an armed uprising against the Republican government. The civil war continued for more than two years and Franco did not defeat the Republicans until March of 1939 when the Nationalists took Madrid and the civil war ended. General Francisco Franco continued to hold his position as the dictator of Spain until his death in 1975.
UK / Canada --- Aviator Beryl Markham
Aviator Beryl Markham becomes the first woman to complete a non-stop transatlantic flight from East to West.
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Aviator Beryl Markham becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean from East to West during September . Markham was born in Britain but lived most of her life in Kenya. As a young woman she earned her pilot's license and worked as a commercial pilot. Markham set out from England in her Vega Gull plane on what would become the first non-stop solo transatlantic crossing from East to West by a female pilot and the first transatlantic crossing from East to West to leave from England. She flew for over twenty hours and was forced to stop at Cape Breton Island in Canada due to low fuel just short of her original intended destination in New York.
United Kingdom -- Crystal Palace Fire
The Crystal Palace in London, England is destroyed in a huge fire on November 30th . The building’s manager Henry Buckland noticed a small fire during the night while walking his dog and called for help. Over 80 fire engines and 400 officers came to the scene but by the morning most of the building had been destroyed. The cause of the fire was unknown but was thought to be accidental. The historic glass and steel structure had been build in 1851 for the “Great Exhibition,” one of the first World’s Fairs. After the Exhibition the Crystal Palace was moved and turned into a park. It proved difficult to maintain due to its large size and by the 1910s it had fallen into disrepair.
United States --- Gone With The Wind
The book Gone With The Wind is Published on June 30th.
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In June , Margaret Mitchell's epic novel "Gone With the Wind" is published in the United States. The book focused on the life of fictional Southern belle "Scarlett O'Hara" in Atlanta prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, during the war, and during reconstruction. The book soon became one of the best-selling novels in history, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. Mitchell also faced criticism over her glorified portrayal of the Civil War and slave-owners in the South. By 1939 it had been made into a very popular, Academy award-winning, classic American movie.
United States --- "The Phantom" comic strip
The first "The Phantom" comic strip is published.
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"The Phantom" comic strip is published for the first time as a daily newspaper comic strip during February . Created by Lee Falk, the Phantom is considered a seminal character in the development of modern superhero characters. The Phantom is believed to be the first comic hero to wear a form-fitting costume with a mask that hides the hero's pupils, both standard features of many modern hero characters. Falk wrote the comic up until his death in 1999 when it was taken over by several other writers. The story revolved around the "Phantom" who was a mysterious hero that dedicated himself to fighting injustice in the fictional African country of "Bangalla." The comic is still being created today and over 2,000 issues have been published.
United States --- Tornadoes strike Tupelo, Mississippi and Gainesville
Killer Tornadoes strike Tupelo, Mississippi and Gainesville, Georgia.
More Information for the Tupelo-Gainesville Tornado Outbreak
The Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak occurs during April when several strong tornadoes spawned throughout the southern United States over four days. About seventeen tornadoes struck Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi, with Tupelo, MS and Gainesville, GA being hit by some of the strongest storms. The series of tornadoes devastated the region with over 450 total deaths and with estimates of up to 3,500 people injured. The cost of the damage was thought to be in the millions of dollars and the severity of the situation encouraged the country to develop more sophisticated tornado warning systems in the following years.
Technology 1936
Technology
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Sunscreen Eugene Schueller a French Chemist invents the first Sunscreen, Eugene Schueller went on to founder the L'Oreal Line of Cosmetics.
Helicopter Germany by Heinrich Focke
Magnetic Recording USA audio tapes
Zippo Lighter USA Zippo Manufacturing
Popular Culture 1936
The book Gone With The Wind is Published on June 30th
Billboard Magazine publishes the first pop music chart
Popular films
The Alamo
The Great Ziegfeld
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Follow the Fleet, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Other News Events 1936
President Roosevelt is re-elected
President Roosevelt is re-elected for a second term
Crystal Palace Destroyed By Fire
The Crystal Palace Is Destroyed By Fire on November 30th
Flying boat service
A new faster flying boat service starts between America and Britain
China / Japan War
Japanese Marines take control of the Shanghai district of China
Chiang Kai-Shek declares war on Japan
The Queen Mary
The Queen Mary leaves Southampton on her maiden voyage over the Atlantic
Tasmanian Tiger
The Tasmanian Tigeror Tasmanian Wolf became extinct
Mexico dictatorship
Following the depression worldwide dictatorships are established in Mexico, Bulgaria and Peru
Mussolini
Mussolini announces the official foundation of the New Roman Empire following the capture of Addis Ababa
Spitfire Fighter aircraft
The British Air Ministry orders 310 Spitfire Fighter aircraft
Treaty of Versailles
Germany Breaks Treaty of Versailles
Hoover Dam finished
( Boulder Dam )Hoover Dam finished and begins creating hydroelectric power
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games are held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany