WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO JULY 1936
Find out what all happened June to July 1936

The International Surrealist Exhibition opens in London, England. (11. June 1936)

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

Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter. (26. June 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)

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. (20. July 1936)

The Axis powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War. (26. July 1936)

King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the thrоne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. (26. July 1936)

The Russian animation studio Soyuzmultfilm is founded. (10. June 1936)

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

A major breach of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell. (6. July 1936)

In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties. (23. July 1936)

First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber. (15. June 1936)

The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, a trade union, was founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Philip Murray was elected its first president. (7. June 1936)

An army uprising in Spanish Morocco starts Spanish Civil War. (18. July 1936)

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