WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 1936
Find out what all happened February to June 1936

Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders. (10. February 1936)

Odisha formerly known as Kalinga or Utkal becomes a state in India. (1. April 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)

Daytona Beach Road Course holds its first oval stock car race. (8. March 1936)

Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter. (26. June 1936)

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

Elections bring the Popular Front to power in Spain. (16. February 1936)

Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh. (3. April 1936)

Baby Snooks, played by Fanny Brice, debuts on the radio program The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air. (29. February 1936)

First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine. (15. April 1936)

Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi. (5. April 1936)

Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication. (28. May 1936)

The Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins. (25. May 1936)

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

Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (5. May 1936)

The Hoover Dam is completed. (1. March 1936)

February 26 Incident in Tokyo ends. (29. February 1936)

Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland. (15. April 1936)

Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland. (7. March 1936)

The first all-sound film version of Show Boat opens at Radio City Music Hall. (There had been a part-talkie, part-silent version of Show Boat in 1929.) (14. March 1936)