WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JULY 1936
Find out what all happened March to July 1936

Odisha formerly known as Kalinga or Utkal becomes a state in India. (1. April 1936)

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

Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203. (6. April 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)

Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers and lead to a major flood in Pittsburgh. (16. March 1936)

A strike occurs aboard the S.S. California, leading to the demise of the International Seamen's Union and the creation of the National Maritime Union. (1. March 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)

In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters. (29. March 1936)

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

Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5. (9. May 1936)

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

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)

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

The first Champions Day is celebrated in Detroit, Michigan. (18. April 1936)

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

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

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

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