WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO AUGUST 1936
Find out what all happened April to August 1936

Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203. (6. April 1936)

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

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

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

Odisha formerly known as Kalinga or Utkal becomes a state in India. (1. 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 United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor. (27. April 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)

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

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

The first Champions Day is celebrated in Detroit, Michigan. (18. April 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 Remington Rand strike, led by the American Federation of Labor, begins. (25. May 1936)

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

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

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