WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO NOVEMBER 1936
Find out what all happened June to November 1936

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

The Australian Antarctic Territory is created. (24. August 1936)

Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime. (4. August 1936)

Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics. (3. August 1936)

José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad. (20. November 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)

First ascent of Siniolchu by a German team. (23. September 1936)

The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation. (26. October 1936)

First World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship, Held at London's (England) Wembley Stadium (10. September 1936)

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

Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain. (1. October 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)

In California, the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic. (12. November 1936)

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

Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards. (8. November 1936)

Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles. (9. October 1936)

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

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is established. (2. November 1936)

Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air. (31. August 1936)

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

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