26/02/2018 · On February 26, 1936, 1,438 soldiers divided into six groups attacked Prime Minister Admiral Keisuke Okada, former Prime Minister and now-Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo, Grand Chamberlain Admiral Suzuki Kantarō, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and former Prime Minister Saitō Makoto, the Ministry of War, the offices of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, Tokyo …

16/08/2021 · The XI Olympiad closed on August 16, 1936. Three days later Wolfgang Fürstner, the German patriot whose nation no longer had need of his services ended his life, with a pistol. Today, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt holds the 100 meter record with a time, of 9.58 seconds. Florence Griffith-Joyner is the fastest woman with a time, of 10.49.

August 1 – The 1936 Summer Olympics open in Berlin, Germany, and mark the first live television coverage of an international sports event in world history (John Logie Baird had previously broadcast the Derby horse race in Britain in 1931). August 3 – 1936 Summer Olympics: African-American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash.

30/06/2012 · List of 1936 significant News Events in History. King Edward VIII abdicates to marry Wallis Simpson ( American Divorcee; Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Berlin; BBC First Public Television broadcasts ; The Rural Electrification Act becomes law, bringing electricity to the more remote parts of the country.

Historical Events for the Year 1936 15th January » The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois e.g Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio. 20th January » Edward VIII of the United Kingdom called Edward VIII becomes Monarchy of the United Kingdom known as King of the United Kingdom.

12/02/2022 · WATCH: The HISTORY Channel documentary event, Abraham Lincoln, premieres Sunday, February 20 at 8/7c. Lincoln, one of America’s most admired presidents, grew up a member of a poor ...read more ...