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1.7 December

• December 10- 11 - Edward VIII of the United Kingdom abdicates
• December 11 - Abdication of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom leads to accession of King George VI of the United Kingdom.
• December 12 - George VI of the United Kingdom
• December 12- 26 - Men of two of his generals kidnap Chiang Kai-Shek in Xi'an ( Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng do it to force him to negotiate a deal with the communists)
• December 30 - The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike.

1.8 unknown dates

• Inge Lehmann argues that the Earth's molten interior has a solid core.
• The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Turkish Straits is signed.
• YMCA Youth and Government program founded in Albany, New York
• Oswald Mosley leads an Anti-Jewish march through London's East End, where it meets with opposition

2 Year in topic

• 1936 in film
  • January 6 - Porky Pig premieres
  • The Great Ziegfeld
  • Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • A Tale of Two Cities
• 1936 in literature
  • The Allegory of Love by C. S. Lewis
  • Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
  • Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
  • Life magazine is first published
• 1936 in music
  • January 4 - Billboard magazine publishes its first music hit parade
• 1936 in sports
  • January 29 - First inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced
  • February 8 - Jay Berwanger becomes the first person to be selected by a National Football League draft, by the Philadelphia Eagles.
  • Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany
  • August 9 - 1936 Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympics.
• 1936 in television
  • July 7 - NBC's first attempt at actual programming is a 30-minute variety show featuring speeches, dance ensembles, monologues, vocal numbers, and film clips.
  • Approximately 2000 television sets are in use around the world

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1936Events January-February January 15 The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His son Edward VIII succeedes him as King of th 1936 Summer OlympicsThe Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin's bid was preferred over Barcelona. Although awarded before the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, the government saw the Olympics as a golden opportunity to promote their fascist 1936 in musicSee also 1935 in music, other events of 1936, 1937 in music and the list of 'years in music'. Events April 19 in Barcelona, Alban Berg's Violin Concerto is premiered by Louis Krasner Tony Bennett's musical career begins Eddie Taylor's musical career begin 1936 in televisionSee also 1935 in television, other events of 1936, 1937 in television and the list of 'years in television'. Events July 7 NBC's first attempt at actual programming is a 30-minute variety show featuring speeches, dance ensembles, monologues, vocal numbers 1936 in filmSee also 1935 in film 1936 1937 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events January 6 first Porky Pig animated cartoon September 28 The Marx Brothers' Harpo Marx marries actress Susan Fleming Top grossing films # Red River Valley Academy Awards Best P 1936 Winter OlympicsThe IV Olympic Winter Games were held in the villages of Garmisch and Partenkirchen in Bavaria. Hitler, the German Nazi leader, wished to show the world that the Aryan' team the National Socialist state had assembled was better than everyone elses', and w 1936 in literature 1936 Governor General's Awards 1936 Olympics 1936 in Canada 1936 Soviet Constitution 1936 in aviation 1936 in architecture 1936 in science 1936 in sports