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January 20: January 20: King George V King George V of the United of the United Kingdom dies. Kingdom dies. His eldest son His eldest son succeeds the succeeds the throne throne becoming becoming Edward VIII.Edward VIII.
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February 6- The IV Winter Olympic Games opens in Garmisch-Partenkirhcen, Germany.
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March 1- Construction of Hoover Dam is completed
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March 7- Violating the Treaty of Versailles, Nazi Germany reoccupies the Rhineland
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March 9- Pro-democratic militarist Keisuke Okada stepped down as Prime Minister of Japan and was replaced by radical militarist Koki Hirota.
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May 27 - British luxury liner The Queen Mary leaves Southampton on her maiden voyage over the Atlantic
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June 19 - Max Schmeling knocks out Joe Louis in the 12th round of their HWT boxing match at Yankee Stadium in NYC
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July 7: War between China and Japan begins, to continue through World War II.
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July 18 - Spain's civil war begins when nationalist troops under the command of General Francisco Franco rise against the democratic republic.
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August 1 - 1936 Summer Olympics open in Berlin, Germany, and mark the 1st live television coverage of a sports event in world history..
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August 3 - African-American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash at the Berlin Olympics.
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At the 1936 Summer Olympics, Adolf Hitler refused to recognize the achievements of Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals.
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August: Joseph Stalin begins a “great purge'' to liquidate his enemies. By 1939, over 8 million are dead and perhaps 10 million imprisoned.
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October 6: In baseball, Joe DiMaggio joins the New York Yankees, who win the World Series, 4-2, against the New York Giants.
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October 25: Rome-Berlin Axis is proclaimed (Japan to join in 1940).
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November 3 - U.S. presidential election, 1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected to a second term in a landslide victory over Alf Landon.
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November 23 - The first edition of Life is published.
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November 25: Japan and Germany sign anti-Comintern pact; joined by Italy in 1937.
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December 30 - The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike.