1936

Spanish Civil War begins
German troops occupy the Rhineland
Hitler uses Berlin Olympics to showcase his Nazi propaganda - Jesse Owens is the star
King George VIII's relationship with Wallis Simpson becomes public, he abdicates
Chiang Kai-shek declares war on Japan
Volkswagen introduced in Germany
BBC inaugurates television service
Frank Lloyd Wright's "Falling Water"
"Swing" is the craze
The Burlington Railroad's "Zephyr" sets a record of 12 hours and 12 minutes from Chicago to Denver (average speed - 83.3 mph)
Boulder Dam completed
"Life" magazine begins publication
Baseball Hall of Fame founded in Cooperstown, NY
Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind
Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People
Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf"
Films - "Modern Times", "Intermezzo"
Ursula Andress, Yves Saint Laurent, and Wilt Chamberlain born
Ivan Pavlov, Rudyard Kipling, and George V die