9 January 1936Death of John GilbertJohn Gilbert
Death of John Gilbert
Historical records for United States of America in 1936, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Death of John Gilbert
Birth of Dennis Lee Hopper
Federal loans support cooperatives extending electricity to underserved rural communities.
Celebrates his Jewish coming of age under the Nazi regime
Winner of the 100m Olympic Gold Medal
Winner of the long jump Olympic Gold Medal
Winner of the 200m Olympic Gold Medal
Winner of the 4 x 100m relay team Olympic Gold Medal
Wins 4 Olympic gold medals, challenges the myth of Hitler's Aryan superiority
Issues a public warning that a general war would "shatter our civilization"
Issues a public warning that a general war would "shatter our civilization"
The United States joins Britain and France in coordinating exchange stability without restoring classical gold convertibility.
Wins every state except for 2. Wins 60% of the vote during the Presidential elections, 27 million of the poll
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for powerful and emotionally honest tragic drama.
The Neutrality Laws are strengthened
The Neutrality Laws are strengthened
Winner of Best Supporting Actor for Come and Get It
Winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, "The Story of Louis Pasteur" as Louis Pasteur
Publication of "Brotherhood of Fear"
Directs A Day at the Races
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of cosmic rays
Directs, Dodsworth
Publication of "Double Indemnity"
Passes the Soil Conservation Act which controls farm surpluses. Opens the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River
Graduates from West Point
Aaron Copland composes El Salon Mexico, major orchestral work; uses jazz, American folk music to create American-sounding music for ballet, film, symphony orchestra
Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate
Passes the Soil Conservation Act which controls farm surpluses
Passes the Soil Conservation Act which controls farm surpluses
Publication of "The Trouble Ive Seen", depicts poverty & child prostitution
Publication of "The Trouble Ive Seen", depicts poverty & child prostitution
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