Show c g c g Chronology of the YEAR 0 1936 Compiled by E. E EW W. W PICKARD i. i u DOMESTIC Jan 1 Franklin 1 I C. C Hoyt Hoy resigned reigned as federal alcohol administrator Jan 3 Congress 3 opened its It session and President Roosevelt Roosevel delivered bis hi message on the state of the te nation naton Jan 6 Supreme 6 Court Cur decided te the AAA was ns unconstitutional A President Roosevelt submitted budget message for fiscal year 1937 Jan 9 Democratic 9 national convention convention conven convene tion ton delphia opening June 23 2 awarded to Phila Phila- Jan 10 House 10 House passed Immediate pay pay- meat ment of bonus bill bi Jon Jan Ja 13 13 Supreme Court Cu orere ordered return re turn tur of impounded processing taxes I Jon Jan Ja 20 Senate 20 Senate passed bonus bill bi providing providing pro pro- viding payment payet b by bab baby bonds Jan 21 Deficiency 21 appropriation bill bi asked for New DeaL Jan 22 Bonus 22 Bonus bill bi sent to President President Jan 23 Senate 23 Senate committee rejected substitute AAA bill A bi Jon Jan Ja 24 PresIdent 24 President vetoed bonus bill billAnd bi And house voted vote to override the veto V contracts contact House voted vote GoO for AAA AM farm far 5 Jan 27 enate 27 Senate 27 Senate passed baby bond bonus bo ho bo V V nus bill bu over Presidential veto IUS Jan 31 Huey 31 Huey Longs Long's widow appointed senator sator term from fm Louisiana to t fill f out his bis h V Feb 4 Senate 4 Senate repealed cotton coton tobacco tobacco to to- to bacco and potato control acts act I V acts Feb C House 5 House repealed the te three te farm far V fl V M- M act Feb 6 House 6 House voted vote to t impeach Federal Fed V eral Judge H Halstead Hitter BlUer Riter of southern suter V district of Florida Florda I Feb Fob 10 Supreme 10 Court Cu held Invalid V V the te Louisiana law V l taxing tg newspaper ad V V Feb 13 Wayne 13 Wayne Taylor made assistant secretary of treasury tasu V Feb 14 House 14 House passed V V army ay appropriation r- r Feb 15 New 15 New farm fam bill bI passed by sen sea ate at V V V Feb Feb 17 1 Supreme 17 Supreme Court Cut upheld right V V of TVA TA to distribute electricity developed developed devel devel- V V at Wilson dam 3 0 House voted to extend neutrality act one year V Feb 18 Senate 18 Senate passed neutrality extension ex- ex passe 1 1 V tension bill bi V e- e Feb Fob 21 House 21 House passed new farm far bilL bi V Feb 2 24 24 MaJ Gen Ge passe Johnson Hagood V removed remove from comand command for criticizing V administration V V V f V Feb 26 President 2 Roosevelt vetoed seed se loan bill bi V Feb 23 interstate 23 Interstate commerce commission com Icom mison mission cut basic railway fares fare to t 2 cents cent a mile mUe VV I V Feb 29 President 29 signed sige revised neutrality neu neue V frailty taly act ct V 1 Completed Boulder BuMer dam turned over to toV tor r V ctt V V V March 3 President i in I message to conF con con- 5 F cress proposed new taxes tes of 1137 r v s 's V t March Mach 4 Completed Norris Nor dam darn dami V i opened by President Roosevelt I March 11 DistrIct 11 l District of Columbia Suj Su- Su o V l' l j V court cour permanently enjoyed sel I i l lire ue of telegrams by se senate te committee I 1 March 18 President 18 Roosevelt asked V congress for for relief rele InV in I V V V n next fiscal year V March a 22 President 22 Roosevelt Roosevel started stare on annual fishing trip V V March 23 Senate 23 Senate passed War depart depart- V V mont ment appropriation bill bi V V V V March 24 Federal 24 Federal Judge Barnes Bares In InV I V V declared national labor rela rela- relations r 4 e Chicago 5 tons act unconstitutional w 1 t- t March arch 30 Federal 30 Federal Judge Samuel Samue Al Al- A. A of Chicago resigned April 3 Bruno 3 Bruno Hauptmann executed at Trenton N. N J. J for and v t murder of Cal Col Cl Charles A. A Lindbergh's v baby son sn April Apr 6 Supreme court cour decision V curbed powers of securities exchange V I commission April 10 PresIdent 10 President Roosevelt Roosevel returned V to Washington V April 13 President 13 appointed General V. V i V Hagood Bagood to command of Sixth Sit corps area are fr- fr at Chicago V April Apr 17 17 Federal Federal Judge Halstead L. L V Ritter Riter of Florida found foud guilty guty by senate V V V on impeachment charges and removed A from office tm V April Apr 29 House 29 House passed tax ta bill bU V May My 1 Alvin 1 I AI Alvin Karpis public enemy enem V V No 1 1 captured in i New Orleans V House passed navy naV bilL bl p- p V May Ma 8 Senate 8 Senate passed passe house naval ap ap- V bill bU V V May 11 House 11 House I-House House passed V relief and deficiency bill bl s May MY 13 Frazier Lemke farm far mortgage mort V gage refinancing bill bl defeated in I house houe t J May ay 1 18 iS uey coal act declared delre invalid in in- I. I valid vald by Supreme court May 25 Supreme 25 Supreme court cour declared invalid in I. I V valid the te municipal bankruptcy act J. Socialist party nominated Norman Noran V Thomas Tomas for lor President r V May 30 Senate 30 Senate approved cd Florida ship j canal cana appropriation i June Jue 1 l Senate 1 Senate passed passe relief rele and de de- bill bl V United States Supreme court cout held invalid in I. I valid vald New York minimum wage law V June Jue 4 William 4 4 B. B Bankhead Alai Ala Ala- i 1 V bama elected speaker to succeed the late 1 jr W. W Byrns t te V June 6 Texas 6 Texas Centennial Centenial exhibition t. t f 1 o opened ne at Dallas Speaker Byrns Byrns' Byrn funeral funera held at Nash Nash- V yule VV June Jue 9 Republican 9 national convention conven convene V V tion opened in Cleveland V ton June 11 11 I Gov I Alt A M. M M Landon London of Kan Kan- f V V fas as nominated for President by beans V June Jue 1 12 1 Republicans nominated f V Frank Fran Knox of Chicago for vice i. i V dent i President Roosevelt delivered address addess at st the Texas Centennial exposition in te Teas Centena I Dallas Dals V V e k V June Jue 14 PresIdent 14 President Roosevelt V George Gerge Rogers Clark Cark memorial memoria at V V Vincennes Ind md Delivery of 01 bonus bonds to veterans began gan t vetera V V Juno June Jue 17 House 17 House defeated Smith Black V bilL lobby anti r bi bill and Florida Florda ship can canal l June 18 Congress 1 Congress passed anticommunist anti antl V V V V mst gist bill bi June Jue 20 Congress 20 Congress adjourned 1 x V June Jue 23 Democratic 23 naton national 1 conven convene l l finn tion ton opened at Philadelphia V June 26 FranklIn 26 Franklin D. D Roosevelt Roosevel renora- renora mated by acclamation by Democrats V V V June Jue 27 ohn 27 John 27 John N. N Garner Garer V V V V V fr for vice presidency V V V July 7 Postmaster 7 General Gener l Farley Parley V given leave of absence until after ater deeV elec dee V V V V tn tion V V July 11 Roosevelt 11 l Roosevelt dedicated V 0 New York Tri Borough bridge V July 14 President 14 President Roosevelt and sons ons left lef on o two weeks weeks' cruise crise July Ju l 15 Townsend 15 followers opened convention in Cleveland Cleveland V Former Forer John 5 S. S S. S Farnsworth Farns- Farns Fars worth wor arrested on charge of selling naVa naVal naval na na- na- na val Va information to t Japanese July 18 Government 18 drouth relief relic ex cx- tended to 16 states e. e July 23 All 23 Alf M. M r Landon officially not noli- noli fed Bed fed of his nomination for Presidency July 29 PresIdent 29 President Roosevelt ended ende vacation va cation caton cruise cruis at Campbelo Iland Island N. N B. B July Ju 31 President 31 Roosevelt Roosevel visited I V V gover governor r general of Canada in I Quebec Aug 4 Fifty eight 23 V persons 2 petro petro- lem leum concerns and three publishing companies com corn indicted by federal grand crand Jury jur for lor violating trust anti law L t Aug 5 A. 5 SA A. A F. F of 01 L. L council c suspended V V tn ten unions dominated by John Joh L L. L Lewis Lwi Au Aug 16 National 16 National Union for Social Unon V Justice in I convention in Cleveland inV in in- V V for President of United States and elected Father Coughlin its president Coughl it Aug 24 William 24 Wiam 24 William Phillips tary tr of state appointed ambassador to toV V 1 Italy ly t Aug 25 25 William C. C Butt name named am cassador to t Face France vice Jesse L I. Straus resigned reigned President Roosevelt be began a day 12 tour tu V of drouth area Aug 30 Ruth 30 Ruth Bryan Owen resigned Bran Oen us as lS minister to Denmark Sept 3 President 3 Roosevelt met Gov Coy eror Landon and six si other oter midwest governors at ut Des Moines in drouth re V le lie lief conference I douth re V S Sept t 4 All 4 All Minneapolis flour mills clo closed ed by strike fou m Sept 14 Maine 14 1 Maine senatorial and state election carried by Republicans electo Sept 20 C. 20 o. o G. G A A. A R. R national encampment encampS encamp encamp men ment opened 1 In Washington American Legion Lelon opened convention In I Cleveland dedicating Peace Gardens Garens Sept 24 American 24 Legion elected Sept commander Harry Harr W W. Colmery Colmer of Topeka C. C H. H Williams Rube of 01 Pittsburgh elected ln in of G. G A. A R R. R S Sept 25 harry 23 Harry Worin given riven recess reces appointment as secretary a of war Sept Sept 26 Flour 2 Flour mill ml workers workers' worker strike in I Minneapolis ended b by compromise Oct 20 Ambassadors 20 of Italy and DC Do los Bios of Spain and Minister Marler Manor of 01 Canada presented their tei cre dentals to President Roosevelt Oct Oct 23 Burlington 23 tn Zephyr Zeph train trl broke world record in I run r from fm Chicago to Denver Oct 30 Strike of m maritime workers worker tied ted up Pacific coast shipping Nov 3 Roosevelt and Gamer Garer re reelected r. r elected President and vice president electoral vote 52 to 8 B for Landon London and Knox Nov 6 General 6 maritime strike voted by workers worker committee Leading Ladig steel stee producers announced a wage e Increases averaging 10 per cent cent Nov 10 NatIonal 10 National conference on labor legislation opened In Washington Nov 12 Great 12 Great San Francisco Bay bridge formally opened Nov No formal 14 Engagement 14 announced of Franklin D. D Roosevelt Roosevel Jr son of the te President and Ethel du Pont Nov No 16 American 16 Federation of Labor Labor La La- L. L bor br convention opened in Tampa Nov 17 President 17 Roosevelt started on trip to Buenos Aires AIs Army Arm board of engineers recommended Florida canal mended completion of ship R. R G. G Tugwell resigned as assistant secretary of oC agriculture and resettlement administrator Nov 20 Joseph E. E Davis Davi appointed ambassador to t Russia Russin Nov No 23 U. 23 U. U S. S Supreme court cour upheld New York states state's unemployment Insurance insurance in In- law V A. A A F. F of L. L convention nUon approved suspension suspension su sus sus- pension of rebel C. C I. I O. O unions Nov 25 Federation 25 of Labor voted against ty ty- formation of labor political party par par- kov Nov 27 American 27 America 2 Federation of Labor Labor La La- L. L bor convention declared delare for 30 3 hour week and elected re-elected President William Wilam Green Nov 23 International 28 Live Lve Stock show opened in Chicago V Nov 29 HermOn 29 Herman of Alberta won wheat king kig title tte for fifth fth time V Dec De 1 Government 1 1 chartered chartee ship hp sailed sied for Alaska with food Two To more unions union Joined In I maritime workers workers' worker strike Dec De 2 Libby Ford Glass Glas company corn com cm pany pa plant at Ottawa Ill I. I closed by b strike Senator Borah announced announce opposition to t reduction of French war debt Longshoremen at New York boycotted F French ship V Dec 3 3 E Dr F. F E. E Townsend and t two o associates indicted for contempt of house of representatives Automotive workers workers' worker strike extended to t Goodyear Goodyer tire te plant at Akron Aon Ohio Dec 4 Republican 4 Chairman John Hamilton Hammon announced he be would woud submit his hs resignation on Dec 17 1 Dec De 9 FInal 9 Final election returns showed Roosevelt's Roosevel's plurality to be Donald resigned as special assistant attorney general Dec Deo Dee 15 President 15 Roosevelt Roosevel returned to t Washington from South Sut American trip Dec 17 Republican 17 1 national committee commit commit- tee nation naton rejected Chairman Charan Hamilton's Hamiltons INTERNATIONAL Jan 1 Emperor I-Emperor of Ethiopia protested to League Lue of N Nations tons against use of poison polson pol poi son gas by Italians and n bombing of Swedish ambulance Jan l 15 Japan 15 Japan apan withdrew from naval conference in I London V Jan 22 2 Seven European powers pledged operation co-operation of war forces pledge co against Italy if i Britain was attacked Jan 29 2 29 opened military operations against Out Outer r Mongolia Feb 15 Italians 15 Italians lans defeated Ethiopians after fter front font six si days days' das das' battling on northern norther March 1 Ethiopians 1 I defeated by Italians Ital ItI inns ians area in I another great battle batte in i March V 3 League 3 of Nations committee commit comi tee asked Italy Ibl and Ethiopia to t consider an nn armistice March 5 Ethiopia 5 accepted proposal for peace parley March pace 7 Hitler 7 7 Hitler denounced the te Locarno Lo La L. L carno caro treaty and remilitarized the Rhineland Rhineland Rhine Rhine- land lad France moved troops to t border and invoked covenant of 01 le league ge against Germany German March 12 Great 12 Great Britain France Francc Belgium Bel Eel glum gium um and Italy indicted Germany German for furth further councIL r action acton to t League Lage of Nations French senate ratified mutual assistance assistance assist assist- ance aee treaty with wit Russia Rusi March 19 League 19 League council condemned I Germany Gerny for violating treaties March 21 21 United 21 United d States Britain and I France agreed agre on treaty limiting size sie of 01 battleships March 22 22 Italy Austria and Hungary Hungar strengthened their alliance alance March 23 ItalIan 29 Italian bombers destroyed Harrar second cl city of Ethiopia Etiopia March 30 Iran 30 Iran withdrew its It diplomatic diplo diplo- mat matic matig representatives from Washington April 14 Italian forces occupied D Ethiopia V April 17 17 Turkey Turkey remilitarized the Dardanelles Dar dandies In violation of Lausanne treaty League Lague of Nations abandoned effort efort to end Italo Ethiopian war M May Y 2 Ethiopian 2 imperial family abandoned Addis Addi Ababa as ns Italians drew near city burned and looted by natives I May 5 Italians 5 n occupied Addis Addi Ababa and declared the te war ended May 9 Italy 9 Italy formally annexed Ethiopia Ethi Ethl opts opia and announced restoration of Roman empire empie May 12 2 Mussolini recalled recale Italian delegates from Geneva league council adjourned to June Jun 15 I May 15 Guatemala 15 withdrew from League of Nations I May 18 United 18 United States s senate nate ratified raUe new London naval tre treaty ty June Juc 17 BrItish 17 17 British cabinet voted for end of sanctions against Italy Ial July Jul 12 Germany 12 12 and Austria Austa revived pact of friendship July Jul 15 Sanctions 15 against Italy Ibl ended July 18 Turkey 18 Turkey given right to militarize mili ml the te Dardanelles July Ju 30 Great 30 Great Britain and Russia reached a n naval nava accord with wit no limit on Soviet tonnage July 31 reat Great 31 Great Britain France Belgium lid Bel glum gium I Italy ly and Germany German agreed to work out a new Lc Locarno ro pact pact Aug 6 Germany strongly protested to Spain against killing of four lour Nazis and shelling of German steamship Aug 21 HItler 21 Uter 21 Hitler demanded Russia and md Spain stop radio slander campaign n campa against Germany Aug 23 BolivIa 23 Bolivia and ad Paraguay renewed renewed re reo re- re diplomatic tc relations V Germany German barred bare shipments |