| Show t. t Cf C J c- c 0 co Chronology of the YEAR 1936 Compiled by Eo E. EW W. W PICKARD c C. C G CT sO Gt O 0 CiN G TO DOMESTIC Jan 1 Franklin I-Franklin C. C Hoyt resigned as ac federal administrator Jan lan 3 Congress 3 opened Its It session and nd President Roosevelt delivered his bill message on the state of the nation Jan lan 6 Supreme 6 Court decided the AAA was wal unconstitutional President Roosevelt submitted budget message for fiscal Oscil year 1937 Jan lan 9 Democratic 9 II national conven convent lion tion opening June 23 2 awarded to Phila delphia Jan lan I 13 House 13 House passed Immediate payment pay I ment of ci bonus bill blU bi Jan o 13 Supreme 13 Supreme Court ordered r re turn tr of Impounded processing taxes Jan 20 20 Senate passed bonus bill bi providing pro pr viding payment by baby bonds bondi Jan 21 Deficiency 21 appropriation bill bI asked ake for New Deal 50 Jan 22 22 Bonus bill bi sent ent to t President Jan 23 Senate 23 Senate enate committee rejected substitute AAA bill bi Jan 2 24 President 24 vetoed bonus bill billand bi and nd house voted to t override the veto contracts contact House voted 00 for tot AAA iA A farm lar Jan 27 Z-enate Z Senate 27 Senate passed paled baby bond bonus bo ho- b nus aus IU bill biU bi over Presidential veto vet Jan 31 31 U-tue U Huey Longs Long widow appointed term from fm Louisiana to t Oil fill f out his hi tr Feb 4 4 enat repealed cotton to t bacco and potato control acts ac acts Feb Zeb ft L House repealed the tie three te farm lar acs Feb 6 House voted to Impeach Federal Fed eral ral eal Judge Halstead Bitter Rier of southern district of Florida Feb 10 Supreme 10 Supreme Court Cur held Invalid the fits te Louisiana law taxing newspaper ad Feb 13 Wayne 13 Wayne Taylor mads mad assistant serta secretary I of treasury Web Feb Feb l 14 house It-house House passed paled OO army a appropriation ate Feb 15 New 15 New farm lam bill bm passed pale by b sen en Feb 17 Supreme 17 1 Supreme Court Curt upheld right of ef T TVA A to dill distribute electricity developed devel o at Wilson Wison dam one Cle Cp House year voted to t extend neutrality act ae Feb 18 Senate 18 Senate passed paled neutrality ex cx tension bill bU Feb 21 21 house 21 House passed new ne farm a bill bi pale Feb 2 24 24 Maj Gen Johnson Johnon Hagood removed from Irom command for lor criticizing administration Feb 20 President 28 ton Roosevelt vetoed 50 00 seed ed loan bill bi Feb Jeb 23 Interstate 23 commerce commission commission com mission cut ct basic balo railway fares lae to t 2 cents cent a mile mie Feb 29 President 29 signed revised neutrality neutrality neu neu- act talt Completed Boulder Buder dam turned tuned over to t reclamation service March 5 President 3 In message to t congress eon con gress proposed new taxes tle of 1137 CO ee prope March Mach 4 Completed Norris Nortis Nor dam damned opened ned b by President Roosevelt March Marb 11 DistrIct 11 I District of Columbia Supreme Su Suo preme court permanently enjoyed seizure seiz selz elz ure ae of telegrams by senate committee March IB President 18 Roosevelt Roosevel asked congress for 1500 for relict In i lex next fiscal year March 22 President 22 Roosevelt started on annual fIshing Ashing trip tp March Marc 23 Senate Senate enate passed paled War Wa department depart ment appropriation bill bi March Marth 2 24 Federal 24 Federal Judge Barnes Bare In i Chicago declared delar national natina labor relations rela tiona act unconstitutional tons March 30 Federal 50 Federal Judge Samuel Samue Al Al- chuler of Cleao Chicago resigned April 3 Bruno Bruno Hauptmann executed Apri at Trenton N. N J. J for tor and murder of 01 Col Cot Charles Charle A. A A Lindbergh's baby son aon an April 8 e Supreme court decision curbed AP powers of securities cour exchange echane commission April Apr 10 President 10 Roosevelt returned to t Washington April Apri 13 President 13 appointed General Hagood Hago to t command of 01 Sixth Sith corps cor area at Chicago April Federal 17 1 Federal Judge Halstead L. L 1 of 01 Florida Florda found guilty ut by senate on en Impeachment charges chare and removed from office bill fm April Apr 20 House passed tax tu bl May 1 Alvin I-Alvin Karpis public enemy No 1 1 captured tn in New Orleans Orlean House passed paled navy bill bl May B Senate 8 Senate nate passed house naval ap appropriation ap bill bi May 11 House 11 l-Jouse l House passed relief and deficiency bill bi May 13 Lemke 13 farm lar mortgage mort gage Be refinancing bill bl defeated in I house May 18 Guffey 18 coal act declared Invalid In valid by Su Supreme rem court May 25 Supreme court cour declared Invalid In I. I valid the municipal bankruptcy act Socialist party nominated Norman I Thomas om for President May 30 Senate 30 Senate approved Florida norda ship Cs canal nal appropriation June 1 Senate Senate passed relief and deficiency de de passe bill bi I United States Stale Supreme court cout held invalid in I. I valid New York minimum wage ware law June Juns 4 William 4 B. B Bankhead Alabama Ala Ala- I barns bama elected speaker to t succeed the late J. J 1 W. W Byrns June lun 6 Texas Texas Centennial exhibition opened at Dallas Dala Speaker ne aker D. D Byrns' Byrns funeral held at Nash Nab StIle ville Y June Juni Jue ft Republican national conven convention lIon tion opened In I Cleveland Ceveland 1 June Je 11 l 11 Gov Alt All Al M. M 1 Landon of Kansas Kan sas paa nominated for lo President by June 13 II Republicans nominated Frank Fran Knox Kox of 01 Chicago for lor vice president prell dent dent President Roosevelt Roosevel delivered delver address addre I at Dals Dallas the Texas Tx Centennial exposition In I June Jue 14 President Roosevelt dull dull- 1 rated rt George Rogers Roer Clark Cark memorial at atI I Vincennes Ind md Delivery of 01 bonus bonds to t veterans i began gan June Jue 17 House 17 House defeated Smith Black t bill lobby anti bill b and Florida ship alp canal canal bl I June IS Congress IS-Congress passed anticommunist anti anU I alit bill bi 1 June lue 20 Congress 20 adjourned June lue 21 Democratic 23 national convention conven I tion opened at Philadelphia tn June lue 26 Franklin 26 Franklin D. D Roosevelt renor bated bate by b acclamation by Democrats S June lue 27 Z-oh Z John 27 John N. N Garner Gane 1 lor for vice presidency July 7 Postmaster 7 7 General Farley Faley t I lion given riven Jul leave leve of 01 absence until utU after elec dec ln July 11 Roosevelt Il I dedicated o COO 0 New Ne York Borough Trl-Borough bridge t July l 14 President 14 Roosevelt and sons song left on two weeks weeks' cruise lt July Ju 11 Townsend 1 followers follower opened conven convention In i Cleveland Former Forer John S. S Farnsworth Farns- Farns Fas worth wor arrested on charge charle of selling le na na- Vat Sal Information to t Japanese July 18 Government 18 drouth relief extended ex cx Ju couth e. e ree tended to 16 states tt JI July 23 AU 23 Alf M. M Jt Landon officially neil noU I Bed Ced le of his hi nomination for fur Presidency July 29 President Roosevelt ended ende vacation va s cation cruise cre at Campobello Island iland N. N B. B July 31 President 31 U Roosevelt Roosevel visited visite Jul governor general of Canada in I Quebec Aug Aue 4 Fifty eight persons 23 2 petro pt I leum concerns and three publishing corn cm panics indicted federal grind by jury panes jul lor for vola violating ti trust anti law lw All Aug 5 A. oA A. A F. F of L. L 1 council suspended ten t unions dominated dominate by John L. L Lewis un L I Aug Au IS NatIonal 16 National Union Unon for Social Sial Justice In I convention in I Cleveland Ceveland In Indorsed in I. I Lemke Lmke for President of United Unite States Statu and el elected Father td Fater its resident president It Aug AU Z 24 William 24 William WUlm Phillips tar tary tl Italy of state tte appointed ambassador to t A Aug 23 WillIam 25 William C BuDt named am budor to t France vice Jesse oe L I. Straus Stal resigned President Roosevelt began 1 day 13 tour tu of ef 1 drouth drut area ara Aug 30 Ruth Ruth Bryan Owen Owe resigned as minister to t Denmark Sept 3 President 3 Roosevelt m mt mat t Governor Gov Coy err Landon and six I other midwest governors governor coerr at Des Dea P Moines Moll In i drouth z re I vet bet conference lf Sept 4 AU 4 IAU All Minneapolis Sour flour Gu mills W closed ed by ir e i 1 J 1 Sept 14 Maine 14 Maine senatorial and state Ile election carried b by Republicans Sept Sert 2 20 U. care G. G A. A R. R national encampment encamp men ment opened In Washington American Legion opened convention In Cleveland dedicating Peace Garen Gardens Sept Sept Z 24 American 24 American Legion elected elfte commander Harry har W. W Colmery Colmer of Topeka national C. C C H H. H Williams Wilam Rube of Pittsburgh elected ln of O. O A. A H. H Sept 25 harry 23 Harry Wood Woodring ring given recess rl appointment as secretary 0 of war wa Sept Sept 26 Flour 26 Flour mill mil workers workers' worker strike In I Minneapolis ended end by compromise Oct Ot 20 Ambassadors 20 of Italy Ialy and De los 10 Rios Ro of Spain and Minister Marler of 01 Canada presented their credentials cre dentals to President Roosevelt thet cre Oct 23 Burlington 23 Zephyr Zeph train trai broke world Denver record In I run rn from Chicago to t Oct Oe 30 3 Strike of 30 maritime workers tied te up Pacific coast coat shipping Nov 3 and Garner Gaer reelected re re- re elected President and vice president Knox electoral vote vot 2 to t S 8 for or Landon anc and ana Nov General 8 maritime strike tle voted by workers workers' worker committee Leading steel teel producers announced wage Increases averaging 10 per cent Nov 10 NatIonal 10 National conference pr on labor legislation opened In Washington Nov 12 Great Great San Francisco Day Bay bridge formally opened Nov Noy l 14 Engagement 14 announced of Franklin D. D Roosevelt Jr announce son an of the President and Ethel du Pont Nov IS American 16 Federation of La Labor f. f L. L bor br convention opened In tn Tampa Nov 17 PresIdent 17 1 President Roosevelt started tre on trip to t B Buenos Jenos Aires Army hoard board bard of engineers recommended rem mended completion of 01 Florida ship canal R. R G G. G Tugwell resigned as a assistant secretary of agriculture and resettlement administrator Nov 20 Joseph 20 Joseph K E. Davis appointed ambassador to Russia lusla Nov 23 U 23 U. U S. S Supreme court upheld New York states state's unemployment cour In Insurance In law A. A F. F of I. I L. L convention approved suspension sus U pension of rebel C. C I. I O. O unions union Nov 25 Federation 25 of Labor voted against ty formation of labor political party par I t. t Nov 37 American 27 27 Federation of La Labor L. L I bor br convention declared for 30 hour I 3 week and elected re-elected President William Green GrCen Nov 28 International 28 Live Uve Stock show how I opened In Chicago Nov 29 29 Herman of Alberta I won wheat t ki king title tile tte for fifth fth time Dec 1 Government 1 l chartered charred ship hp sailed ailed ale for Alaska with wih food fod I Two vir nr unions union unon joined la In 1 maritime workers worker strike Dec De 2 Owens Libby Glass ala company corn com cm pany pan plant at Ottawa Ill m. closed dol by b strike Senator Borah Brah announced opposition to t reduction of French war debt Longshoremen at New York boycotted French ship Dec D. D 3 3 Dr F. F 1 E. E Townsend and two associates Indicted for lor contempt of house bouse of soia representatives te Indice bua Automotive workers workers' strike extended to t Goodyear tire tre plant at Akron Ohio Dec De Goer 4 Republican 4 Chairman John Hamilton announced he would submit his big hs resignation on Dec De 17 1 Dec Deo Final it-Final election eleton returns showed showe Roosevelt's plurality to t be b 1069 Donald Dnald resigned as special assistant attorney general Dec 15 President 15 President Roosevelt returned to t Washington from South American trip Dec Dee 17 Republican 17 1 national commit committee tee nation naton rejected Chairman Hamiltons Hamilton's rela INTERNATIONAL Jan 1 Emperor 1 I of Ethiopia protested to League Lague of Nations against use usa of 01 poison poi pt Swedish son on gas ga ambulance by Italians and bombing of ci ef Jan 15 Japan 15 Japan withdrew from naval conference In London London- Jan 22 2 Seven European powers pledged operation co-operation of ci war forces force against lal Italy II If Britain was wag attacked Jan 29 29 opened military operations against Outer Mongolia Mongola Feb 15 Italians 15 Italians defeated Ethiopians after six si days days' battling battUng on northern front March 1 Ethiopians I defeated by by- Italian Ital ian lans area in I another great ret battle batUe batte in I March Much 3 League 3 of Nations Naton committee commit tee asked ake Italy and Ethiopia to t consider an armistice lal March Mach S 5 Ethiopia accepted proposal for lor peace parley March pace 7 hitler 7 lter 7 Hitler denounced the Locarno Lo 1 carno treaty and remilitarized the Rhineland Rhine Rhine- land France moved move troops trop to t border and Invoked covenant of league leale against Germany March 12 Great 12 Orest Britain France Franc Belgium Del Bel Hl gium Ium and Italy lal indicted Germany for council Ium further action acton to t League Lague of NatIons Nation French senate ratified mutual assistance assist I ance anee treaty with wih Russia March 19 League lb-League League council condemned Germany for violating treaties March 21 21 United United States Britain and France agreed age on treaty treat limiting size Ie of battleships March 22 22 Italy Austria and Hungary strengthened their alliance alance March 29 29 Italian bombers bomber destroyed Harrar lara second city ct of Ethiopia March 30 Iran 30 Iran withdrew its iti Ia diplomatic diplo diplo- matte matic representatives from fm Washington April 14 1 Italian forces lorce occupied Dessye Ethiopia April 17 Turkey 17 Turkey remilitarized the Dardanelles Dar Da dandies danele in I violation of Lausanne Luanne treaty treat League Lague of nf Nations abandoned effort to end nd Italo May 2 Ethiopian 2 Imperial family abandoned Addis Ababa as a. Italians drew near ner city cit burned and looted lote by natives May 5 Italians occupied Addis Ababa and nd declared delare the war ended May 9 Italy 9 Italy formally annexed Ethiopia Ethi Eth opia opla and announced restoration of ci Roman empire May 12 Mussolini recalled Italian delegates from Geneva Geneval league council adjourned to June 15 IS May l 15 Guatemala 15 withdrew from om League of Nations Lalue May 18 United 18 United States senate enate rated ratified new Dew London naval treaty treat June Jue 17 British 17 1 British cabinet voted for lor end of 01 sanctions ancton against Italy laly July 12 Germany 12 and Austria Auta revived revive pact Jul of friendship pct July l 15 Sanctions 15 frIendship Sanction ancton against Italy III ended July Jul IS Turkey 15 Turkey given right to 10 militarize mili mU Jul the Dardanelles July Ju 30 Great 30 Great Britain and Russia reached reache a naval accord with wit no limit on Soviet tonnage July 31 reat 1 Great 31 Great Britain France Bel 1 glum gium Jul Italy It and Germany German agreed are to work out a new Locarno pact pact Au Aug 6 Germany 6 strongly protested to Spain against killing of four tour Nazis Nazi Na and shelling ahelle of German Geran steamship hp Aug 21 hItler 21 Uter 21 Hitler demanded Russia RUlla and Spain stop radio slander alaner campaign against Germany Aug AU 23 23 Bolivia and Paraguay renewed re re diplomatic relations relation Dewe Germany barred bare shipments shipment of war munitions to Spain t Aug 28 Great 26 Great Britain and Egypt signed treaty of alliance Au Aug teat 27 Z-reat Z Great 27 Great Britain and France Frace asked aske 17 nations to join In I arms anus a. a embargo em barge bargo bao against Spain Spai ji Aug 29 Russia Russia demanded expulsion euln of from Noray Norway |