| Show ahn chronology ff OF THE YEAR 1936 3 6 N COMPILED BY E W PICKARD DOMESTIC jan 3 congress opened its session and president roosevelt delivered his message on the state of the nation jan 6 su supreme reme court decided the AAA was unconstitutional president roosevelt submitted budget message tor for fiscal ascal year e a r 1937 jan 9 democratic Demo democratic craic national convention opening june 23 awarded to philadelphia jan 10 house passed immediate payment ot of bonus bill jan 13 supreme court ordered return of impounded processing taxes jan 20 senate passed bonus bill providing ing payment by baby bonds jan an 21 deficiency appropriation bill asked US for now new deal jan 24 president vetoed bonus bill and house bouse voted to override the veto house voted lor for AAA farm arm contracts jan 27 senate passed baby bond bonus bill over presidential veto jan 31 huey longs widow appointed senator benator from louisiana to fill out his term feb 4 senate repealed cotton tobacco and potato control acts feb 5 house repealed the three farm acts feb 6 house voted to impeach federal judge halstead ritter bitter of southern district of rf florida feb 10 supreme court held invalid the TAut louisiana stana law taxing newspaper advertising feb 14 house passed army appropriation feb 15 new farm bill passed by senate feb 17 supreme court upheld right of TVA to distribute electricity developed at wilson dam house voted to extend neutrality act one year feb 18 senate passed neutrality extension SI on bill feb 21 house passed new farm bill feb 24 maj gen johnson hagood removed from command for criticizing administration feb 26 president roosevelt vetoed seed loan bill feb 28 interstate commerce commission cut basic rauw railway fares to 2 cents a mile feb 29 president al e nt signed revised neutral uy my act completed boulder dam turned over to reclamation matlon service march 3 president in message to con fress cress proposed new taxes of 0 march 4 completed norris dam opened by president roosevelt Hoo sevelt march 10 arthur W cutten of 0 chicago noted grain speculator indicted tor for income tax lux evasion t march 11 district of columbia supreme court permanently enjoined seizu i of telegrams by senate committee march IS 18 president roosevelt asked congress lor for lor for relief to in next bess fiscal cal year march 22 president roosevelt started on annual fishing trip 1 march 23 senate senaie passed war department appropriation bill march 24 federal judge barn barnes es in chi leago cago declared national labor relations act tun unconstitutional constitutional march 30 federal judge samuel alschu iller of chicago resigned 4 i april 3 bruno hauptmann executed at trenton N J tor for and murder lot jolt col charles A Lind berghs baby son it april 10 president roosevelt returned to washington J april 13 president appointed general hagood to command of sixth corps area at 3 april 17 federal judge halsted L ritter of florida found guilty by senate on impeachment peach ashment ment charges and removed from of D e J 1 april 29 house passed tax al till may I 1 alvin karels public enemy no I 1 captured in new orleans S house passed navy bill imay 8 senate passed house naval nava ap bill ire may 11 house passed passed relief tand d deficiency bil bill may 13 frazier le lc ake farm mortgage financing dancing bill defeated in house fe may 18 guffey coal act declared invalid f supreme court may 25 supreme court declared invalid dihe e municipal bankruptcy act 1 socialist party nominated norman jt liodas omas tor for president may 30 senate approved florida ship i anal III appropriation 0 june une I 1 senate passed relief and lency ene bill 1 united united states supreme court held invalid york minimum wage law bjune june awilliam B bankhead Banh head alabama lecter ted speaker to succeed the late J W cyms a j june 6 texas centennial exhibition clr tied at dallas ji june national convention tied ened in cleveland t june 11 gov alt AH M landon of kansas i f nominated omina ted tor for president by republicans june une 12 republicans nominated frank C hox of 1 chicago for vice president a ent roosevelt delivered address at ie texas centennial exposition in dallas 1121 a 14 president roosevelt dedicated r georee rogers clark memorial at vina y annes es ind delivery very of bonus bonds to veterans be june ne 17 house defeated blacksmith black smith anti dt it arty bill and florida ship canal bill tune e 18 congress passed anticommunist anti antl communist TO bif II 11 tune ne 20 congress adjourned tune ne 23 democratic Derno cratic national convention W tied at philadelphia it tune une 26 franklin D roosevelt i ted by acclamation by democrats J 10 tune une 27 john N garner 0 vice presidency uly I 1 postmaster general parley farley given co ve of absence until alter after election uly illy 11 roosevelt dedicated y york tri trl borough bridge w illy ly 14 president roosevelt and sons left kiil liil tw wo beeks k cruise uly I 1 y 15 Townsend send followers opened con atlon tio in I 1 cleveland v uly 23 alf M landon officially notified y his is nomination tor for presidency liB uly llly 29 president roosevelt ended vaca ihn n cruise at campobello island N B ug 4 fifty leight eight persons 23 petroleum cerns and three publishing companies in eted ad b by federal grand jury for or violating IP trust trus law ug 5 A F of L council suspended ten I 1 dons oris dominated by john L lewis lew s ug 16 national union tor for social justice oVen convention tion in cleveland indorsed endorsed Indor sed lemke lel president of united states and elected ther her coughlin Coughl ln its president aug g 24 Willi william arn phillips undersecretary irate tate appointed ambassador to italy j ing 25 william C bullitt n named med am hl to france vice jesse 1 I straus straus to re gfa Bied ed 0 resident roosevelt began 12 day tour ot of 11 th area trill tat aug aug 30 ruth puth bryan owen resigned as OF llster later to denmark n jaert L 3 president roosevelt met cover it blandon adon and six other midwest rover gover jamiat Jf at des de in drouth relief relict con isai tance nee pk 4 all minneapolis flour mills closed 0 t JY 14 maine senatorial Benator lal and state alec I 1 M it carried by republicans P pt 20 G A R national encampment yf if ea 1 in washington mei me i can legion opened convention in li l i dedicating peace gardens garden sept 24 american legion elected harry W col colmery e 01 0 topeka national commander C 01 H williams avzi ams reihe ol of pittsburgh elected co commander ln in chief of 0 G A R sept ag 25 har harry woodring nR riven given recess appointment I 1 as secretary detary of war S sept P 2 ag 6 flour mill workers strike in minneapolis M cn polls ended by com compromise promie oct 20 ambassadors of italy and D de L los rios of spain and minister mar IC r of canada presented their credentials t to 0 president roosevelt oct 23 burlington zephyr train broke world record in run irom from chicago to denver oct 30 31 strike of maritime workers tied up lip pacific coast shipping nov 3 roosevelt and garner re rc elected president and vice president electoral vote to 8 for landon and knox nov 6 general maritime strike voted by workers committee leading steel producers announced wage in increases creases averaging 10 per cent nov 10 national conference on labor legislation opened in washington nov 12 great san francisco bay bridge formally opened nov 14 engagement announced ot of franklin D roosevelt jr son of the president and ethel du pont font nov 16 american federation of labor convention opened in tampa nov 17 president roosevelt started on trip to buenos aires army board of engineers recommended completion of florida ship canal R G tugwell resigned as assistant secretary of agriculture and resettlement administrator nov 20 joseph E davis appointed ambassador bas to russia nov 23 U S supreme court upheld new york states unemployment insurance law A F of L convention approved suspension of rebel C 1 I 0 unions nov 25 federation of labor voted against formation of 0 labor political party nov 27 american federation ot of labor convention declared for 30 hour week and re elected president william green nov 28 international live stock show opened in chicago nov 29 herman atrelle of alberta won wheat kins king title tor for fifth time dec I 1 government chartered ship sailed for alaska with food two more unions joined in maritime workers strike dec 2 libby owens ford glass company plant at ottawa ill closed by strike senator borah announced opposition to reduction of french war debt longshoremen at new york boycotted french ship D dec c 3 dr F E townsend and two associates so socia clates tes indicted for contempt of house of representatives automotive workers strike extended to goodyear tire plant at akron ohio dec 4 republican chairman john hamilton announced he would submit his resignation on dec 17 dec 9 final election returns showed Roosevel ts plurality to be donald resigned as special assistant attorney general dec 15 president roosevelt returned to washington from south american trip dec 17 republican national committee rejected chairman hamiltons resignation FOREIGN jan 10 miguel mguel gomez elected president of cuba jan 17 eleven acquitted nine convicted in great fraud trial triad in paris jan 20 king george of england died jan 21 former prince of wales proclaimed king edward VIII jan 23 premier laval ol of france resigned jan 24 albert sarraut sarratt formed new french cabinet feb 13 french cabinet suppressed all royalist organizations because of riots feb 16 leftists won spanish elections feb 17 paraguay government seized by military revolutionaries rafael franco made president feb 19 manuel azana made premier of spa spain in feb 26 japanese militarists revolted and assassinated several high officials government buildings in boklo seized feb 29 rebellion in japan quelled march 9 new japanese cabinet headed by koki hirota installed march 11 franco made paraguay a totalitarian tali state march 13 serious marxist riots throughout spain march 14 franco government in paraguay rec recognized 0 by united states and other nations march 20 mexican government permitted reopening of catholic churches march 23 mussolini abolished italian chamber of deputies and nationalized all large industries pr president e aident vargas proclaimed martial law in B brazil march 29 germany gave hitler almost u unanimous nani vote in reichstag elections april 1 austria decreed general conscription violating st germain treaty april 7 spanish parliament voted president zamora out of office april ID 10 mexican government expelled former president calles april 25 eleazar contreras elected president of venezuela april 26 combination of communists and socialists won majority in french parliamentary ele elections eions april 28 king king fund fuad I 1 of egypt died and was succeeded by crown prince farouk may 2 party won egyptian parliamentary elections may 3 coalition of leftists won control of french assembly may 10 manuel azana made president of spain may 13 prince von Star hemberg vice chancellor of austria dropped from cabinet may 15 Cliance chancellor llor of austria decreed dissolution of all private armies may 17 bolivian army officers forced president sorzano to resign and named col david toro to succeed him may 20 miguel mariano gomez inaugurated uga I 1 president aident of cuba june elj 2 J H thomas resigned british colonial secretary found guilty of dis disclosing clos budget secrets june 4 leon blum socialist became premier of france june 7 million french workers won strike as employers accepted of premier blum june 10 spanish reds and fought machine gun battle at malaga june 15 pope pius created two new italian cardinals june 18 french cabinet decreed dissolution ot of all fascist organizations july 18 fascists and royalists started revolution in spain july 28 spanish government 1 seized all church and school property and took control of 0 industry an and finance aug 5 premier metaxas of greece set up a dictatorship because of communist P plot F t aug AM 19 Zinovi ev kamenec and 14 others bladed guilaf guilty to conspiracy to kill stalin and seize control contro of soviet russia aug 21 24 sixteen russian conspirators executed e b by firing squad hitler doubled 0 period of military train ing in germany aug ug 25 C T f wang made maae ln chinese inese am aug ug f ln inese am cassador bas to united states sept 3 great britain put palestine under martial law sept 4 caballero socialist leader became premier of spain spanish rebels captured arun sept 7 france decided to spend on army sept il 11 british trades union congress rejected popular front alliance with com coin sept 12 spanish rebels captured san sebastian sept IS 18 spanish loyalists dynamited part ot of alcozar at toledo killing many rebel defenders sept 25 french government decided to abandon gold standard and devaluate the franc sept 27 spanish rebels captured toledo a and nd rescued the alcazar garrison oct 1 gen cen francisco franco became head ot of the spanish insurgent junta austria repudiating the treaty of st germain Ger maln called youths for or compulsory military trai training french parliament passed franc devaluation bill oct 4 serious riots in paris between communists and nationalists oct 5 italy devalued the lira oct 11 arab general strike in palestine against as ennst jewish immigration called off oct 14 belgium dropped all military alliances oct 30 spanish rebel planes bombed madrid killing military coup forced reorganization of iraq government I 1 i nov 3 king edward of 0 england opened parliament pledging the nation to peace nov 7 spanish government fled madrid to valencia nov 15 spanish rebels forced crossing ot of manzanares Manzan arcs river and entered one section of madrid nov 18 roger Sal engro french minister of the interior assailed by rightists committed suicide general franco spanish rebel chief declared blockade of barcelona nov 24 dictator stalin presented new constitution to russia nov 28 military revolt in quito ecuador suppressed by government dec I 1 spanish loyalists launched great offensive against fascist insurgents germany geranan decreed death penalty for those w who ho hoa hoard ry wealth abroad new russian constitution approved by soviet congress british house ot of lords defeated bill to permit mercy killings dec 2 british prime minister baldwin pleaded with king edward to accept cabinets advice to relinquish his intimacy with mrs wally simpson renewed rebel air raids on madrid killed hundreds coup in greece tolled foiled by government dec 3 king edward defied cabinets demand that he choose between the throne and mrs simpson dec 5 pope plus stricken with paralysis dussias Rus sias new constitution given final approval by all union congress of soviets dec 6 mexico offered to let russian exile reside in that country dec 7 mrs wallis simpson announced her willingness to renounce her association with king edward of england to end the crisis dec 10 king edward of england abdicated in favor of his brother the duke of york dec 11 british parliament and the dominions accepted edwards abdication and the accession of george VI dec 12 george VI was proclaimed king of great britain and made edward duke of windsor dictator chiang kal kai shek of china in by mutinous troops of marshal chang dec 17 giuseppe motta elected president of switzerland international jan 1 emperor of 0 ethiopia protested to league of nations against use of poison gas by italians and bombing of swedish ambulance jan 4 italian flyers bombed egyptian red cross camp in ethiopia jan 15 japan withdrew irom from naval conference in london british red cross unit in ethiopia bombed by italian airmen jan 22 seven european powers pledged operation cooperation co of war forces against italy if britain was attacked jan 23 29 Manchu kuo opened military 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