The temperature on August 24, 1936 was between 8.9 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
November 8 » Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.
November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
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