The temperature on May 11, 1936 was between 9.8 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
July 17 » Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
July 20 » The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.
December 30 » The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.
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