Video: 'Italian Troops Enter Addis Ababa (1936)'
(Tuesday, May 5, 1936, 4:00 p.m. EAT; during the March of the Iron Will, part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War) — Ethiopia’s era of independence, which had lasted since biblical times, ended this afternoon when the Italians occupied Addis Ababa.
Video: 'Sergei Prokofiev : Peter and the Wolf, a symphonic fairy tale for children Op. 67 (1936)'
(Saturday, May 2, 1936) — Peter and the Wolf, a symphonic tale for children by Sergei Prokofiev, had its world premiere today in Moscow.
(Saturday, April 25, 1936) — “Lost” by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (vocal refrain by Guy’s brother, Carmen Lombardo; recorded March 13, 1936, in New York City) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for four non-consecutive weeks (Apr. 25, May 2/29/30, 1936). Continue reading ‘Lost’ by Guy Lombardo peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Apr 25 1936)
Video: 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' trailer
(Thursday, April 9, 1936, 8:00 p.m. CST) — Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, a screwball comedy about a small-town poet who has to deal with the corruption of city life when he inherits a fortune, premiered tonight at the Malco theater in Memphis, Tennessee, to benefit Red Cross flood and tornado relief. Continue reading ‘Mr. Deeds Goes to Town’ premieres in Memphis 90 years ago this hour (Apr 9 1936)
Video: 'Murderer of Lindbergh Jr., Bruno Hauptmann executed in Trenton, New Jersey HD Stock Footage'
(Friday, April 3, 1936, 8:47:30 p.m. EST) — Silent to the end except for renewed declarations of his innocence, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, 36, was electrocuted tonight at the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton for the 1932 kidnap-murder of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. Continue reading Bruno Hauptmann executed for killing Lindbergh baby 90 years ago this hour (Apr 3 1936)
Video: 'Germany Rhineland - 1936 | Movietone Moment | 29 March 2024'
(Sunday, March 29, 1936) — German Chancellor Adolf Hitler claimed overwhelming victory today in a plebiscite on his policies with 98.79 per cent of the votes.
(Saturday, March 28, 1936) — “Goody Goody” by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Helen Ward) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for four consecutive weeks (Mar. 28, Apr. 4/11/18, 1936). Continue reading ‘Goody Goody’ by Benny Goodman peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Mar 28 1936)
Video: 'Floods Sweep Cities In Western PA 1936/03/18'
(Tuesday, March 17, 1936) — Pittsburgh’s Great St. Patrick’s Day Flood began today as the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, swollen by rain and melted snow, started exceeding flood stage; the high water was blamed for more than 60 deaths.
(Saturday, March 7, 1936) — “Lights Out” by Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Lew Sherwood) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Mar. 7/21, 1936). Continue reading ‘Lights Out’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Mar 7 1936)
Video: 'The March On The Rhine Aka Germans March Into The Rhineland (0)'
(Saturday, March 7, 1936, not long after dawn CET) — The Remilitarization of the Rhineland took place today when Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler sent German forces into the Rhineland in violation of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact. Continue reading Hitler sends troops into Rhineland in violation of Treaty of Versailles 90 years ago this hour (Mar 7 1936)
