“A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Events • Following the Depression, worldwide dictatorships are established in Mexico, Bulgaria and Peru
1936 Cadillac
• Mussolini announces the official foundation of the New Roman Empire following the capture of Addis Ababa • The Spanish Civil War begins • Germany breaks Treaty of Versailles • BBC starts the fi rst public television broadcasts in London • Hoover Dam is completed and begins creating hydroelectric power • King Edward VIII abdicates to marry Wallis Simpson • Cunard ocean liner, The Queen Mary, begins Atlantic crossings
• The LZ 129 Hindenburg a German zeppelin is completed and takes its maiden fl ight In Germany • The British Air Ministry orders 310 Spitfi re Fighter aircraft • President Roosevelt is re-elected for a second term • Killer tornadoes strike Tupelo, Mississippi and Gainesville, Georgia • A new faster flying boat service starts between America and Britain
voyage over the Atlantic • The Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf became extinct • Jesse Owens wins four Gold medals on August 9 at the Summer Olympics in Berlin
Inventions • Sunscreen invented. Eugene Schueller, a French chemist, invents the fi rst sunscreen. Went on to found the L’Oreal line of cosmetics
• The Winter Olympic Games are held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1936 Lasalle
• Japanese Marines take control of the Shanghai district of China • Chiang Kai-Shek declares war on Japan • The Queen Mary leaves Southampton on her maiden
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1936 Studebaker
1936 BMW
• Helicopter invented in Germany by Heinrich Focke
How much things cost in 1936 Average cost of new house $3,925 Average wages per year $1,713 Cost of a gallon of gas 10 cents Average cost for house rent $24 per month A loaf of bread 8 cents A lb. of hamburger meat 12 cents Studebaker car $665
• Magnetic recording invented in the U.S. • Zippo lighter by Zippo Manufacturing
1936 Peddle Car
Popular Culture “Gone With The Wind” is published Billboard Magazine publishes the fi rst pop music chart 1936 Studebaker
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“I trust no one, not even myself.” – Joseph Stalin
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