July 18th, 1936. Start of the Spanish Civil War as General Francisco Franco leads the military uprising throughout the country. Franco becomes Spain's dictator 3 years later when his national's forces topple Madrid's Republican government. 1969. ...
🌅 #Today in History#1936.09.07袋狼灭绝袋狼(Thylacinus cynocephalus),现已全部灭绝,因其身上斑纹似虎,又名塔斯马尼亚虎,曾广泛分布于新几内亚热带雨林、澳大利亚草原等地,后因人类活动只分布于塔斯马尼亚岛。袋狼是近代体型最大的食肉有袋类动物,和其他有袋动物一样,母体有育儿袋,产下不成熟的幼兽,在育儿袋...
#Today in history18个 #作家11个 #英语学习573个 Nov 27, 1953 Eugene Oneill(尤金·奥尼尔), the American playwright and Nobel laureate in literature (1936), died at age 65. Reference https://eugeneoneill.org/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lit...
In 1936, the first five inductees of baseball’s Hall of Fame — Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson — were named in Cooperstown, New York. In 1963, poet Robert Frost dies in Boston, at 88. A memorial service would be held at Amherst College, ho...
1933- Bulgarian communists Dimitrov, Popov & Vassili arrested in Berlin 1933- Congress is called into special session by FDR, & began its "100 days" 1936- Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player 1942- Construction of the Alaska Highway began ...
On 5 March 1936 the prototype Spitfire made its maiden flight. Its creator R.J. Mitchell would not live to see its finest hour. Behind the Times The Nabataeans are Coming Pre-Islamic history was once taboo in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Will the ‘rediscovery’ of an ancient people...
#惊人惊事# ——today in history 986年6月18日:北宋名将、“杨家将”杨家之主杨业殉国。 1815年6月18日:著名的滑铁卢战役爆发,拿破仑战败退出历史舞台倒计时。 1935年6月18日:瞿秋白就义牺牲。 1936年6月18日:...
Add A Day In History or Birthday On This Day: February 4, 2025 Birthdays 1902 Charles Lindberg, American pilot, first person to fly the Atlantic solo 1920 Norman Wisdom, Actor & star of many comedy films 1920 Derek Worlock R.C Archbishop of Liverpool 1936 William Ross, Ulster Unionist ...
The journey of theOlympus camera business began in 1936, and it has adeptly navigated through the transitions from film to digital and the emergence of mirrorless technology, continuing to deliver high-quality mirrorless cameras and DSLRs to today’s consumers. ...
Roy Brown of Carleton Place, Ont., a flight leader in the 209th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps.In 1926, the future Queen Elizabeth II was born in London. Her parents were the Duke and Duchess of York, who became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1936. The younger Elizabeth ...