1936

1936 The depression lingered on with unemployment continuing to fall to 16.9%, and Hitlers Germany continued to show the world it was not scared of anyone but the 1936 Olympics caused Hitler humiliation when his Aryan Supermen were dominated by the great Jesse Owens. Germany's Hitler, Italy's Mussolini and Japan formed an alliance which would show it's real reason for creation in World War 11. Many of Americas unemployed travelled to California hoping to get work but the the local police chief posted guards at main entrance points blocking the " undesirables" this was illegal and later stopped. The Boulder Dam was completed later renamed the Hoover Dam.

How Much things cost in 1936
Average Cost of new house $3,925.00
Average wages per year $1,713.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $24.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 8 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 12 cents
Studebaker Car $665.00
Ladies Swimming Costume $6.95

Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling

Average House Price 550

What Events Happened in 1936

• Following the depression worldwide dictatorships are established in Mexico, Bulgaria and Peru



• 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 first public Television broadcasts in London



• ( Boulder Dam )Hoover Dam finished 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 it's Maiden Flight In Germany



• The British Air Ministry orders 310 Spitfire Fighter aircraft



• President Roosevelt is re-elected for a second term



• The Crystal Palace Is Destroyed By Fire



• Killer Tornadoes strike Tupelo, Mississippi and Gainesville, Georgia



• A new faster flying boat service starts between America and Britain



• Chiang Kai-Shek declares war on Japan



• Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Berlin



• The Winter Olympic Games are held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Technology

Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Helicopter Germany by Heinrich Focke
Magnetic Recording USA audio tapes
Zippo Lighter USA Zippo Manufacturing

Popular Culture

• The Queen Mary leaves Southampton on her maiden voyage over the Atlantic



• The Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf became extinct



• The book Gone With The Wind is Published

Popular films

• The Alamo



• The Great Ziegfeld



• The Charge of the Light Brigade



• Follow the Fleet, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers