1936
Most
of the members of our class were born in 1936.
Here are a few other things that happened the same year.
Events
King George V dies; succeeded by son, Edward VIII.
who soon abdicates to marry American divorcee.
and is succeeded by brother, George VI
Spanish civil war begins
War between China and Japan begins
FDR is reelected in a landslide
Alexis Carrel and Charles Lindbergh develop
the first step toward an artificial heart
Jesse Owens, a Black American. broke two records at
the Olympics in Germany
President/Vice President
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) / John N. Garner (D)
U. S. Statistics
Population: 128,053,180
Federal spending: $823 billion
Unemployment: 16.9%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.03
Famous People Born
Robert Redford, Don Drysdale, Elizabeth Dole,
Dick Cavell, David Carradine, Alan Alda, Ruth Buzzi
Burt Reynolds
Sports
N.Y. Yankees d. N.Y. Giants to win the World Series
Bold Venture wins Kentucky Derby
Entertainment
Popular Movies: "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town",
"The Story of Louis Pasteur"
"The Great Ziegfeld" wins Academy Award
for best picture
British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) debuts
Electric guitars debut
Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind" is published
