Also Within this year in history

The Spanish Civil War began in 1936. In England, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson. American Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, undermining Hitler’s claims of Aryan superiority. The British ocean liner Queen Mary and the German airship Hindenburg completed their maiden voyages, Girl Scout cookies began to be sold nationally and the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its first five members, including the recently retired Babe Ruth.

Jan

29

Sports

U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members

On January 29, 1936, the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects its first members in Cooperstown, New York: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson and Walter Johnson.

Entrance To The Baseball Hall Of Fame

Museum goers anter the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, summer 1939. (Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)

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Jun

30

Arts & Entertainment

“Gone With the Wind” published

Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind, one of the best-selling novels of all time and the basis for a blockbuster 1939 movie, is published on June 30, 1936.

In this clip from This Day In History, we get to take a look at some of the memorable things that have happened on our planet. From a man tight roping to the publication of the hit novel “Gone with the Wind,” we see all that happened on June 30th. You won’t want to miss all the interesting tidbits that come along with this video…See it here!

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