Anniversaries of 1936 by Elmo Scott Watson
A survey of notable anniversaries in 1936 highlighting American historical figures, events, and milestones. It lists births, battles, political milestones, and technological advances from 1786 to 1911, linking them to the year 1936 and its leap-year context.
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Elmo Scott Watson
World oil supply and key producing nations in 1930s
The article details how a few countries shape global oil, led by the United States, Soviet Russia, and Venezuela. It notes Britain’s influence, Italy’s minimal output, and others like Romania Iran Netherlands Indies Mexico and Colombia. It cites 99 percent of world oil from twelve nations and highlights geographic distribution, offshore and inland fields, and historical production milestones through 1934.
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Chicago
Haymarket Square
Charleston
D. C
Charles B. Gatewood
Sixth Cavalry
Geronimo
Nelson A. Miles
Skeleton Canyon
Ariz
Southwest
United States
Antarctica
National Geographic Society
Soviet
Russia
Venezuela
Great Britain
Italy
Romania
Iran
Persia
Netherlands Indies
Mexico
Colombia
Argentina
Peru
India
Trinidad
Iraq
Point Barrow
Alaska
Lake Maracaibo
Summerland
Santa Barbara County
California
Pacific
Edwin Drake
Appalachian
Titusville
Pennsylvania
Ular
Louisiana Gulf Coast
Adalberon’s warning on anger and bias for clear thinking
The author recalls Archbishop Adalberon’s near thousand year old counsel at a Lower Lorraine kingship assembly. He quotes the archbishop urging to prevent hatred from stifling reason and affection from distorting truth. The piece asks if a better modern expression exists.
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Adalberon
Lower Lorraine
France
Barry the St Bernard Saves Forty in Swiss Snowstorm
Barry a St Bernard belonging to the St Bernard Hospice in the Swiss Alps saved forty travelers trapped by snow. He carried a little girl to safety before being shot by a man who mistook him for a wolf.
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Barry
St. Bernard
Swiss Alps
15 000 Parts in the Modern Automobile
The article notes that a contemporary car comprises about 15 000 distinct parts. It explores how this complex assembly supports vehicle function and reliability across models.
Voice of Firestone Program on N B C WEAF 1935
Radio listing notes Richard Crooks or Nelson Eddy with Margaret Speaks hosting Monday evenings on the Nationwide NBC WEAF network for Firestone programs in 1935. The entry highlights the performers and sponsors in the era's music radio menu.
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Firestone
Richard Crooks
Nelson Eddy
Niith Margaret
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W T. Sherman
Scott
West Point
N. Y
Shays
Daniel Shays
Sparta
Tennessee
David
Davy Crockett
Texas
Joseph Warren Kelfer
Ohio
Samuel P. Colt
Lone Star Republic
Gen. Santa Anna
Alamo
San Antonio
James Bowie
William Barret Travis
James Butler Bonham
William Rufus King
North Carolina
Alabama
Franklin Pierce
Cuba
Sam Houston
Battle of
San Jacinto
Republic of Texas
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Guilford
N. C
Ilinois
Arkansas
Wesley Merritt
New York City
United States Military Academy
Dragoons
Plains
Fifth
Philippine
Manila
James Madison
Montpelier
Joseph Wheeler
Fighting Joe
Augusta
Santiago
Philippines
Lewis Nixon
Leesburg
United States Naval Academy
Construction Corps of the Navy
Oregon
Cape Horn
Indiana
Crescent Shipyard
Elizabeth
N. J
United States Navy
Spain
Abraham Lincoln
Confederate States of America
Montgomery
Ala
Confederacy
Randolph Orren Smith
Louisburg
Albert Sidney Johnston
Utah
Smith
Confederate Congress
Fort Sumter
Frederic Remington
Canton
Richard J. Gatling
Florida
Fort Sill
Qokla
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Auguste Bartholdi
Liberty
America
American Republic
Bartholdi
Grover Cleveland
House of Representatives
Senate
Atwood
St. Louis
New York
Western Newspaper
Talog
Gen
Frederig Remington
Statue OF Liberty
Texas Fields
Oklahoma
Firestone Auto Supply and Service
Firestone Tire