Jesse Owens anchored the American 4x100m relay team to victory in Berlin, clinching his fourth gold medal of the 1936 Olympics before Adolf Hitler's regime.

Two hundred unemployed shipyard workers set out from Jarrow, England, walking nearly 300 miles to London to demand jobs and government action.

The first hydroelectric generator at Hoover Dam began transmitting power to Los Angeles, 266 miles away, marking the completion of the world's largest dam.

The first generator at Hoover Dam began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles, 266 miles away, proving the massive Depression-era project's ambition.

Edward VIII signed the Instrument of Abdication, choosing American divorcée Wallis Simpson over the British crown after just 326 days as king.