Wednesday, November 4, 1936. Anarchist in the government?

Spanish Nationalist took Getafe.

The anarcho-syndicalist CNT/FAI quixotically accepted four cabinet positions in the Republican government, the only time anarchists have participated in a national government, which frankly doesn't make a lot of sense.

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Tuesday, November 3, 1936. The 1936 Election.

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Monday, November 2, 1936. BBC starts television service.

The BBC Television Service was launched. 

There were fewer than 400 televisions in the entire country at the time.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was launched.

1940 CBC symbol.

The BBC and the CBC are absolutely excellent.  Having a state owned broadcasting entity is an anathema to Americans, who seemingly large numbers of detested in the form of PBS, which is unfortunate as the balanced and intelligent presentation of these services serves as a major counterweight to having the American situation, in which people gravitate towards propaganda masquerading as new, particularly on the American right.

The Spanish Nationalist took Nationalists captured Brunete.

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Saturday, October 31, 1936. "I welcome their hatred".

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Thursday, October 29, 1936. Battle of Seseña.

The Nationalist added to their string of victories at the Battle of Seseña where a Republican armored attack was turned back after assaulting the Nationalist stronghold.

It was the first use of tanks in the war and the assault was at first successful.  Some of the crewmen were Soviets, but as the Republicans were largely unfamiliar with tanks, which they'd only had for a few days, the assault was an overall failure in the end.

Pols Armāns of the Red Army, who commended Republican tanks at the Battle of Seseña.  He was killed by a German sniper during World War Two.

The Iraqi government was overthrown in a coup.

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Sunday, October 25, 1936. Formation of the Axis. Martyrdom of Fr. Recaredo Centelles Abad, Ferragut Roig, María de Jesús, María Verónica, María Felicidad, Josefa de la Purificación.

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Friday, October 16, 1936. Siege of Oviedo broken.

The Siege of Oviedo, which had started on July 19 with a Republican investiture, ended in a Nationalist victory.

Col. Antonio Aranda Mata, the commander of the besieged Nationalist at Oviedo.  He'd be sacked by Franco in the 1940s for being part of a secret monarchist movement, but was restored to rank and promoted by King Juan Carlos.  He died at age 90 in 1979.

Newspaper owner Lord Beaverbrook called on King Edward VIII and informed him that he would help enforce a voluntary media blackout on the king's relationship with Wallace Simpson.

Paris conducted a nocturnal practice air raid.

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Thursday, October 15, 1936. Battle of Sigüenza ends.

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