Editing 1936 (section)

=== May–June ===
{{Main|May 1936}}
{{Main|June 1936}}
* [[May 5]] – ''[[March of the Iron Will]]'': Italian forces occupy [[Addis Ababa]] unopposed.<ref>{{cite book |first=A. J. |last=Barker |title=Rape of Ethiopia, 1936 |publisher=Ballantine Books |year=1971 |location=New York |isbn=978-0-345-02462-6|page=108}}</ref>
* [[May 7]] – Italy annexes [[Ethiopia]].
* [[May 9]] – Speaking in [[Rome]], [[Benito Mussolini]] announces the foundation of the empire, as [[Italian East Africa]] is formed from the Italian territories of [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]] and [[Italian Somaliland]].
* [[May 12]] – The [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe]] railroad in the United States inaugurates the all-Pullman ''[[Super Chief]]'' passenger train, between [[Chicago]] and [[Los Angeles]].
* [[May 25]] – The [[Remington Rand strike of 1936–37]] begins, spawning the notorious ''[[Mohawk Valley formula]]'', a corporate plan for [[strikebreaking]].
* [[May 27]] – British luxury liner {{RMS|Queen Mary}} leaves [[Southampton]] for her maiden [[transatlantic crossing]].
* [[June 19]]
** [[Max Schmeling]] knocks out [[Joe Louis]] in the 12th round of their [[heavyweight]] [[boxing]] match, at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in New York City.
** [[Per Albin Hansson]] resigns as [[Prime Minister of Sweden]], over the issue of defence policy. He is replaced by the leader of the Farmer's League (''Bondeförbundet'') [[Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp]], who also becomes Minister of Agriculture.
** The total [[solar eclipse of June 19, 1936]] is visible in Greece, Turkey, Russia and Japan. It is part of [[Solar Saros 126]]; [[Gamma (eclipse)|Gamma]] is a value of 0.53889.
* [[June 26]] – [[Focke-Wulf Fw 61]], the first fully controllable [[helicopter]], makes its maiden flight.