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October 9, 1936

On October 9, 1936, boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles. Wilfried Martens, Robert F. Overmyer, Bert Sugar would arrive in the same year.

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Featured · October 9, 1936

Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles.

S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D.

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1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1936th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 936th year of the 2nd millennium, the 36th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1930s decade.

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On October 9, 1936

  1. 1936 Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles.

    Dam in Nevada and Arizona, US

    S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D.

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The class of 1936

Others born in 1936

Wilfried Martens 1936– Belgian politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2013)
Robert F. Overmyer 1936– American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1996)
Bert Sugar 1936– American author and boxing historian (died 2012)
Pippo Baudo 1936– Italian television presenter (died 2025)
Albert Finney 1936– English actor (died 2019)
Glenda Jackson 1936– English actress and politician (died 2023)

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