NEWS: 1936

The Stanford Indians defeat the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Mustangs 7–0 in the 22nd Rose Bowl.

In the 2nd Orange Bowl, the Catholic University Cardinals beat the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels 20–19.

In the 2nd Sugar Bowl, the Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs defeat the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers 3-2. TCU is ranked #1 nationally in the Williamson Ratings.

Butlin's, a chain of large seaside resorts, is founded in the United Kingdom.

Harry B. Smith, an American writer, lyricist and composer, dies at age 75 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was born on December 28, 1860 in Buffalo, New York.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.

In a reply to U.S. diplomat James Grover McDonald's statement of December 29, 1935, Germany says that the League of Nations has "every reason to worry first about the manner in which states belonging to the League deal with minorities and confessions within their borders" before concerning itself with Germany's internal affairs.

The first-ever New York Film Critics Circle Awards were announced. The Informer is named Best Film of 1935.

Cypress Gardens opens near Winter Haven, Florida.

Roger Miller is born in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country and pop hits "King of the Road," "Dang Me," and "England Swings," along with "Chug-A-Lug," "Engine Engine #9," and others, all from the mid-1960s Nashville Sound era. He died at age 56 on October 25, 1992 in Los Angeles, California.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 1.14 inches.  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Betty Rollin is born in New York, NY. She has been an NBC News correspondent and author. Rollin's reports have won both the DuPont and Emmy awards. She now contributes reports for PBS's Religion and Ethics News Weekly. (Rollin was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1975, and again in 1984, each time losing a breast to the disease. Rollin discussed her cancer publicly and wrote about it in the book, First, You Cry to encourage public awareness and to give encouragement to others facing this disease. First, You Cry was made into a television movie starring Mary Tyler Moore as Rollin.)

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 1.24 inches.  One inch of snow on the ground.

1.29 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most-ever amount in Baltimore on any January 19th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.2") and rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 1.29 inches (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 0 degrees F, the lowest-ever temperature in Baltimore on any January 23rd since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 15° F; Low temp. 0° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

The first five players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame are named. They are Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, and Babe Ruth.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 28° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 24° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for January 1936 is 5.94 inches, including melted snow and ice, well above the normal amount of 3.08 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during January 1936 is 37.1 degrees F, well below the normal of 43.2 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during January 1936 is 24.5 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees. A total of 2.1 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during January 1936, below the normal amount of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 24° F; Low temp. 10° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 28° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.2"); High temp. 26° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (7 inches); High temp. 28° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: 0.61 inch (liquid).  7 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: None.  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore gets 5 inches of snow.

Baltimore weather: Snow (5 inches); High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: 0.44 inch (liquid).  9 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 29° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: None.  8 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 25° F; Low temp. 10° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  8 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 10° F; Precip.: None.  8 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain and freezing rain; High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 1.13 inches (liquid).  8 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.  8 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.  4 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain;High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.4") and rain; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 11° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch (liquid).  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 26° F; Low temp. 9° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 27° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for February 1936 is 3.75 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during February 1936 is 36.8 degrees F, well below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during February 1936 is 22.6 degrees F, below the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 12.6 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during February 1936, above the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.5 inches); High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Antonin Gregory Scalia is born in Trenton, New Jersey. He goes on to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

2.10 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any March 11th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 2.10 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.55 inch.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.1"); High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.81 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.38 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.59 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 1.03 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1936 is 6.42 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during March 1936 is 56.9 degrees F, above the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during March 1936 is 40.8 degrees F, well above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 1.6 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during March 1936, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.44 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.63 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.64 inch.

John Madden is born John Earl Madden in Austin, Minnesota. He was a football coach and sportscaster.  He was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons (1969–1978), and guided them to a championship in Super Bowl XI (1977). After retiring from coaching, he served as a color commentator for NFL telecasts until 2009, work for which he won 16 Sports Emmy Awards. Madden never had a losing season as a coach, and his overall win percentage is second in league history. In recognition of his coaching career, Madden was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. As a broadcaster, Madden commentated on all four of the major American television networks: CBS (1979–1993), Fox (1994–2001), ABC (2002–2005), and NBC (2006–2008). He also served as a commercial pitchman for various products and retailers, most notably the Madden NFL video game series, to which he lent his namesake and color commentary.  Earlier while playing college football at Cal Poly, he won all-conference honors at offensive tackle, and also was a catcher on Cal Poly's baseball team. He died unexpectedly at age 85 on December 28, 2021 in Pleasanton, California.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.24 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Glen Campbell is born in Billstown, Arkansas. He becomes a guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host, best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s including "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights" and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. He releases 64 albums in a career that spans five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album. He died on August 8, 2017, at age 81 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for April 1936 is 2.56 inches, below the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during April 1936 is 60.8 degrees F, well below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during April 1936 is 42.9 degrees F, below the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 1.19 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.82 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.31 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Tony Lazzeri of the New York Yankees becomes the first Major League Baseball player to hit two grand slams in the same game. He accomplishes this feat against the Philadelphia Athletics as the Yankees win, 25-2.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for May 1936 is 3.18 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during May 1936 is 77.7 degrees F, above the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during May 1934 is 57.8 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Larry McMurtry is born in Archer City, Texas. He becomes a novelist, essayist, bookseller, and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the Old West or in contemporary Texas. His novels include "Lonesome Dove", "The Last Picture Show", and "Terms of Endearment." Several of his novels were made into movies. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the movie "Brokeback Mountain." He died at age 84 in Archer City on March 25, 2021.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.31 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Kris Kristofferson is born Kristoffer Kristofferson in Brownsville, Texas. He became a country-music singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. He died at age 88 at his home in Hana, Hawaii, on September 28, 2024.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Rookie Joe DiMaggio hits two home runs in the 5th inning and adds two doubles in the New York Yankees' 18-4 win over the St. Louis Browns.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.29 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 1936 is 1.48 inches, well below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during June 1936 is 81.9 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during June 1936 is 64.6 degrees F, above the normal of 62.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch.

The League of Nations ends sanctions against Italy after the Italian takeover of Abyssinia.

In women's tennis, American Helen Jacobs wins her only Wimbledon title, defeating Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.43 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

In the Major League Baseball All Star Game, the National League defeats the American League 4-3. It's the first win for the National League in the fourth MLB All Star Game ever played. Augie Galan of the Chicago Cubs hits a home run for the National League, and Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees hits a home run for the American League. The game is played at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts, and the attendance is 25,556. The game takes only two hours (exactly) to play.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 103 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 9th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 103° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the first National League player to hit four home runs in a game in the 20th century. He hits his fourth homer of the game in the tenth inning in the Phillies' 9-6 victory over Pittsburgh.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 107 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 10th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 107° F; Low temp. 80° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.

New York City's Triborough Bridge (now the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge), linking Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx, is opened to traffic for the first time.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 100 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any July 11th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 100° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 77° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 79° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

The Spanish Civil War begins as right-wing army generals launch a coup against the Second Spanish Republic.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.78 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Anthony McLeod Kennedy is born. He would become a U.S. Supreme Court justice on February 18, 1988.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.78 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thundershowers; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 1.23 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

The Brooklyn Dodgers defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 22-7 in the first game of a doubleheader, but then lose the second game 5-4.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1936 is 4.89 inches, above the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during July 1936 is 87.6 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during July 1936 is 69.6 degrees F, above the normal of 67.7 degrees.

The 1936 Olympic Games open in Berlin, Germany, with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Jesse Owens of the United States wins the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics as he wins the 100-meter sprint.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Jesse Owens of the United States wins the second of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics as he wins the long jump over Luz Long, who is the first to congratulate him.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.57 inch.

Jesse Owens of the United States wins the third of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics as he wins the 200-meter dash.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.69 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; temp. 82° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore receives 2.51 inches of rain, a record for the most precipitation in Baltimore on any August 29th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 2.51 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 1936 is 4.60 inches, above the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during August 1936 is 87.0 degrees F, above the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during August 1936 is 69.5 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Charles Hardin Holly is born in Lubbock, Texas. He would become known professionally as Buddy Holly, writing and singing such hit songs as "That'll Be The Day", "Peggy Sue" and "Everyday". Buddy Holly was killed on February 3, 1959, along with fellow rock-and-roll stars Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Boulder Dam -- later called Hoover Dam -- begins generating electricity. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt presses a key in Washington, D.C., to signal the startup of the dam's first hydroelectric generator. The dam is on the Colorado River on the border between Arizona and Nevada.

Baltimore weather: Light rian with thunder; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

The Detroit Tigers win a doubleheader against the St. Louis Browns, 12-0 and 14-0 at Navin Field in Detroit, Michigan. It's the largest-margin doubleheader shutout in Major League history.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 1.50 inches.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for September 1936 is 2.16 inches, below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during September 1936 is 79.0 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during September 1936 is 63.8 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.88 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.47 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Anne Sullivan Macy, the teacher of deaf-and-blind Helen Keller, dies at age 70 in Forest Hills, New York. She was born on April 14, 1866, in Feeding Hills, Agawam, MA.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for October 1936 is 1.73 inches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during October 1936 is 68.4 degrees F, just above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during October 1936 is 51.5 degrees F, well above the normal of 46.5 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Television begins regular broadcasts from Alexandra Palace in London, England. These broadcasts are regarded as the world’s first, public, regular, high-definition television broadcasts. It's estimated that about 500 television sets receive the BBC broadcast on this day. (The BBC had done earlier, experimental TV broadcasts, such as parts of the 1936 Olympic Games.)

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.36 inch.

Mary Travers is born in Louisville, Kentucky. She becomes a singer and a member of the folk-singing trio Peter, Paul and Mary, which had several big pop hits in the 1960s including "Puff, the Magic Dragon" and "Leaving On A Jet Plane." She died at age 72 of leukemia on September 16, 2009, in Danbury, Connecticut.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.

Snow falls in Baltimore for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the gorund.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 1936 is 0.79 of an inch, including melted snow and ice, well below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during November 1936 is 53.5 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during November 1936 is 37.6 degrees F, above the normal of 36.5 degrees. A trace of snow falls in Baltimore during November 1936, below the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.5"); High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.5 inches) and rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 1.27 inches (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore receives 1.64 inches of precipitation, the most in Baltimore on any December 6th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 1.64 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.69 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: 0.68 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore receives 1.58 inches of precipitation, the most in Baltimore on any December 19th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.8") and rain (heavy at times); High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 1.58 inches (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: Trace.

A throng of children from Catonsville and vicinity, 2,000 in all, jam the Alpha Theatre in Catonsville to capacity, when two showings of “California Mail,” a rip-roaring Western starring Dick Foran, are given as a Christmas treat to the children by the Sterling Club of Catonsville. The Christmas party at the Alpha is an annual Sterling Club affair. Santa Claus, assisted by the Catonsville police force, is kept busy for three hours greeting the kids and keeping them in line for admission to the theatre, which is entirely free of charge to all children holding tickets. The tickets had been distributed in the schools in Catonsville and vicinity.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for December 1936 is 7.10 inches, including melted snow and ice, well above the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during December 1936 is 47.8 degrees F, above the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during December 1936 is 33.8 degrees F, above the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 2.8 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during December 1936, above the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1936 is 44.60 inches, or 2.02 inches above the normal amount of 42.58 inches.