In 1936

AFP Sports looks back at the major events of 1936, which puts Murray's achievement in perspective:

In violation of the Treaty of Versailles, Nazi Germany reoccupied the Rhineland

Italy annexed Ethiopia

Spanish Civil War began

Franklin D. Roosevelt re-elected US president in landslide victory

King Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson

Average house price in Britain was 550 ($881)

Elsewhere:

Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind published

Max Schmeling knocks out Joe Louis in the 12th round of their heavyweight match at New York's Yankee Stadium

Olympics take place in Berlin

China Daily

(China Daily 09/12/2012 page24)