Date: August 1, 1937
Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid. Date: July 6, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead. Date: May 17, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This…
Aden becomes a British crown colony. Date: April 1, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937USS Panay Bombed and Sunk in China December 12, 1937Wallace H. Carothers Receives Nylon Patent, February 16, 1937Marco Polo…
Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians. Date: December 13, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia →…
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry. Date: March 2, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Spanish Civil War:…
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published for the first time. (September 22 is celebrated by some fans as Hobbit Day, however.) Date: September 21, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Hindenburg Disaster: Zeppelin Destroyed…