Date: February 19, 1937
Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China. Date: December 12, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Guiding Light Debuts on NBC…
Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in seven hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds. Date: January 19, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Tito Reads…
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai. Date: November 9, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Kamikaze First Japanese-Built Aircraft Arrives at Croydon Airport April 9, 1937Spanish Civil War:…
Ponce massacre: Nineteen unarmed civilians in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police in a terrorist attack ordered by the US-appointed Governor, Blanton Winship. Date: March 21, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1937Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan…
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom are crowned in Westminster Abbey. Date: May 12, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937New London School Explosion Kills 300, Mostly Children, March 18,…