Date: May 6, 1937
Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed. Date: May 6, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England. Date: April 12, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Battle of Nanjing Falls, Nanking Massacre Begins December 13,…
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…
The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children. Date: March 18, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Fox Film Archives Destroyed in Vault Fire July 9, 1937Flint Sit-Down…
Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England. Date: April 12, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Kamikaze First Japanese-Built Aircraft Arrives at Croydon Airport April…
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 1937North Pole-1 Soviet Arctic Drift Ice Research Station, May 21, 1937Philippine Women Suffrage Plebiscite Approved by Over 90% -…