Memorial Day Massacre: Chicago Police Kill Ten Labor Demonstrators, May 30, 1937

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 1937Marco Polo Bridge Incident Sparks Second Sino-Japanese War, July…

The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative. Date: April 30, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)…

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…

Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean and disappear while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight. Date: July 2, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Spanish Civil War: Republican forces establish the Interprovincial Council of Santander, Palencia and Burgos in Cantabria. Date: February 8, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Spanish Civil War: Guernica Bombed by Condor Legion, April…

The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009. Date: January 25, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Spanish Civil…