In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California. Date: May 27, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Walter Reuther and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) clash with Ford Motor Company security guards at the River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Battle of the Overpass. Date: May 26, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On…
A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean. Date: May 21, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
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)
Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces. Date: May 7, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
South African medical researcher Max Theiler develops the yellow fever vaccine at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City. Date: April 28, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria. Date: April 26, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)