The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution. Date: December 29, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City. Date: December 22, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 →…
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)
Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations. Date: December 11, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Yasuhiko Asaka launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanking. Date: December 9, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich. Date: November 8, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Stalinists execute Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community. Date: November 1, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nazi Germany begins expulsions of 18,000 Polish Jews. Date: October 26, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)