Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. Date: February 19, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day…
Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon. Date: February 16, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union. Date: February 11, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
The trial of the anti-Soviet Trotskyist center sees seventeen mid-level Communists accused of sympathizing with Leon Trotsky and plotting to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime. Date: January 23, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republicans both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road. Date: January 15, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)