Flint Sit-Down Strike Ends with GM Recognizing UAW, February 11, 1937
Date: February 11, 1937
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Date: February 11, 1937
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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 β π Other events on March 21 π Events on this day in 1937 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 β π Other events on December 29 π Events on this day in 1937 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1937New London School Explosion Kills 300…
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 β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day…
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 β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1937 π On This Day (Today)…
Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USSΒ Panay on the Yangtze river in China. Date: December 12, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 12 π Events on this day in 1937 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Peel Commission Recommends Palestine Partition…
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 β π Other events on May 6 π Events on this day in 1937 π On This Day (Today) More events…