Fox Film Archives Destroyed in Vault Fire July 9, 1937
Date: July 9, 1937
Date: July 9, 1937
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…
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 Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe. Date: April 9, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1937 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan Disappear Over…
The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London. Date: June 30, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 30 π Events on this day in 1937 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Aden Becomes British Crown Colony, April 1, 1937Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan Sign Treaty of…
Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Second Spanish Republic. Date: August 10, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 10 π Events on this day in 1937 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1937North Pole-1 Soviet Arctic Drift Ice Research Station, May…
Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon. Date: February 16, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1937 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Peel Commission Recommends Palestine Partition July 7, 1937Spanish Civil War Battle of Brunete Begins, Republican…