German Condor Legion Arrives in Spain to Aid Franco May 7, 1937

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 →…

Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins. Date: March 8, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Stalinists Execute Pastor Paul Hamberg and Azerbaijan Lutherans, November 1, 1937North Pole-1 Soviet Arctic Drift Ice Research…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday. Date: June 14, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Nazi Exhibition Der Ewige Jude…

The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service. Date: April 1, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Spanish Civil War Battle of Brunete Begins, Republican Offensive July 6, 1937USS Panay…

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) More events from 1937Blackwater Fire Kills 15 Firefighters, Sparks Smokejumper Program, August 18, 1937Spanish Civil War:…