Date: May 27, 1937
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (Lugou Bridge) provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (China-Japan War). Date: July 7, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Duke of…
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…
The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children. Date: March 18, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Wallace H. Carothers Receives Nylon Patent, February 16, 1937Second Italo-Ethiopian War:…
Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army. Date: October 9, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero Resigns, Negrín…
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 1937USS Panay Bombed and Sunk in China December 12, 1937Second Sino-Japanese War: Chinese Army Withdraws from Battle…
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal. Date: August 2, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Sir Frank…