Great Purge: Stalin Executes Eight Army Leaders, June 11, 1937

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom are crowned in Westminster Abbey. Date: May 12, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Volkswagen Founded in Germany May 28, 1937Walter Reuther, UAW Clash…

The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War. Date: February 21, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Kamikaze Arrives at Croydon Airport, First Japanese-Built Aircraft in Europe, April 9,…

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…

Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria. Date: April 26, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937World’s First Emergency Telephone Number 999 Introduced in…

Aden becomes a British crown colony. 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 1937Marco Polo Bridge Incident Sparks Second Sino-Japanese War, July 7, 1937Tongzhou Mutiny: East Hebei Army Attacks Japanese Troops and…