King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Crowned at Westminster Abbey, May 12, 1937
Date: May 12, 1937
Date: May 12, 1937
Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead. Date: May 17, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This…
The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union. Date: February 11, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Trotskyist Center Trial: 17 Communists Accused of Anti-Soviet Plot, January…
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published for the first time. (September 22 is celebrated by some fans as Hobbit Day, however.) Date: September 21, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Spanish Civil War: Largo…
In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California. Date: May 27, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Spanish Civil War: Guernica…
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 1937Memorial Day Massacre: Chicago Police Kill Ten Labor Demonstrators, May 30,…
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…