Date: March 21, 1937
Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in seven hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds. Date: January 19, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Spanish Civil…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
A lightning strike starts the Blackwater Fire of 1937 in Shoshone National Forest, killing 15 firefighters within three days and prompting the United States Forest Service to develop their smokejumper program. Date: August 18, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On…
The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative. Date: April 30, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 1937North Pole-1 Soviet Arctic Drift Ice Research Station, May 21,…
The trial of the anti-Soviet Trotskyist center sees seventeen mid-level Communists accused of sympathizing with Leon Trotsky and plotting to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime. Date: January 23, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Ponce…