Date: May 17, 1937
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 1937Spanish…
Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England. Date: April 12, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Volkswagen Founded in Germany May 28, 1937Flint Sit-Down Strike…
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 1937Golden Gate Bridge Opens to Pedestrian Traffic in California, May 27,…
Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators. Date: May 30, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Kamikaze First Japanese-Built Aircraft Arrives at Croydon Airport April 9, 1937Tongzhou Mutiny: East Hebei…
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 1937Spanish Republican Forces Defeat Italians…
The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire. Date: July 9, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1937Spanish Civil War: Republicans Defeat Italians at Guadalajara, March…