Historical Events In 1937
May 12 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Britain are crowned at Westminster Abbey
May 06 The Hindenberg airship catches fire and is destroyed while in the USA
May 17 Juan Negrin succeeds Largo Caballero as Spain's premier
May 30 Memorial Day Massacre - Chicago police shoot on union marchers at Republic Steel Plant in Chicago, 10 die
May 26 Dutch Rail NV at law forms
May 27 Golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco, dedicated
May 12 British King George VI coronated in Westminster Abbey
May 25 First airmail letter to circle the globe returns to New York
May 06 Dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst NJ (36 die, captured on film and radio live)
May 03 Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind"
May 28 Neville Chamberlain becomes PM of England
May 01 FDR signs act of neutrality
May 23 John D Rockefeller dies in Ormond Beach, Florida
May 31 German battleships shell Almeria Spain
May 28 Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco opens to vehicular traffic
May 12 Coronation of Edward, former Duke of Windsor, as king of England.
May 28 San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge opens to vehicular traffic
May 10 Busmen strike in London
May 26 San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate Bridge opens
Jan 01 Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain
Jan 20 Franklin Delano Roosevelt took the oath of office as U.S. President.
Jan 20 The first Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years thereafter)
Jan 19 Future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes.
Jan 25 Miami-to-Tampa bus overturned in a canal, kills 13
Jan 09 Judith Krantz author Scruples was born
Jan 18 Future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes.
Jan 05 Fingleton & Bradman make record stand of 346 for 6th wicket
Jan 01 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua
Jan 01 Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain
Jan 09 Judith Krantz author: Scruples was born
Jan 20 -45ºF (-43ºC), Boca CA (state record)
Jan 30 2nd of Stalin's purge trials; Pyatakov &16 others sentenced to death
Jan 13 The U.S. government announces that Americans are cannot actively participate in the Spanish Civil War.
Jan 30 The birth of Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion
Jan 08 Shirley Bassey, singer James Bond themes Goldfinger, Diamond’s Are Forever was born
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