What Happened in 1937

Byron Smith wins the 4th Masters Tournament

Byron Nelson made up six strokes on Ralph Guldahl over two holes the final day to win by two strokes. Compared to Guldahl's 5-6, Nelson played Nos.... Read more

Lyndon B. Johnson Serves as US Representative for the 10th Congressional District of Texas

In 1937 Johnson successfully contested a special election for Texas's 10th congressional district, which covered Austin and the surrounding hill... Read more

Detroit Red Wings win Stanley Cup

The 1937 Stanley Cup Finals NHL championship series was contested by the defending champion Detroit Red Wings and the New York Rangers in their... Read more

Ronald Reagan Enlists in the Army Enlisted Reserve

After completing fourteen home-study Army Extension Courses, Reagan enlisted in the Army Enlisted Reserve[26] on April 29, 1937, as a private... Read more

Hindenburg Airship Explodes

The Hindenburg disaster took place on May 6, 1937 as the German rigid airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed within one minute while... Read more

"Captains Courageous" Is Released

Captains Courageous is a 1937 MGM film, based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling. The movie was produced by Louis D. Lighton and directed by Victor... Read more

Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons

Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons was a Walt Disney animated film released on May 19, 1937 for a limited time to help promote the... Read more

Golden Gate Bridge is Opened

On May 27, 1937, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was opened to the public for the first time for "Pedestrian Day," marking the start of the... Read more

Amelia Earhart's second attempt to fly around the world begins

While the Electra was being repaired Earhart and Putnam secured additional funds and prepared for a second attempt. This time flying west to east,... Read more

"Grand Illusion" Is Released

Grand Illusion (French: La Grande Illusion) is a 1937 war film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story... Read more

'Slave Ship' Premieres in New York

Slave Ship is a 1937 film directed by Tay Garnett, starring Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery. The supporting cast includes Mickey Rooney, George... Read more

Nazi Germany Establishes Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Buchenwald concentration camp (German: Konzentrationslager or 'KZ' Buchenwald) was a Nazi concentration camp established on the Ettersberg (Etter... Read more

Amelia Earhart disappears near Howland Island

On July 2, 1937 (midnight GMT) Earhart and Noonan took off from Lae in the heavily loaded Electra. Their intended destination was Howland Island, a... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes Dumb Witness

Dumb Witness is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on July 5 1937 and in the US... Read more

Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937 – September 9, 1945) was a military conflict fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of... Read more

Marco Polo Bridge Incident (Battle of Lugou Bridge)

From June 1937, Japanese troops carried out intensive military training maneuvers in the vicinity of the western end of the Marco Polo Bridge.... Read more

"Easy Living" Is Released

Easy Living (1937) is a screwball comedy film, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Preston Sturges from a story by Vera Caspary, and starring... Read more

Search for Amelia Earhart is called off

Beginning approximately one hour after Earhart's last recorded message, the USCG Itasca undertook an ultimately unsuccessful search north and west... Read more

Fighting Erupts at Langfang Between Chinese and Japanese Troops Despite Recent Truce

By 25 July, Japanese reinforcements in the form of the IJA 20th Division arrived and fighting re-erupted first at Langfang, a city on the railroad... Read more

Tungchow Mutiny

The Tungchow Mutiny (通州事件 Tsushu jiken, Chinese: 通州事件; pinyin: Tōngzhōu Shìjiàn), sometimes referred to as the Tōngzhōu Incident, was an assault on... Read more

Tianjin Falls to Japanese Forces

Meanwhile on the coast at dawn of 29 July, the IJA 5th Division and Japanese naval forces separately attacked Tianjin and the port at Tanggu, which... Read more

Beijing Falls to Japanese Forces

On 28 July, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Song Zheyuan to retreat to Paoting in southern Hebei province. Over the next two days, intense fighting took... Read more

Japanese Forces Begin Attack on Chinese at Nankou

On August 8th the Japanese 11th Independent Mixed Brigade, commanded by Gen. Shigiyasu Suzuki began their attack on the left flank of the 13th... Read more

"The Life Of Emile Zola" Is Released

The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 biographical film of famous French author Émile Zola. It depicts his friendship with noted painter Paul Cézanne... Read more

First Phase in the Battle of Shanghai

Around 9am on August 13, the Chinese Peace Preservation Corps exchanged small arms fire with Japanese troops in Zhabei, Wusong, and Jiangwan... Read more