WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1937
Find out what all happened January to September 1937

Balinese Tiger declared extinct. (27. September 1937)

The New London School explosion killed 300 people, mostly children. (18. March 1937)

Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad. (8. July 1937)

Ponce Massacre: 18 people and a 7-year-old girl in Ponce, Puerto Rico, are gunned down by a police squad acting under orders of US-appointed Governor, Blanton C. Winship. (21. March 1937)

The Battle of Shanghai begins. (13. August 1937)

Aden becomes a British crown colony. (1. April 1937)

Tōngzhōu Incident: in Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians. (29. July 1937)

The human-powered aircraft, Pedaliante, flew 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) outside Milan. (18. March 1937)

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. (30. April 1937)

Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by Nazi forces. (1. April 1937)

End of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War. (26. July 1937)

The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson. (3. June 1937)

Spanish Civil War: Guernica (or Gernika in Basque), Spain is bombed by German Luftwaffe. (26. April 1937)

In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California. (27. May 1937)

Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege. (5. September 1937)

Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road. (15. January 1937)

The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey. (12. May 1937)

Volkswagen (VW), the German automobile manufacturer was founded. (28. May 1937)

A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak. (15. June 1937)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a plan to enlarge the Supreme Court of the United States. (5. February 1937)

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