WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1937
Find out what all happened February to September 1937

The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London (30. June 1937)

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

New Deal: the United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States. (22. July 1937)

Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England. (12. April 1937)

Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday. (14. June 1937)

The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London – it is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe. (9. April 1937)

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

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

Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill 10 labor demonstrators. (30. May 1937)

A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers. (11. February 1937)

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. (6. May 1937)

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., who pushes a button signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the span. (28. May 1937)

A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean. (21. May 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)

Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Lugou Bridge – Japanese forces invade Beijing, China. (7. July 1937)

Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeated the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara. (18. March 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)

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)

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

Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation. (5. July 1937)