WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MARCH 1937
Find out what all happened February to March 1937

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

The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War. (21. February 1937)

Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. (19. February 1937)

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

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

The New London School explosion killed 300 people, mostly children. (18. March 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 Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry. (2. March 1937)

Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeated the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara. (18. March 1937)

Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins. (8. March 1937)

Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon. (16. February 1937)

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