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President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a plan to enlarge the Supreme Court of the United States
President Franklin Roosevelt announces an arguable plan to increase the number of the Supreme Court to as many as 15 judges, hoping to make it more efficient. Critics immediately claimed that Roosevelt was trying to “pack” the court and because of that neutralize Supreme Court justices hostile to his New Deal. -
Boston Redskins become Washington
The 1937 Washington Redskins held their first season taking place in Washington, D.C. They would end that season by winning the 1937-38 NFL Championship game against the Chicago Bears, 28–21.The Boston Redskins had won the Eastern Division title the season before that , but had poor attendance, influencing the team to move south. -
The Pedaliante
The Pedaliante (Italian for "Pedal Glider") was a human-powered aircraft designed and also built by Enea Bossi along with Vittorio Bonomi and disputably credited with, in 1936, this became the first fully human-powered flight. On 18 March 1937, at Cinisello airport near located near Milan, the plane was launched at a height of 9 m or 30ft. -
New London School explosion
The explosion known as the New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, this happened when a natural gas leak caused an explosion. This explosion destroyed the London School of New London located in Texas, a community in Rusk County previously known as "London". The terrible incident killed more than 295 students and teachers. -
The Hindenburg Disaster
The Hindenburg disaster occurred on Thursday, May 6, 1937. A German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught on fire and was destroyed during its failing attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. Naval Air Station Lakehurst is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. Of the 97 people on it there were 35 fatalities 13 passengers and 22 crewmen. -
Amelia, The Last Flight
On the date of June 1, 1937 Amelia and her personal navigator Fred Noonan began their quest from Miami, Florida bound to California by traveling around the world. The first destination from their was San Juan, Puerto Rico. From there flying along the northeast edge of South America and then to Africa and the Red Sea. -
The Scottsboro Boys Charges Dropped
The Scottsboro Boys were nine African-American teens accused in Alabama of the raping two White American women on a train in 1931. An important stage or turning point in set of legal cases from this incident involved racism and the right to a fair trial. Charges were dropped on July 24. -
The Hobbit Was Published
The Hobbit was published on September second 1937. The Hobbit was written by J.R.R. Tolkien he is an English author. This book is a fantasy novel as well as a children’s book. This book was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and also got awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. -
Quarantine Speech
The Quarantine Speech was given to a crowd by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 5, 1937 in Chicago. This speech was given as a calling for an international "quarantine of the aggressor nations". The speech increased the intensity of America's isolationist mood thus causing protest by non-interventionists and foes to intervene. -
Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The movie Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs was produced by Walt Disney and Produced by RKO Radio Pictures. This movie was an American animated musical fantasy film. This film was based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm; it is the first full-length cel animated feature film, also the earliest in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series.
