The temperature on January 1, 1937 was between 1.5 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain during 8.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
July 9 » The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
Day of death January 1, 1938
The temperature on January 1, 1938 was between -2.6 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
April 10 » The 1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria.
June 25 » Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
July 28 » Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
December 13 » The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
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