The temperature on December 3, 1937 was between 3.7 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 20 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
April 1 » The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
June 30 » The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.
September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
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