Famous Births
- Apr. 05: Colin Powell - 65th Sec. of State
- Apr. 06: Billy Dee Williams - Star Wars
- Apr. 08: Seymour Hersh - Journalist
- Apr. 20: George Takei - Star Trek
- Apr. 22: Jack Nicholson - The Departed
- Apr. 28: Saddam Hussein - Iraqi Dictator
- May 15: Madeleine Albright - Clinton Administration
- Jul. 02: Richard Petty - NASCAR driver
- Dec. 21: Jane Fonda - Georgia Rule
Famous Deaths
Top Grossing Films
10th Academy Awards
- Presented on: March 10, 1938
- Best Picture: Life of Emile Zola
- Best Actor: Spencer Tracy in Captains Courageous
- Best Actress: Luise Rainer in The Good Earth
- Best Director: Leo McCarey for The Awful Truth Rope of Silicon: Oscar Award Winners list
Championship Teams
Top Athletes
Nobel Laureates
1937 Timeline
January 1937
- January 19: Howard Hughes sets a record by flying his monoplane from Los Angeles to New Jersey in a record 7hr:28.
February 11 1937
February 11: The United Automobile Workers Union is officially recognized by General Motors after the famous Flint Sit Down Strike.
May 6 1937
May 27 1937
May 27: The Golden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco after 5 years of construction.
July 1937
- July 2: Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.
September 1937
- September 21: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien was first published
December 1937
- December 21: The Lincoln Tunnel linking New Jersey with Manhattan officially opens.