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  • U.S.
    Mar, 1937
    DC Comics

    Detective Comics

    U.S.
    Mar, 1937

    Wheeler-Nicholson's third and final title, Detective Comics, advertised with a cover illustration dated December 1936, eventually premiered three months late with a March 1937 cover date.




  • United Kingdom
    Mar, 1937
    Edward VIII

    Formal documents were signed

    United Kingdom
    Mar, 1937

    He wanted this to be the first act of his reign, although the formal documents were not signed until 8 March the following year. During the interim, Edward was universally known as the Duke of Windsor. George VI's decision to create Edward a royal duke ensured that he could neither stand for election to the British House of Commons nor speak on political subjects in the House of Lords.




  • Guadalajara, Spain
    Monday Mar 8, 1937
    Spanish Civil War

    Battle of Guadalajara

    Guadalajara, Spain
    Monday Mar 8, 1937

    A similar Nationalist offensive, the Battle of Guadalajara, was a more significant defeat for Franco and his armies. This was the only publicized Republican victory of the war. Franco used Italian troops and blitzkrieg tactics; while many strategists blamed Franco for the rightists' defeat, the Germans believed it was the former at fault for the Nationalists' 5,000 casualties and loss of valuable equipment.




  • Spain
    Mar, 1937
    Spanish Civil War

    War in the North

    Spain
    Mar, 1937

    The "War in the North" began in mid-March, with the Biscay Campaign. The Basques suffered most from the lack of a suitable air force.




  • Oslo, Norway
    Wednesday Mar 31, 1937
    Harald V

    Baptism

    Oslo, Norway
    Wednesday Mar 31, 1937

    He was baptized in the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace in Oslo on 31 March 1937 by Bishop Johan Lunde.




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