Historical Events in June 1937

Jun 1 Edith Wharton suffers a heart attack and collapses at the French country home of Ogden Codman

Jun 5 Henry Ford initiates a 32 hour work week

Jun 7 Time magazine publishes the second of the only two known photos taken of the United States Supreme Court in session
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Jun 8 World's largest flower blooms in NY Botanical Garden, 12' calla lily
Jun 11 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races", directed by Sam Wood, is released in the US

Jun 12 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Ralph Guldahl wins first of his 2 consecutive US titles, 2 strokes ahead of Sam Snead

Jun 12 USSR executes 8 army leaders as Stalin's purge continues

Jun 13 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns

Jun 13 Stalin executes Russian officers Tuchachevski, Jakir, Putna and Uberevitch

Jun 19 Francisco Franco's troops conquer the Bilbao Basques

Jun 19 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Beverly CC: Helen Hicks wins the first of her 2 major titles, defeating amateur Bea Barrett 6 & 5 in the final
Jun 21 French People's front government-Blum falls

Jun 22 Joe Louis KOs James J Braddock in 18 for his first heavyweight boxing title in significant moment in African American sporting history

Jun 25 Cub Augie Galan becomes 1st player to switch hit HRs in a game
Jun 26 Test cricket debut of Len Hutton v NZ at Lord's, scores 0 & 1
Jun 30 The world's first emergency call telephone service is launched in London using the number 999