1937 Newspapers

1937 Newspapers

If you want to know what happened in 1937 then this is a great place to start. Our collection of authentic newspapers is the largest in the world, and contains over 4 million copies of newspapers from renowned publications like The Times and The Guardian. A 1937 newspaper can give a fascinating insight into history that history books simply don’t do. By reading an authentic newspaper, you can understand how the events were perceived at the time from first hand accounts of journalists.

Search our archive

Let our archivist retrieve the exact newspaper you’re after.

Day

Month

Year

FROM $39.99

1937 Newspaper Headlines

1937 was a year of huge political and social change. Britain was in the depths of an economic crisis, and communism was in full swing throughout Europe – the future was uncertain. Find out what events stood out as the most important of the year with these 1937 newspaper headlines.

1937 was an important year in history. Major 1937 events include 17 communists going on trial in Moscow for plotting to overthrow Stalin, the coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the IRA’s attempted assassination of the king. In more positive news, this was also the year in which Walt Disney’s first feature-length animated cartoon “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was released, instantly capturing the hearts of audiences. 1937 news headlines are filled with fascinating stories that paint a picture of how life was during this time, and provide a captivating insight into the events that have since shaped society.

3rd January 1937
The first ever science fiction convention is held in Leeds.

23rd January 1937
Seventeen leading Communists go on trial in Moscow, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin’s regime and assassinate its leaders.

21st February 1937
The first successful flying car, Waldo Waterman’s ‘Aerobile‘, makes its first flight.

1st April 1937
Aden becomes a British Crown colony and is thus ruled as part of British India.

9th April 1937
The ‘Kamikaze’ aircraft arrives at Croydon Airport in London; it is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.

12th May 1937
The coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth takes place at Westminster Abbey.

28th May 1937
Conservative Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister.

8th June 1937
A solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific and Peru. It is the first total solar eclipse to exceed seven minutes in duration for over eight-hundred years.

28th July 1937
The IRA attempts to assassinate King George VI with a bomb in Belfast.

26th August 1937
Sino-Japanese War: Japanese aircraft attack a car carrying the ambassador of Great Britain, during a raid on Shanghai.

27th September 1937
The last Bali tiger dies. Subspecies of the Bali tiger also become extinct.

5th November 1937
Adolf Hitler holds a secret meeting in the Reich Chancellery and states his plans to acquire “living space” for the German people.

9th November 1937
Ramsay MacDonald, former Prime Minister (b. 1866) dies at sea.

4th December 1937
The first edition of “The Dandy“ is published.

21st December 1937
Walt Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs“, the first feature-length animated cartoon with sound, opens and becomes an instant hit.

28th December 1937
Maurice Ravel, French composer of “Bolero“ (b. 1875) dies as a result of a brain injury caused by a car crash.

More from this Decade
1930 Newspapers
1931 Newspapers
1932 Newspapers
1933 Newspapers
1934 Newspapers
1935 Newspapers
1936 Newspaper
1938 Newspapers
1939 Newspaper

Our passion for history shows

3 million old newspapers in the archive.

100s of newspaper titles.

Authentic, original papers. Not copies.

History in your hands

Ships within days of ordering

Add a presentation gift box

A gift they won’t be expecting

Forget flowers. Sidestep the sock aisle. An original newspaper to commemorate a date from your recipient’s past is a memory that’ll last.

EXPERTLY PRESENTED

CHOOSE a deluxe gift box to protect this incredible gift for years to come.

PRESERVED IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST PRIVATE ARCHIVE

Your newspaper will come from the echoing halls of the Historic Newspapers archive in Western Scotland, overseen by our team of ten archivists.

SELECTED AND RESTORED BY HAND

After you make your order, an archivist examines your paper, page by page. The paper is pressed flat and any flaws are rectified with archival repair tape.

Original newspaper UX test - Historic Newspapers

PERSONALISED, PRESENTED AND DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR

Choose a gift box, and if you wish, add a bottle of the recipient’s favourite drink. However you choose to personalise your gift, it’ll be delivered within five days.

insights from our archivist

These aren’t replicas. They’re the actual newspapers that sat on newsstands up to 125 years ago. The one you buy could be the last copy in existence.

Prices can vary for several reasons, like popularity of a specific day, whether the paper is local or national, the paper’s age, and the number of copies left.

Missing papers give us a window into history. If a paper isn’t available for the date you’re after, it could be because that newspaper was on strike during the period.

FLYING OFF THE NEWSSTANDS

Bestsellers leave public ‘clamouring for copies’, reports suggest.