by Nathaniel & Jon

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        1937 was a year of new and different ideas. Many new structures were opened and built such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Route 66, and the Hoover Dam. Some new things from the 1930's are still here today such as SPAM. Things that happened in 1937 have and forever will affect the history of the United States; for example, the Hindenburg crashed and exploded into a fiery mass of material and ignited gasses. Although, other lighter events such as the debut of "Bugs Bunny" occurred as well. 1937 was a year of invention and innovation but what made this year really outstanding was that even in the midst of the depression all of these wonderful things were produced.

• On February 5 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposes additional justices be appointed to the supreme court.
• The Golden Gate Bridge is finished in February 17, it connects San Francisco with Oakland
• On May 1 Congress expands the Neutrality Act making it illegal to sell arms to warring nations.
• The worlds largest airship, the Hindenburg explodes and crashes over Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6. 35 people were killed. The Mystery was solved many years later.
• Joe Louis becomes the world heavyweight boxing champion on June 22 and holds the title for nearly 10 years.
• On July 1 Amelia Earhart disappears over the Pacific Ocean.
• Japan sinks the USS Pannay on December 12.
• Disney's film Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs opens on December 21. It is the first American feature-length animated film.
• Bugs Bunny debuts.
• The first blood bank opens in Chicago.
• Pablo Picasso produces a mural about the Spanish Civil War. He makes a rendition of the bombed out town of Guernica, to portray the horrors of war.
• Gone With the Wind wins the Pulitzer Prize.
• SPAM is born! Originally called HORMEL Spiced Ham, the company calls it SPAM after a contest is held to come up with a name as distinctive as the taste.
• Route 66 is completed and paved. It goes from Chicago all the way to California. Its total distance is 2,448 miles.
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is published.

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