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March 18, 1937

On March 18, 1937, the New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children. Antonio Carluccio, Joseph Estrada, Yoshiro Mori would arrive in the same year.

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Featured · March 18, 1937

The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.

The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion that destroyed the London School in New London, Texas, United States. The disaster killed 295 students and teachers. As of 2026, the event is the third-deadliest disaster in the history of Texas, after the 1900 Galveston hurricane and the 1947 Texas City disaster.

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1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1937th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 937th year of the 2nd millennium, the 37th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1930s decade.

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  1. 1937 The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.

    Gas leak explosion in New London, Texas in 1937

    The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion that destroyed the London School in New London, Texas, United States. The disaster killed 295 students and teachers. As of 2026, the event is the third-deadliest disaster in the history of Texas, after the 1900 Galveston hurricane and the 1947 Texas City disaster.

  2. 1937 Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.

    1936–1939 civil war in Spain

    The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalist rebels. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic and included socialists, anarchists, communists, and separatists, supported by the Soviet Union. The opposing Nationalists were an alliance of fascist Falangists, monarchists, conservatives, and traditionalists, supported by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy and initially led by a military junta, until General Francisco Franco was appointed supreme leader on 1 October 1936 for what he called the Spanish State.

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Antonio Carluccio 1937– Italian-English chef and author (died 2017)
Joseph Estrada 1937– Filipino politician, 13th President of the Philippines
Yoshiro Mori 1937– Japanese journalist and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Japan
Antonio Carluccio 1937– Italian-English chef and author (died 2017)
Joseph Estrada 1937– Filipino politician, 13th President of the Philippines
Yoshiro Mori 1937– Japanese journalist and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Japan

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