February 1937

The following events occurred in February 1937:

February 19, 1937: Yekatit 12 massacre of more than 19,000 Ethiopians begins...
... after assassination attempt against Italian Governor-General Graziani
The Court in early 1937; all five justices in the front row (Brandeis, Van Devanter, Chief Justice Hughes, McReynolds and Sutherland) and Justice Butler (2nd from left in back were 70 years old or older
Rykov and Bukharin being brought to trial after their arrest