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1937
 
     
William Coldstream and Victor Pasmore open a school of art with a distinctive style, known from its location as the Euston Road School        
1937
 
    
Stanley Spencer gives a stark depiction of himself and his wife in The Leg of Mutton Nude       
1937
 
   
The Japanese capture the Chinese capital, Nanjing, and massacre at least 300,000 inhabitants within a few weeks      
1937
 
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De Valera introduces a new constitution, changing the name of the Irish Free State to Eire (Gaelic for Ireland)        
1937
 
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De Valera's new constitution for Eire lays claim to the six counties of northern Ireland       
1937
 
    
George Orwell reveals the harsh realities of contemporary British life in The Road to Wigan Pier       
1937
 
    
US architect Frank Lloyd Wright designs Taliesin West in Arizona as his winter home and studio       
1937
 
     
William Joyce defects from Mosley's Union of Fascists and founds his own National Socialist League in London        
1938
 
    
Finnish designer Alvar Aalto develops a bent plywood three-legged stool, specifically designed for stacking       
1938
 
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Mexico, newly rich from oil, nationalizes the holdings of the foreign oil companies