12 December 1937 December 11, 2012 Author: Staff Japanese aircraft bomb and sink US gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze River in China. Famous Words of Inspiration..."If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars." Rabindranath Tagore — Click here for more from Rabindranath Tagore Related posts: 13 August 1937 6 May 1937 13 August 1937 27 September 1937 12 December 1988 2 July 1937 Categories: History Tags: 12 December, 1937