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Contents  (full)

1 Events of 1938

-  Jan. ^. Feb. ^. March ^. April

-  May ^. June ^. July  ^.  Aug.

-  Sept. ^. Oct. ^. Nov. ^.  Dec.

-  Undated ^. Ongoing

2 Births

3 Deaths

4 Nobel prizes -  Ship events

5 See also -  Notes -  External links

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Events of 1938

January-February

January 20: King Farouk

January 16: Benny Goodman in NYC.

• January 1 – New Constitution of Estonia enters into force.
• January 3 - The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
• January 11 - Frances Moulton is named the first female president of a U.S. national bank.
• January 16 - Benny Goodman and his orchestra become the first jazz musicians to headline a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
• January 20 - Wedding of King Farouk I of Egypt and Queen Farida Zulficar in Cairo.
• January 22 - Thornton Wilder's play Our Town is performed for the first time in Princeton, New Jersey. It premieres in New York City on February 4.
• January 27 - The Niagara Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York collapses due to an ice jam.
• January 28 - The first ski tow in America begins operation in Vermont.
• January 31 - Crown princess Beatrix is born in Netherlands.

January 27: Niagara Bridge collapses in ice.

• February 4 - Adolf Hitler creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military, and sacks political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies.
• February 6 - Black Sunday at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia: 300 swimmers dragged out to sea in three freak waves; 80 lifesavers save all but 5.
• February 10 - Carol II of Romania takes dictatorial powers.
• February 12 - Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg of Austria meets Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden and, under threat of invasion, is forced to yield to German demands for greater Nazi participation in the Austrian government.
• February 14 - The British naval base at Singapore begins operations.
• February 20 - Anthony Eden resigns as foreign minister of Great Britain, and is succeeded by Lord Halifax.
• February 24 - A nylon bristle toothbrush becomes the first commercial product to be made with nylon yarn.

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This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... A WAVES Photographer 3rd Class The WAVES were a World War II era division of the U.S. Navy that consisted entirely of women. ... LifeSavers Five-Flavor Roll For the band see Lifesavers Underground LifeSavers is a traditional American brand of hard candy. ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Carol II of Romania, (15 October 1893 – 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8, 1930 until September 6, 1940. ... is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kurt von Schuschnigg (14 December 1897 - 18 November 1977) was an Austrian politician who in 1934 succeeded the assassinated Engelbert Dollfuss as dictator of Austria, as leader of the regime often called Austrofascism. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Berchtesgaden is a town in the German Bavarian Alps. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the eponymous hat, see Anthony Eden hat. ... Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, known as Lord Irwin from 1926 until 1934, (1881-1959) was a British Conservative politician. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of this word, see nylon (disambiguation). ... Three toothbrushes The toothbrush is an instrument used to clean teeth, consisting of a small brush on a handle. ...

March-April

• March - Italian mathematician Ettore Majorana disappears.
• March 3 - Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
• March 12 - Anschluss: German troops occupy Austria; annexation declared the following day.
• March 15 - Soviet Union announces officially that Nikholai Bukharin has been executed.
• March 18 - Mexico nationalizes all foreign-owned oil properties within its borders.
• April 10 - Edouard Daladier becomes prime minister of France.
• April 15 - Action Comics issue 1 published, the first appearance of Superman, considered the first superhero.
• April 24 – Konstantin Päts becomes president of Estonia.
• April 25 - U.S. Supreme Court delivers opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
• April 28 - The towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott in Massachusetts are disincorporated to make way for the Quabbin Reservoir.

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May-June

• May 5 - Vatican recognizes Franco's government in Spain
• May 9 - Kaarel Eenpalu becomes prime minister of Estonia
• May 14 - Chile withdraws from the League of Nations
• May 17 - Information Please debuts on NBC Radio.
• May 20 - Czechoslovakia orders a partial mobilization of its armed forces along the German border.
• May 25 - Bombing of Alicante, Spain, in the Spanish Civil War, with 313 dead.
• June 11 - Fire destroys 212 buildings in Ludes, Latvia
• June 12-18 - Roma and Sinti in Germany and Austria are rounded up, beaten up and jailed.
• June 15 - László Bíró patents the ballpoint pen in Britain.
• June 19 - Italy beat Hungary 4-2 to win the 1938 World Cup
• June 22 - Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in the first round of their rematch at Yankee Stadium in New York City.
• June 23
  • The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
  • Marineland opens near St. Augustine, Florida.
• June 24 - A 450 metric ton meteorite strikes the earth in an empty field near Chicora, Pennsylvania.
• June 25 - Dr. Douglas Hyde is elected the first President of Ireland.

is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... “Franco” redirects here. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kaarel Eenpalu (until 1935 named Karl August Einbund) (May 28, 1888 in Tartu County, Estonia - January 27, 1942, Kirov Oblast, Russia) was an Estonian journalist, politician and head of state. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The League of Nations was an international organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919–1920. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Information Please was an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired from May 17, 1938 to June 25, 1948. ... This article is about the television network. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Location Coordinates : Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Alacant (Catalan) Spanish name Alicante Postal code 03000 - 03016 Website www. ... Not to be confused with the Spanish Civil War of 1820-1823. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ludes is a commune of the Marne département, in France. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... Sinti or Sinte (Singular masc. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bírós invention Birome Ladislao José Biro[1] or Laszlo Josef Biro (Hungarian: Bíró László József) (September 29, 1899 — November 24, 1985) is the inventor of the modern ballpoint pen. ... Ballpoint pen, disassembled (top) and complete (bottom) A ballpoint pen (also eponymously known in British English as a biro and pronounced bye-row in Britain but sometimes bee-row elsewhere), is a modern writing instrument. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Qualifying countries The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Heavyweight (MMA). ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, a native of Lexington, Alabama, is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions of all time. ... Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905 – February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations. ... This is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Governments have played an important part in shaping air transportation. ... Dolphin Show, Marineland of Florida, 1964. ... Nickname: Location in St. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). ... Willamette Meteorite A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives an impact with the Earths surface without being destroyed. ... Chicora is a borough located in Butler County, Pennsylvania. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Douglas Hyde (Irish name Dubhghlas de hÍde) (17 January 1860 - 12 July 1949) was an Irish language scholar who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945. ... Official Seal of the President of Ireland The President of Ireland (Irish: ) [uːəxt̪ˠəɾaːn̪ˠ n̪ˠə heːɼən̪ˠ] is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ...

July-August

• July - Building of the concentration camp Mauthausen
• July 3 - Steam locomotive "Mallard" sets the world speed record for steam by reaching 126 mph.
• July 3 - The last reunion of the Blue and Gray commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
• July 14 - Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91 hour airplane flight around the world.
• July 18 - Wrong Way Corrigan takes off from New York, ostensibly heading for California. He lands in Ireland instead.
• July 28 - A revolt against the Ioannis Metaxas dictatorship is put down in Chania,
• July 30 - The first ever issue of The Beano

Crete It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... Mauthausen is a small town in Upper Austria about 20 kilometers east of the city of Linz. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... One of the last mainline steam locomotives built in the UK: British Railways Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 no. ... Mallard at York Number 4468 Mallard is a London and North Eastern Railway Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built in the 1930s by the LNER and designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in England. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America Commanders George G. Meade Robert E. Lee Strength 93,921[1] 71,699[2] Casualties 23,055 (3,155 killed, 14,531 wounded, 5,369 captured/missing)[1] 23,231 (4,708 killed, 12,693 wounded, 5,830 captured/missing... Gettysburg is a borough 38 miles (68 km) south by southwest of Harrisburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seatGR6. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Welsh murderer, see Howard Hughes (murderer). ... Airplane and Aeroplane redirect here. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Douglas Corrigan from the frontispiece of his 1938 autobiography Douglas Wrong Way Corrigan (January 22, 1907–December 9, 1995) was an American aviator born in Galveston, Texas. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ioannis Metaxas (Greek Ιωάννης Μεταξάς, April 12, 1871 – January 29, 1941) was a Greek General and the Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941. ... Chania (IPA , Greek: Χανιά, also transliterated as Hania, older form Chanea and Venetian: Canea, Ottoman Turkish: خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania Prefecture. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This March 2007 does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ...

• August 18 - The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting the United States with Canada, is dedicated by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Thousand Islands bridge The Thousand Islands Bridge is a bridge over the Saint Lawrence River connecting northwestern New York in the United States with southeastern Ontario in Canada. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ...

September-October

• September - European crisis over German demand for annexation of Sudeten borderland of Czechoslovakia.
• September 21 - A large hurricane (the New England Hurricane of 1938) strikes Long Island and southern New England, killing over 300 along the Rhode Island shoreline and 600 altogether.
• September 29
  • Munich agreement of German, Italian, British and French leaders agrees to German demands regarding annexation of Sudetenland.
  • Republic of Hatay declared in Syria
• September 30 - Neville Chamberlain returns to Britain from meeting with Adolf Hitler and declares "Peace In Our Time"
• October 1 - German troops march into Sudetenland
• October 2 - Tiberias massacre: Arabs murder 20 Jews.
• October 5 - Edvard Beneš, president of Czechoslovakia, resigns.
• October 10 - The Blue Water Bridge opens, connecting Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario
• October 16 - Winston Churchill, in a broadcast address to the United States, condemns the Munich Agreement as a defeat and calls upon America and western Europe to prepare for armed resistance against Hitler.
• October 17 - Jan Syrovy's government begins in Czechoslovakia
• October 24 - Minimum wage established by law in the United States
• October 27 - Du Pont announced a name for its new synthetic yarn: "nylon".
• October 30 - Orson Welles's radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds is broadcast, causing panic in various parts of the United States.
• October 31 - Great Depression: In an effort to try restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.

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November-December

• November 1 - Horse Racing: Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral by four lengths in their famous match race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
• November 9 - Holocaust: Kristallnacht begins - In Germany, the "night of broken glass" begins as Nazi troops and sympathizers loot and burn Jewish businesses (the all night affair saw 7,500 Jewish businesses destroyed, 267 synagogues burned, 91 Jews killed, and at least 25,000 Jewish men arrested).
• November 10 - On the eve of Armistice Day, Kate Smith sings Irving Berlin's God Bless America for the first time on her weekly radio show.
• November 13- The people of New York City held a fruit tasting contest held by managers.
• November 18 - Trade union members elect John L. Lewis as the first president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
• November 30 - Czech parliament elects Emil Hácha as the new president of Czechoslovakia.
• December 13 - The Neuengamme concentration camp opens near Hamburg.
• December 16 - MGM releases its successful film version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. The film was originally intended to star Lionel Barrymore as Ebenezer Scrooge, but Barrymore, ill with arthritis, is replaced by Reginald Owen.
• December 23 - A Coelacanth, a fish thought to have been extinct, is caught off the coast of South Africa near Chalumna River.

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Undated

• In West Java, Daeng Soetigna tunes the traditional angklung to play the diatonic scale.
• Adolf Hitler is Time magazine's "Man of the Year" , an award that usually goes to the most influential person of the year.
• Walther P38 is introduced.
• The first cartoon to feature a prototypical Bugs Bunny, Porky's Hare Hunt, is released.
• The Schomburgk's Deer becames extinct by this date.

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Ongoing

• Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
• Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).

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