Oil Discovered in Saudi Arabia, March 3, 1938

Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia. Date: March 3, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19381938 Yellow River Flood Tragedy in Second Sino-Japanese War, June 7, 1938Orson Welles War of the Worlds Radio Panic,…

Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record. Date: July 10, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938House Un-American Activities Committee Begins First Session May 26,…

Kweilin incident: A Japanese warplane shoots down the Kweilin, a Chinese civilian airliner, killing 14. It is the first recorded instance of a civilian airliner being shot down. Date: August 24, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)…

The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9 mph). Date: January 28, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people. Date: May 25, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Nazi Germany Issues Decree on Jewish Property Aryanization, December 3, 1938Hawaii Clipper Disappears in Trans-Pacific…

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred thousand to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed. Date: June 7, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More…